Cusimax Hot Plate for Cooking 1800W Portable Electric Double Burner Countertop Cooktop Cast Iron Stove Heating Plate with 7 Power Levels Adjustable Temp Control, Compatible for All Cookwares

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This met all expectations, especially since my 12 x 12 electric skillet apparently reached its end of life recently. However, I did not get the skillet from Amazon.

So I've used gas burners almost my entire life and am usually a fan. However, in the winters and on windy days, it's almost impossible to cook something efficiently with the gas flame blowing every which way. After buying this hot plate, I don't think I'll ever go back to the gas burners. First of all, it's very easy to use as you simply plug in the cord and turn on the power to your desired level. Secondly, it's quite easy to clean with its simplistic, box-like design. Third, once it's hot it STAYS hot meaning that a breeze or some sideways rain won't affect your cooking experience. I've cooked raw pork, beef, and chicken on this so far and have had no problems in terms of reaching the desired heat level. On the downside, the hot plate takes a solid 10 minutes or so after cooking to cool down enough to touch/carry to your next destination. Additionally, it takes about 10 minutes to get the hot plate up to max power but once it's there, it's steady and consistent. Just make sure any pots or pans you're using don't have any water droplets on the bottom as this slows down the hot plate from heating up initially. Otherwise, you should be cooking in no time!

I don’t often write reviews but I have to this time. This thing gets really hot fast. Very easy to use. Simple controls. In fact if I had anything negative to say it would be hypothetically it might overheat even though I’ve never seen evidence of that. Why I say that is I believe it has 7 heat levels and I use setting 2 to boil large pots of soup. When I first got it I set it to seven and it boiled crazy fast but the burner was so hot so fast it can cause things to stick which eventually would burn. Level 2 heats it a bit slower but you still need to stir a few times before it comes to a boil because stuff still sticks a little bit. I wonder how consistent this is across this line. I have considered mine is tuned too hot but now that I never go past level 2 it’s not a problem. I bought this after returning a different brand that took forever to boil and actually would sometimes never boil at all. This is the exact opposite. So if you want a very powerful burner knowing it may be too powerful on its highest setting, and manage it, this is for you. If you want something that doesn’t even get hot enough to burn anything buy something else.

Kids love it

Update 3/27/2022: Now it's dangerous. The thermostat knob occasionally doesn't work, and it fails CLOSED (meaning, it stays on 100% even when you set the knob to 2 out of 8). I thought my pancake burned prematurely, and when I took the pan (Teflon, which is dangerous when overheated above 400°F) off the burner, the cook plate was RED HOT. Why can't someone just make a good quality product anymore? Update 11/15/2019: The more I use this, the more concerned I get. First, it got so hot it melted the clear plastic button covering the little power bulb. I thought I'd just glue it back. But I noticed the entire casing gets REALLY HOT every time you use it. I measured 306° F (152° C) on the front face, and even 288° (142° C) on the silver knob you need to adjust the temperature! This is poor design. There should be some form of insulation between the heating element and the frame and knob of the hot plate. You can still adjust the temperature, you just don't want to grab and hold the knob. We've been very happy with this so far (as of 9/22/2019, we've had it about a month now). We use this at least 5 times a week instead of our gas stove so we can use our solar electricity instead of fossil fuel to steam eggs, make grilled cheese, saute or pan fry some dinner, etc. It's been very reliable so far. But there are a few things that we wish were improved (Manufacturer take note!). 1) There is an on/off knob on the left, and a temperature setting with an "off" position on the right. Why 2 "off" settings? Redundant. No need for left knob and it only causes confusion. 2) The "off" positions on EITHER knob don't even "click" into position, you just roll them to the end, and if your hand strikes the knob a little, it'll come back a bit from the off position. Make it CLICK off please!! 3) The left knob has an arrow on the top and if you rotate the knob so OFF is at the TOP, that knob is in the off position. The right knob has an arrow on the front of the burner to the left of the knob and if you roll that knob so the "off" position is on the LEFT side, that knob is off. If you have to have 2 knobs, BE CONSISTENT!! 4) The right knob has print on the face of the knob and the arrow to the left of the knob as described above. When you're standing over your pot, you have to kneel down so your eyes are at knob-level to read what setting you have. MAKE THE TEMPERATURE SCALE SO YOU CAN READ IT FROM STANDING POSITION! But even with these annoyances, which my wife and I both find minor, we love this burner and are only dinging it 1 star.

I bought this hot plate because my main stove is induction, and some of my cookware doesn’t work on it — especially if the bottom isn’t perfectly flat. With this hot plate, I can use any pan, even the ones that don’t work on induction. It’s small, lightweight, and easy to use. Heats up quickly and has two burners. Now I can even make pancakes, which didn’t work on my induction stove. It’s safe, doesn’t slip, and very easy to clean.

I’ve had this unit for a few years now. The unit does most of what a small hot plate should do. The problem with this unit is that when you have a larger pot on it, the unit overheats and then cycles between on and off every several minutes. It simply cannot maintain output with a larger pot on it. The design error is that it can deliver 1500W but its internal thermostat; the base needs to be redesigned. I recommend it only for small pots or pans.

I dont have a stove in my apartment right now and this works pretty ok. The large burner was fine for a few weeks but heats much less than the small one. However the small burner gets as hot as I ever need and can warm large pans of water or stock. So overall it meets my needs. The dials on the front are awkward to use to be honest. Top of stove ones would be better

Great little burner!! Gets super hot and mauntains constant temperature. Only issue, and it was stated in the manual, that it will burn off some oil left over from manufacturing but after 10 uses I can still smell some burnt chineezium coming off it. Hopefully that stops soon. If it weren't for that I'd rate 5 stars.

The unit is slim and has a clean looking design. It heats up rather quickly. While burning off the oils (as instructed) I realized that this unit has absolutely no insulation between the heating element and the body. After turning on high for 5 minutes the body of the unit is so hot that you can't touch anywhere. The control knobs on the hotplate heat up to the point that you can't hold the knob when using the hotplate. I'm not sure how this product can be deemed, safe and approved by UL. I definitely would not recommend.

It’s a great product. First thought it’s too small for the pots I was intending to use and planned to return it. However I decided to keep it and use it for outdoor cooking. I was amazed how fast the food was cooked and ready to serve. Very light weight and super easy to clean. I’m glad that I kept it.

Have only used it once so limited experience so far. Nice looking and doesn’t feel “cheap “ . Seems to heat up quite high so that’s fine, BUT! CAUTION !! The whole thing gets hot!! Including the controls so be careful even turning it off and the off control is on the back side so you have to reach over everything hot to use it.