CUSIMAX Electric Hot Plates, 1500W Single Burner, Hot Plate for Cooking Electric Burner, Portable Countertop Burner, 7.4 "Stainless Steel Embedde Burner, For Home/Office/RV/Camp, Easy to Clean

Earlier, I had purchased a portable dual side-by-side burner style for my basement kitchen which does not have a stove (note the original unit was a recognizable quality brand name). We wanted two full functioning burners, however we found that unit had only one side which had enough heat to cook food and bring water to a boil (however it was a bit underpowered and slow to cook and boil water compared to our main level stove), the other burner was just a warmer only and could not cook food or boil water at all which was not advertised accurately so I had Amazon pick it up. Before buying anything else, I finally did some real research rather than simply depending on brand name and review quantity and rating alone and found these units which are very powerful (high wattage rating) and cook food quickly and can bring water to a boil quick and easy. I also found that having 2 completely separate burners is a major advantage. It allows you to use any size pan by just physically moving them further apart (which was a huge problem with the dual side by side design). A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing. Glad I learned what I did from the original purchase so I was armed with everything I needed to know to buy the perfect burner setup. These units work very well (similar in perform to our stove), appear to be well made and are perfect for us :). Keep in mind, these are very new to us and have only been used a few times at the time of this writing, so I can not speak to the durability or longevity of these units yet but everything looks good so far.

Heats up very quickly is very safe and works very well easy to control the speed and the heat distribution works well very good value for your money must buy we use these in our food truck and it was perfect

It take for awhile to heat up.

I did the burn off as recommended and then put a pot of water (maybe three cups) on it and it was just under four minutes to a rolling boil. It was already hot and on high so it might take a minute or so more from cold but it had no issues getting it going. This was at sea level (our house elevation is about 60 feet) so higher elevations will be different but it gets hot and is big enough to do the job. My wife was worried that the on/off knob might be in the way of a big pan or pot but it really isn't at all. Works great and we use it for our camper so we can cook outside on the griddle and this and not smell or heat up the camper. Great buy!! I didn't get any smell when doing the burnoff but there was just a little smoke but I probably wouldn't have noticed it if I wasn't especially looking for it. I see no issues with this lasting a long time.

I placed 4 cups of water in an open pot and turned the hotplates temperature to the maximum setting while monitoring the unit's power consumption with a watt meter (see photo). From a cold start it took approximately 11.5 minutes for the 4 cups of water to reach a rolling boil and the watt meter never went above 1390W (for comparison, it took 7.5 minutes to boil the same water on our gas stove). These numbers were within my expectations when I purchased this hot plate. However, what I didn't expect was that within the time it took to boil the water the entire body of the hot plate became extremely hot. The entire unit is made of metal and it rapidly conducts the heat of the cast iron top. I couldn't touch the body of the unit at all without getting burned and I couldn't touch the temperature dial for more than a second at a time before it became too painful, and after only 12 minutes of being turned on! It also has no internal fan so the internal wiring harness is also getting cooked inside it's oven-like shell at the same time, which I have no doubt will inevitably lead to a major fire hazard with enough use. This hot plate is such an insane safety hazard I'm shocked that there aren't hundreds of reviews of people, or their children, with 3rd degree burns after accidently touching the hot plate after use or photos of scorched countertops/cabinets when the internal wire harness melted. I really wanted to like this product since cast iron hotplates are so cheap and robust in design but this is unacceptable. I ended up purchasing an portable infrared cooktop instead and even though it only runs at 1190W it managed to boil the 4 cups of water in about the same amount of time from a cold start and the body of the unit remained cool to the touch throughout the test. This Cuisimax hot plate should be removed from Amazon for consumer protection.

OK, I've been toying with the idea of owning a hot plate to use with my iron cookware and this hot plate is absolutely perfect for my use. It's compact for easy storage and very easy to clean. I was almost put of by comments regard "slow to heat" but I decided to try it for myself and I'm glad I did. The hot plate heated to over 500° in less than a minute - PERFECT. No muss, no fuss, just plug it in, set the dial and cook. I do not prefer cooking on my range because of the mess it can create and I'm a bit of a neat freak so this hot plate works perfectly on my kitchen counter for easy cleanup. I highly recommend checking this one out - the price is right.

update - I had to get a third one of the single burner for another space. This third one is working fine too, just like the second. I suppose it could be a little faster to get hot and cook, but it's fine for our needs. I still recommend taking off the sticker at the bottom before use. This one hardly emitted any burn off with first use. I have two of these now as I needed an extra. For some reason the first, older one works better. It gets hotter quicker at a lower setting. I guess it's hit or miss with product. The new one is still good and works, but I wonder if it will last if it isn't as hot. It's def worth it to get. I had a different brand before these two that wasn't nearly as good, so I rec. I also suggest taking off the sticker on the underside before using the first time to eliminate smoking.

This hot plate is great. Heats up fast!

Reviewed by wife. The hot plate arrived today. I used it to steam some vegetables for the freezer. It heated quickly and maintained full steam through many batches. I used it to cook dinner and it worked well. I read that it takes time to cool down so I turned it off before it was fully cooked and the left over heat cooked dinner fully and was hot when served . It is a very good looking unit , well designed. Well done Cusimax.

Antes que nada agradezco al vendedor que es una persona super atenta y amable , que mi producto llegó antes de lo planeado... Es una parrilla super práctica, muy eficiente en cuanto a sus especificaciones, calienta en muy poco Tiempo y la cocción de los alimentos los hace en poco Tiempo y adecuadamente, tienen niveles muy específicos de temperatura para que tú puedas cocinar tus diferentes tipos de alimentos, así como hervir, freír, calentar, asar.. Me encantó .

Great

works fine, but you cant sear a steak on it. safety clicks off after about 5 min, wont get red hot again afterwards