Portable Ceramic Cooktop Infrared Hot Plate,Stainless Steel Countertop Burner With Double Rings Heating Dual Control 10 Power 3H Timer Electric Stove For Cooking 1800W(Gray)

This was exactly what I was looking for. I wanted to be able to fry stuff outside because when you fry in the house everything gets coated with oil and you can smell it for 3 days. Not to mention for not heating my house up with the gas stove in the summer.I looked at electric skillets because I wanted to be able to control the temperature (I was never good at frying on the stove), but decided the hot plate was more versatile, as I can use any of my own pots. It will fit anywhere from a quart pot to a stock pot, and also has an adjustment where it will only heat the inner ring for the smaller.There's a "fry" setting on this, among others, but you can also adjust the temp with the knob on the front. It worked perfectly - I just made some fried green tomatoes without all the crumbs getting burned on the bottom after three batches.But another thing I love are the safety features - only the burner gets hot. The rest of it - the top, sides and bottom are cool to the touch. The on/off button flashes after it's plugged in, but lights steady when you turn it on. There's a "hot" warning that flashes after you turn it off until it cools, which only takes a few minutes. The side handles are a real bonus, too.Boil time: using a quart of tap-cold water in a 2 qt heavy stainless pot, it took 7.5 mins to simmer, 8.5 mins to a full rolling boil on the high setting.In comparison, on my good gas stove on the power burner, the same thing took 9 mins to simmer, 10 mins to full boil.The directions are in "Chinese" English, but easy enough to understand, and the unit itself is easy to figure out how to use without any instruction.Did I mention it's a GREAT hot plate! There's not a bad thing I could say about it. Buy it, you won't be sorry.

Works as advertised. Good quality and good looking. Heats up pretty quickly. Compact design.

Works great and it isn't to heavy. My son used it at school

I purchased this several months ago so could cook some rice and beans outside during the summer to save on air conditioning.This is very 'sweet'! It performs fabulously and I am very happy I purchased it.I highly recommend it if you need one!Heats up very quickly and seems to get even hotter than my electric range stove top.It is very sturdy and well built. The burner controls are very easy to use and understand. To set the timer just press the timer button and turn the knob to something other than the default '1' hour.If you have reflective pots like stainless steel, it will take longer to heat up but the corroded copper bottom pots heat quickly.

Got this to use on outside of my boat. And I love it. No heat inside to deal with. I have cooked and boiled and fried foods on it. Works great. It gets hot 🔥 in just a minute. But what I expected. It's easy to use. Good value for the money. Daughter got her one too!.

THESE are JUNK. I ordered 2 of these cook plates. From the first time I used them, they overheated after being on for about 20 minutes. They turn themselves off and would need to cool off before using again, which would take an hour or more. So frustrating! I did not try them out until after the return window closed, so I wasted my money.Because they were useless to me, I ordered another type of cook plate that was not digital and had a solid cast iron burner. They were only $2 more than these and they work perfect. They get hot enough to boil, stir fry and sauté. I can cook with them for more than an hour with No overheating.I wish I could return these and order more of the cast iron ones.

The media could not be loaded. Video shows a message after I press the power button to shut it off. It just doesn't shut off and while the coils don't show it, it's still pretty warm. Not sure if it's a feature but when I shut something off I expect it to do it immediately after pressing the on/off button. I just pull the plug and that usually does it.

It can only goes to 1560w maximum. No matter which mode you choose. Taking off the power for the fan and controller, I believe a maximum of 1500w to your pot. Not 1800w.