Amazon Basics 1800W Portable Electric Induction Cooktop, Burner and Child Lock, Overheat Protection, Timer, 8 Power Settings, Temperature Control Up to 440°F, for Cookware Diameter 5.7"-8.2", Black

AMAZING works fantastic, takes less then 3 minutes for boiling water at highest setting. Check your pots and pans that they are able to work with induction, I only have 1 pot that does but that's an easy fix. Very sturdy, easy to move, multiple settings and temperatures, child lock mode for safety. It's an excellent buy for the price

we got this as a trial for full induction cooktop. The electric stovetop we have is the old 70's model spiral unit, and the elements hardly plug in and make connection, its history. So we removed the burners and dials from half the stovetop and set this up next to two other burners. We expect to get a full 4-burner unit within a year. Anyway, this unit works great. Its a little odd getting used to the controls, but perhaps they all work this way. There are two buttons to push to start up, "On" and "Power", and it automatically comes in at level 8. Changing heat levels is done with the + and - keys, very straightforward. The burner accepts up to 12 inch and heats our Eberhard Faber cookware quickly. As the cooktop itself does not heat up, there is no bottom scorching one one can concentrate on cleanup on inside of pan; this differs from conventional electric flat cooktops. All kinds of foods that were an agony on the spiral cooktop come out perfectly on the induction. Temperature change is rapid and easy to control. setting 3-4 are the standard sautee levels and 1 is for warming. 8 is for boiling water or heatup. We have experimented to detting a cooking time after starting and after the time is elapsed the unit turns off. Its great. We are sold on induction. While we will replace this unit with a 4-burner induction cooktop when we replace our counters, this one may be useful in thge travel trailer. They use a lot of juice at full bore (800 watts/burner at 8) but little heat is wasted, it all goes in the pan. Cooktop cleanup is easy and little effort. This unit would be great for a small kitchen, though having a second burner would be nice and probably still go on a 20 amp circuit All our cookware (same brand) worked on the induction except one pot, which apparently has a lot of aluminum in its base. Do not try this on non-flat bottom cookware. If your base is non conductive (like aluminum) the unit makes a strange symbol that means, Nope. Nice job amazon!

I've only used it maybe five times at the most. I purchased Nov 18th. Stopped working Jan 10th. Not intuitive to operate. Very loud. Very disappointed

Update 2024-11-19: I've now been using this cooktop burner for over 4 years. My comments below still hold true, but I just wanted to update my review to mention that it has operated without any problems on average of maybe 4 times a week, so something like 800 uses and counting. Original review: I bought this cooktop when the price dropped below $35, so it seems pretty impressive for the amount paid. It's nice looking and probably a bit larger than I expected. The power cord is substantial. I bought this product primarily to boil water, which a pretty simple use case, and for that it works really well. I found both gas and traditional electric burners on a full-size stove to be too slow for making pasta, and in the summer it adds a lot heat to the kitchen. This burner is *way* faster than the full size GE with ceramic glass cooking surface and produces far less waste heat. The boil pattern on the bottom of the pan suggests that the actual induction circle is rather small, but this doesn't impact boiling. For any kind of frying or creamy soups I think you would want to use pans with a very substantial bottom that spreads the heat. The fans (it sounds like there's more than one) are not quiet, but nor are they unpleasant, particularly given the reduced cooking time. While working from home it's great to be able to cook fresh pasta (single serving) in about 6 or 7 minutes from start to finish.

I had had this for 5 years now. I have made thousands of meals on it and it is still working like new 0 issues would recommend to anybody with limited space.

Good product with a reasonable price. It heats up very fast, and the 1800W power is sufficient for most cooking needs

This has plenty of power for boiling or deep frying. But it falls short on simmering. Real short. If all you do is boil and deep fry, it will work, but for a good slow simmer forget it. It has two basic temperatures for all the settings too low and too high. Unless you are boiling or deep frying. The timer changes settings on its own occasionally. It has to be constantly attended to for percolating coffee and needs switched between the lowest (not hot enough) to the next to lowest (to high) setting. The button controls are nice as the won’t change settings if something splashes on them, but the machine changes settings without permission on its own. Can’t trust the timer. As I said, plenty of power for boiling ,but I can’t recommend it.

Far exceeded expectations. Got this for deep frying outside and heats up oil quickly and efficiently. Handles a large pot. Only down side is temps for from 320 to 360 nothing between. A little wonky starting but figured it out pretty quick