Portable Electric Stove, 1200W Infrared Single Burner Heat-up In Seconds, 7 Inch Ceramic Glass Single Hot Plate Cooktop for Dorm Office Home Camp, Compatible w/All Cookware - Upgraded Version

Sleek, value for money, easy to clean, heats up and cools down quickly and does it's job! Keep the box as it's help in storing this bad boy in a small space.

I originally thought I wanted a convection hot plate but research revealed those require a particular type of pan, so I looked into the infrared hot plates instead. The Cusimax heats extremely quickly and is so much more efficient than my gas stove. In fact, I didn't realize how inefficient my stove is. It heats the handle of one of my best frying pans until it cannot be handled without a glove. The Cusimax, because it comes in direct contact with the pan, delivers even heat where it's needed. I am getting a much better sear on meats which is great. Because the Cusimax heats differently (more efficiently), I am incurring a new learning curve about cooking times. Everything cooks more quickly which is great, but I am having to re-figure out how long to cook meats and things since they are cooking more quickly. I have been using the Cusimax a few weeks now, and the only downside has been that the "ON" and "OFF" markers wore off almost immediately, so it is now longer obvious when the switch is in the "OFF" position. In the attached photo, it is in the "OFF" position, but it is not easy to discern. There is a light that indicates when the heating elements are powered up, but that will turn itself on and off automatically to regulate the heat. I will probably have to create a sticker to make it clear when the device is turned off. Instead of using paint that wears off, maybe create an embossed dial. This is otherwise a great product that delivers a much better cook than my gas stove!

works well and will boil water. I think when you use both cooking eyes, the power is divided among the two, but still works to get stuff cooked.

I cannot believe how this heats up to the highest level in seconds. I cooked 5 hot dogs in minutes...thoroughly! I bought the infrared. I just got it yesterday, used it today for the 1st time, so I don't know about withstanding the test of time. So easy to use.and easy to clean. It's pretty lightweight, so I don't expect it to take much wear and tear Lots of plastic. I have a beautiful cook top range, with 5 burners and two of the burners switch to two different sizes each. It looks especially nice when it's clean and shiny. I got tired of cleaning the whole top when I used only one pan So I saw this appliance and thought, why not try this and use it for those "one pan" times, so that all I have to clean is one little burner. OMG what a great idea. It's very modern and sleek looking too, so it looks good sitting right out on top of my existing range. I'm going to try to use it every day for about 2 weeks and see if I think it will last. If I like it we'll enough, I may buy the 2 burner one. Today I love it and am very happy with my purchase. I am Very Glad I opted for the infrared one. I think that might be why it's so fast and even to heat up. Great buy. Price if definitely right. Very fast delivery..less than 24 hrs.

This product is fantastic! I like to cook from scratch with fresh ingredients. This little cooktop has allowed me to cook everything I want to just as i do on my full size range. I have used this daily since it arrived over a month ago as I am doing a complete renovation on my kitchen. I chose this particular model after a lot of research. It was the only cooktop I could find where both burners are equal and high wattage. It heats up quickly since it uses infrared heat. Only the hot plates get hot. So I don’t need to fear burning my fingers when I touch the control knobs or any other part of the cook top. I highly recommend it.

Heats up, cools down, reheats back up, then you guessed it, it cools back down. All the while, your food never fully cooks, it just kinda heats up and cools down

I liked this hotplate a lot, the first year and half i had it. Then it stopped putting out much heat at all (although still heated up a little), making it unusable for anything (even heating tea). My guess is the temperature sensor, which prevents overheating, began to fail. Probably a 50¢ part failed, taking down the whole burner. If they had used the $1 version, the hotplate might have lasted longer. Maybe one day i'll take it apart, to see if it can be fixed (and will use the $1 version!) That said, this seems to be a common failure for hotplates this size (based on reviews), irregardless of brand. All IR burners i've seen, from portable burners like this, to full-sized stovetop IR burners, seem to operate the same way: Full on, then they begin to cycle, on and off, to maintain a given temperature setting. Ovens and microwaves operate the same way. As the temperature sensor fails, it'll either cutoff too soon (i.e. failing to maintain heat, as in my case), or not at all (i.e. causing the unit to overheat). So if it's going to fail, the former is preferred. Beyond that, though, i liked the styling of the unit, it worked well for a while, and it didn't smell when i first started using it (as some brands do). If it had lasted longer, i'd give it five stars. These little burners are never going to perform as well as a full-sized stovetop, but this burner did a good job of frying eggs, and making tea, which was mostly what i asked of it. In fact, it excelled at these tasks, because of the fine degree of low temperature settings available, which is often difficult to dial in on a stovetop burner, and are generally geared for higher heat output (as they have more Amps to work with). I found myself using it more than my stovetop, which it sat right next to, in the kitchen.

Works good