Magnetic Stirrer w/Stir Bar, 3000RPM Magnetic Stir Plate, Max Capacity 3000mL Magnetic Mixer (No Heating)

Ended up reselling on eBay at the end because I didn’t need it, but it worked great and besides not needing it seemed like a really great product at a really great price

I was amazed at how well it works

The media could not be loaded. This magnetic stirrer, along with a glass flask, is the perfect solution for our Bioluminescent Dinoflagellates. Previously when we would agitate them to get them to glow some seemed to stick to the side of the plastic flask and then dry there. This allows for an amazing glow with minimal effort and splashing. Seems great for the price. Pretty quiet. Great adjustable speed. Fits the flask well.

Made well. Difficult to go at slow speed. you have to turn it up high then slowly try to slow down, but at one point instead of going slower it just quits. I went through two of them and both were the same way. Otherwise it's pretty good mixer. Very powerful on higher speeds. The magnet strength seems fine. The size is good. It's a good value.

Works fine for what I need

The media could not be loaded. Not to go Heisenburg but lab stirrers are great in the kitchen. I've used a pair (one heat and stir and one stir only) for many years, my stir only gave out so I replaced it with this one and so far so good.You can control the stir speed from very slow to really fast, best of all the only moving part is the magnetic stir bead in the bottom, ingredients won't get chopped up as in a blinder. (I've never used one on a super thick soup but for reconstituting beef stock paste into broth they are great.Anytime I really need to make sure somethign fully disolves I can leave it on a stirrer and know it will be ready to go while I can complete other tasks cooking. The same company makes one that has heat as well and the price on that is crazy low compared to 15-20 years ago when I got mine. If I'm doing a big meal it let's me multi-task better.If you haven't used one it's worth a try, I can't believe how cheap they are now.**Safety note - the glassware and stir rods I use for cooking have never been used with chemicals or anything other than food grade materials. Don't reuse lab glassware for safety. That said the gradients on lab glassware are easy to read and you can get a variety of sizes which is great when you are working on receipies that need perfect measure.*

Edit: Company contacted me regarding my 1 Star review. They explained the issue and how it was being addressed in manufacturing. New unit sent immediately and it works great. New unit has a much more solid power connection. It's good to see a manufacturer willing to make changes to production when issues are noted, and I would confidently buy from this company again.I picked this up for making cold brew coffee at home. While it worked great at first, the power cord pulled lose from the back and the unit became non-functional. I'm not sure if there was a short or if there are more wires disconnected, but it will not work. It appears as if a set screw was missing in construction and once the screw allowed the power wires to pull loose it was apparent that the soldered points were not insulated.I would love to give this a better review since it worked well in the beginning, but I cannot recommend this due to the manufacturing errors.

First one did not work. Would not spin the magnetic stir bar in the beaker. Returned for replacement and the replacement was at UPS on the way the day after I dropped off the one being returned at my local UPS store.Replacement unit works perfectly. It can under higher revolutions throw the stir bar when used in larger containers with light viscosity fluids, but not an issue for most uses.If I hadn't had to return the first unit I would have given 5 stars.