1700W Induction Cooktop

This is an induction wok burner so you'll need a wok made of a ferromagnetic material like carbon steel, cast iron, or magnetic stainless steel. Also, it's designed for a round bottom wok. I've heard on an impartial youtube video that it might work with a flat bottom pan, but I've not tested that. The few times I've used it so far, I've found that it gets plenty hot for Cantonese style stir frying and the temperature controls work well. Moving the wok around the unit while cooking is handled well with no damage to the unit. I also have a wok burner recommended by Kenji that goes to 130,000btu. This isn't that! But, that unit is unique and definitely something to use outside.

Buy it for the induction unit. This is better than a hot plate. It works with flat bottom plates induction compatible pots. I was so impressed with the first use, that I ordered another as a gift. Now the cons… the wok is okay, but not great. I am not impressed by the nonstick concept, it works, but it makes me nervous. I prefer carbon steel or cast iron with proper seasoning and maintenance.

Love the responsiveness of the induction wok. I was originally concerned about the wok but it cleans up well and seems to be scratch resistant. It also responds very quickly to changes in temperature settings. Compared to my carbon steel flat bottom wok on a flat induction unit, the cooking area is much larger. Glad I bought it. Much more comfortable than cooking with gas.

It's an odd piece of cook wear..??

easy to use.

Don't like how you cant adjust temp while cooking.

The wok is garbage. Try it out, then get a carbon steel wok and season it, never look back. This works for a bunch of sizes of woks because it is more about the curve. But 14" to 16" works great for me. The induction is great. You can use it to season your wok. Then learn the power levels for whatever you're cooking. Lower for eggs, higher for stir fry. It works and is convenient for wok style cooking.

I've hauled this thing out from under the cabinet at my upstairs bar to do what feels like a million different things. It's awesome for making syrups, foams, and fusions for craft cocktails. It also is excellent at pre-mixing agar for petri dishes for starting culinary mushrooms. Keeps it all very tight in one spot, and it doesn't have to be downstairs at the stove--I basically feel like I suddenly got a stove top at the bar. It works extremely quickly with its different power levels, and I really love that I can dial in the temperature by levels. Got a shot of the manual so you can check out the standard operating ability. The only possible thing that would make it better is if it had a magnetic stirrer somewhere inside so that I could have the pot auto-stirred...you need that for syrups...but no matter. It's super fast to clean the ceramic top and panel. I have a picture of the surface which bowls down into the interior--I presume for woks and stir fry, etc. But it works just fine with a flat bottom pot as well, big or small. Gets hot as hades, so be careful where you set it and keep a good eye on it. Overall, super happy to have the opportunity to review this for free through the Vine program, and it has been extremely useful. Easily a 5 for me, and any home bar aficionado will enjoy having it around.