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.

The hot plate take slightly longer to heat up compared to a regular stove top electric burner, about 3 to 5 minutes longer to bring a pot of water to boil. Not much of a concern as I just turn the plate on earlier than I normally would with a stove top. When reducing the heat, it take a while for the heat to cycle down. Normally on a regular stove top when your pot is at a rolling boil, when you turn down the heat, the boiling slows down almost immediately. With the hot plate it takes a while for the heat to cycle down so you’ll need to anticipate that in order to avoid over boiling. The slow cycling down of the heat may be a plus as you can turn off the heat sooner and the rest of your food will continue to cook. For instance, I could heat up a frying pan to maximum high, then crack some eggs into it, cover the pan and turn off the hot plate. In about 10 minutes or so, I would now have poached eggs with slightly runny yolks. Spills are easy to clean off the stainless steel surface. Cleaning up spills on the plate itself is not as easy due to the ridged surface of the plate. To remedy that, with a damp paper towel, lift off ( don’t rub) as much of the spill as possible. Anything stuck between the ridges can easily be cleaned out with a toothbrush. The stainless steel surface and the knob do get hot but not hot to the point where it’ll burn your fingers. It’s about the same hotness you would experience with the surface of a regular stove top. The knob moves smoothly through the temperature selections with a light indicator that lights up when the plate has reached your selected temperature. Overall I am very happy with this purchase and I would highly recommend this product.

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.

Works good no complaints exactly what the photo shows , heats up quick and is even heat

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 .

I love it, it works great.

Very nice looking and works very well. The only con is the burners only heat centrally on bigger pots or frying pan but that is my fault for not checking burner size.