Nuwave PIC Double, Portable, Powerful 1800W with 2 Large 8” Heating Coils, Independent Controls, 94 Temp Settings from 100°F to 575°F in 5°F Increments, 11.5” Shatter-Proof Ceramic Glass Surface

I received this as a gift for my husband because I’ve been telling him that now that we have solar I wanted to try to see if you can get away from a gas cooktop after doing his research he selected this one for Christmas for me and I have to tell you it is the best product we could have ever selected. I love the quick cook. We purchased the hot plates so that our current cookware can be used on the induction cooktop. After spending the last 2 1/2 weeks cooking on it, I’ve made the decision that my next purchase will be the actual cookware that can be used on induction, just to simplify my life and not worry about the hot plate on it, but I’ll tell you great product.

I have an old gas stove which the top is starting to cave on. Rather than spending approx. $5000 to replace it, I found these to be the perfect solution.... I live alone & don't do serious cooking so various appliances do the job for me. This set included an additional 3rd burner & is great because I didn't have to do any electrical modifications. It would have been necessary for me to run a 220 line for the 4 burner units. 3 burners is plenty for me so that's a cost savings too. These units are easy to operate, easy to clean. I can use some of my existing stainless steel pots on them, although I purchased a small set of induction cookware just in case. Fits well on any countertop. The portability is great for traveling & makes it nice to save money on eating out all the time. The burners & pot get hot only when an item is cooking but is safer for curious pets than traditional burners. The temperatures are accurate. The unit heats quickly to the desired temperature & cools down quickly when not in use.. Easy to operate & clean. I chose this set because it came with the additional 3rd burner that has its own carrying case..

The Good: Easy to Use - Plug it into any outlet, turn it on and cook. Easy to Clean - Just wipe off the surface. Performance - Incredibly fast heating of food. Can boil water faster than any stove I've ever used before. Portable - If I'm searing a steak and going to smoke out the house, simply take it to the front porch! Efficient - Can reduce the power usage from 1800W to 900W with the push of a button if I want to use a coffee pot or microwave that's on the same circuit. Then when I'm done with that, put again to take the burner back up to 1800W. Surprisingly useful. Cons: Requires that you use the right cookware, if a magnet will stick to the pot, it'll work. Overall: I don't usually write reviews, but this device is so amazing that yea, it deserved one. I'd recommend it and I'd buy it again.

We were very impressed with this cooktop. The first thing we did was boil water and that worked very nicely. Can’t wait to try an other recipe Can’t wait to try other recipes, especially the myriad of choices that they include in their cookbook. It is nice to have a range of options when it comes to cooking and the display options are very nice to have. It is easy to use very quiet and very classy looking.

Charges fast. Easy to use once you find the correct charging location

This works just as advertised. We used it while renovating our house. We were thinking of induction, and it allowed us to test it out. We have had no problems or complaints.

So I've only had it 1 day cooked a nice ribeye dinner with it and my trusty cast iron heated up very quickly works great! However why the hell is there a plastic strip running down between the two sides?!?! When my dinner was nearly done I slid the pan over between the two burners as 1 steak needed a bit more of a sear and when it was done lifted my cast iron to the sight of plastic strands lifting with the pan... it's only cosmetic but how disappointing. Picture is from after I took a thin knife to cut the plastic flat after it melted, luckily it came right off the cast iron. Update July 15th, just shy of 1 year owning this and it is dead. Very disappointing. For something that's at this price I'd hope for atleast 2 years of service not less than 1. Dropped to 1 star.

I am testing this new cook top to determine its cooking characteristics. I mainly use cast iron, steel, or magnetic attracting stainless steel cookware. I attempted to heat and control the temperature of two similarly sized fry pans on both burners. The pans are 8 inches in diameter placed on the centers of both burners of this double burner cook top. I set the temperature to 100 degf on both sides and pressed start. The burner on my left as facing the cooktop rose to about 365 degF. The burner on the righ rose to about 225degF. I waited less than 5 minutes to make the assessment. Since the pans are not identical I switched their positions to investigate whether the differences in setpoint and controlled temperature is pan related. I found the left hand burner to be much higher in temperature than the other, about the same variation, so, the differences probably are not pan related. I then tried a higer temperature. The results were the same, the left burner controls at a higher temperature than the right burner even with the pan switch and the temperature setpoint of at 350degF. I guess that the control temperature diiferences are due to a combination of lack of calibration, sensor placement, and non precision components. I had high hopes that this cooktop would be of a higher quality with great temperature control. Putting water into the pans would not be appropriate because the water would boil and the differences in heat input would be immaterial. I will try the test using a weighed amount of water, use the same pan, and time the heating at the same temperature, on both sides, for the same amount of time, and then weigh the water to see if the left burner heats more than the right burner. The higher heating burner should have less water, and I should be able to determine the difference in power input between sides. Right burner 300degF for 10 minutes starting weight 1755 grams, end weight 1600 grams, loss of 155 grams weight. On the right hand burner the starting weight was 1755g, the end weight after 10 mins 1610 g the difference is 145 grams. 10 grams difference is possible due to experimental differences like initial pan temperature, scale inaccuracy, and timing inaccuracy, so the burners are balanced as concerns heat input. So using a fry pan and expecting exact temperature control is not possible with this cooktop. I admit it is a pretty nice cooktop, nonetheless. The timing mechanism works well, Now to try one of those 100 recipes!