CUSIMAX 1800W Double Hot Plate, Stainless Steel Silver Countertop Burner Portable Electric Double Burners Electric Cast Iron Hot Plates Cooktop, Easy to Clean, Upgraded Version C180N

I have used Cusimax electric burner several times, I love it. Being able to control the on and off is great also being able to control the temperature control is wonderful. It heats up and cooks perfect. The size of the burner works great with large and small cookware. Also being portable and very well made is great

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.

Excellent product. Works super well. Light but sturdy and heavy enough for cooking. Does get hot; so if you're inexperienced, opt for the version with handles. I needed something sleek and clean lines. Not sure tho, if burner just changes temperature with know rotation or actually changes the amount of coil that heats up. Haven't found a way to reduce the surface area that heats. The common know for whole stove off/on is really a nice addition. Word of caution: use the back know regularly... prevents accidentally rotation of front knows whole cleaning around, or if you forget to rotate the know fully

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.

The Cusimax 1800W upgraded electric hot plate is awesome. This is the best hot plate I have ever purchased. Believe me I have tried quite a few over the years. This one works great, and the water boils quickly. It is easy to keep clean. I am so happy I purchased this hot plate. It far exceeded my expectations.

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 great. much faster than my reg. electric stove. Fan is a bit loud though, but it stops once cooking is done.

Product not working ....... i need to replace that any how other wise i will do case on amazon.

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 .

My kitchen is under renovation and I haven't had a working stove for a month. I bought this to use in my laundry room/temporary kitchen. It's perfect for the job - it's very stable on the counter and the controls are very clear with a separate on/off and temperature knob; it gets extremely hot for stir frying/or a steak etc if desired or boiling water for pasta; and on a low setting it's suitable for soups or a slow-cooking stew. I placed it on a large baking sheet covered in tin foil to help make any splattering easier to clean up.