CUSIMAX1800W Ceramic Electric Hot Plate for Cooking, Dual Control Infrared Cooktop, Double Burner, Portable Countertop Burner, Glass Plate Electric Cooktop, Silver, Stainless Steel-Upgraded Version

This is the second time I buy it. The Previous Screw still works to wonder. It has a robust and stable finish. It heats up almost instantly and stays on! You do not have to wait for an hour when it gets hot and you do not have to worry about any sensor leaving. What is considered one of the best options of this type of product.

It's really easy to use, heats up quick, takes a while to get water to a rolling boil but it's expected honestly. the whole thing does get hot so be careful touching. i live in a trailer and have a propane stove so i got this to use for boiling water and other things that take longer so i don't use all the propane lol.

Works great for what I needed... I have an efficiency and there is no stove... I picked this up at a great price and now I can cook pretty much everything I want to... it does take a while to heat up, but once it gets going it does a perfect job on boiling pasta, heating sauce and gravys, cooking steak or chicken, even stir fry and eggs... I love mine! It does get very hot and takes a while to cool to the touch so be cautious when handling after use... also cleans easy!

Gets very hot,boils water and all my needs.This is my second one,wanted 2 if i had to do extra cooking, it's made very well,looks great and clean up with a little oven cleaner,looks like new!

The burner plates heat up much quicker than I thought they would. The burner plates react the same way any electric burner does, once heated, they take forever to come down to a lower cooking temperature for a particular food -- especially in heavy cookware. I am very glad I got this!To keep foods warm: Starting from a cold burner -- the temperature dial 'clicks' and lights up at setting #1. I find that setting acceptable. The plate will warm up even w/ the temp set below #1, the light will not be on, but the plate could be hot. It takes about 15 to 20 minutes from a cold start to warm a plate. If you want to keep foods warm on the same burner you used to cook the food: take the pan off the burner, turn the temp down to 1 or 2 depending upon how warm you want it, and let the burner cool down until the light comes on - a pan w/ ice cubes helps the cool-down. (On the unit I have, setting #3 cooks food at a very healthy simmer. And #2 is pretty hot too - so close to #1 works best on the one I have.)When boiling water is required, as in steaming veggies or poaching eggs, I start it at setting 7, and turn it down to 3/4/5 once a simmer or boil has been reached. Quick steaming veggies, such as asparagus, need to be turned down much faster, unlike steaming or boiling spuds still cold from refrigeration. I left pasta to slow boil at 5/6-ish til done without turning it down much. Setting 7 will get you a very hot rolling boil for pasta if that's your preference. A turn down to setting 3 is good for a simmer once all the food has heated through.For omelets and saute, it worked best when the pan was heated to the desired temp, starting on a lower setting before adding any grease or foods -- this type of cooking was the hardest to get right. Setting 3/4. I dislike browned omelets. Caramelized onions, done right, take a while.Browning and quick stir fry -- I heat up to setting 6 or 7 before adding grease & food. Setting 7 will burn food, so frying until done on this setting was iffy. I do a lot of browning for dishes that need to be simmered in sauce/wine/stock w/ veggies. So, reducing the temp after turning all the pieces to brown the other side worked best for me (I browned a bit of onion too, at the same time :). Stir fry -- it's quick!I do not use a setting 7 to fully cook food - it's my heat up the pan and bring to a boil temp - to cook I turn it down to where I want it and adjust the temp as needed. At 7 the temp dials get a tad hot but I don't need a hot pad to adjust temp, however, the top of the housing gets hot and could burn. Above a 7 both the dial and the metal housing gets very hot, and you'd need a hot pad to turn the dial.I use very heavy bottomed cookware that heats up slower than lighter cookeware -- but being heavy, they retain heat longer. All electric stoves/cooktops are different, and this two-burner hot plate is no exception. It took me a month to find the right measures of heat for my cooking needs.

I took it out of the box, followed the setup instructions and plugged it in. The light came on, the unit drew the full wattage and went to FULL temperature with the knob SET TO OFF!!! I quickly realized that it didn't matter the least little bit where I set the knob, I always got full power and full temperature...even when set to off!!! In my opinion, this thing is unbelievably poorly made and is EXTREMELY dangerous! If I had just plugged it in, turned it to off and walked away, this thing could very easily have severely injured someone or even burned my house down! Do NOT take the risk involved with owning this unit!!! Please, for the safety of yourself and your family, do NOT buy this!!! Unfortunately, mine was stored until after the return period, so my brand new until is going into the trash where it belongs.Update: To their credit, the company saw my review and refunded the money.