With the exception of an error in the provided manual, where in one place the Centigrade and Fahrenheit attributes of the levels of heat were mixed up, the documentation is about ok, could be improved upon slightly to make it easier to understand.

Otherwise this looks like a really well made product, and also a very good looking one. We moved homes, and preferred to wait a while before ordering our proper cooking appliance(s) – which would be done as part of a planned kitchen refit, and would need to wait until we had a proper design done.

In the interim we needed something to cook with, so searched for hotplates. Fundamentally there are three types as I soon discovered. Last time I used a hotplate was 35 years ago, at university – which was the iron plate type. Apparently this is the slowest to heat up.

Next in line is the ceramic hotplate which heats up faster than the iron plate.

Even faster to heat up, and also faster to cool down is the much more recent invention – induction based cooking plates.

Key advantages of the induction hotplate – looks good, has the opportunity of being microprocessor controlled to include things like a timer. We’ve used gas cookers, most of our lives, so the induction thing takes a while to get used to, to know which setting (i,e level of heat) is appropriate for each kind of cooking. So there is a bit of a learning curve, but after about two weeks, you get used to it, and its not that difficult to adjust the level of heat to your desired level.

Easy to clean. One does need to careful cos its a glass plate, so no dropping things on it, so a little care is advised. Also not a good place for spilling liquids, such as anything boiling over. Water and liquids will degrade the efficiency of the device. Best to keep the hotplate nice and dry.

Yes you will need magnetically suitable pots, ideally ones made of iron or stainless steel. But you can purchase flat iron plates which you can use with your non magnetic pots, so do not throw away your aluminium pots – they can still be used with the addition of a flat iron plate in between the induction plate and the pot.

The timer is a MUST have feature. It’s been our life saver. Some of us have a habit of putting something on the fire and then getting distracted to watch the telly, or do something else. Compulsorily using a timer for every single time you turn on the hotplate, prevents food burning, at the very least it prevents the severity of burning, cos the hotplate will turn off at some time. Fantastic feature. From a safety perspective, this should be compulsory in all cookers of every kind.

With two of these, the wife is happy, and not putting us under too much pressure to get the new kitchen done. Not sure how this compares in cost of use – i.e electricity vs gas, but that’s based on how much you pay for these things.

For any temporary use, this cooker is capable of serious cooking, to very high temperatures, heating things up even faster than gas. It has encouraged us to consider having induction plates in our fully renovated kitchen. The wife still wants gas burners, and I may have to give in. If it was left to me, I think I’d switch to 100% induction, and take that risk, the only thing to consider is the cost of gas vs cost of electricity..

There are quite a few induction cookers advertised on Amazon at this time – summer/autumn 2023. Very happy I chose this one. Bought the second one two weeks after the 1st. Not cheap, but I think very good value for money.

Highly recommended. Rather than buy an induction cooker with two burners, I’d say buy two of these, so in the event that one fails for any reason, you have a fallback. The two burner induction cooker, is likely to fail completely, if it does, and you are totally out for the count.

To me, this product looks like one that will still be working in another 30 years!! It exudes a lot of confidence when using it. It just works. Which is how things should be. Not a single issue or concern. Fantastic buy.

 

I am very happy to install this induction hob in my kitchen. It gives me precise temperature control, which is crucial for cooking delicate dishes. The only thing which we should consider that we have to use always specially made induction pans and cooker. It is much more quicker than gas cooker. The heat evenly distribute across the cooking surface resulting in more consistent cooking. It is much more easier to clean than a gas hob. It has four points to cook in four different pans at the same time.It also gives us 9 different levels of heat intensity which we can set accordingly.

 

I bought this induction hob about 10 day ago to stop using gas. It is way faster than gas cooking.Compared to the gas one, this one is much better to take care of and visually changed our interior to a more modern one. There is a residual heat indicator. I have small children, so the child lock function in this hob is important to me. Immediate turning off of the induction hob when there are no pot’s on its surface and turning on when it is placed again.
Very happy and definitely would recommend to my friends and family.

 

Been using this with our new induction hob for a couple of weeks now. It works very well. Helps prevent scratches and spills. We generally take it off when using the hob, but I have used it on a few occassions to heat a pan through and it doesn’t melt or affect the pan getting hot at all. Only difficulty with using it that way is that, with our hob, it also covers the controls making access to them a little awkward. But as a protective cover on a hot or unused hob its very effective.

 

Very efficient, it does work well, heats up really fast, much better than electric hot plates.

It has enough size for most of the cooking pans but takes up very little space on my worktop and is in constant use for everyday cooking. powerful, easy to operate and energy saving.

Excellent and versatile portable hob, can be used for cooking at the table, in the garden or as an extra hob in the kitchen. I am delighted with the features. Definitely recommend.

 

It’s a good induction hob, for those who don’t need a full cooker like students living away, for long trips by car or even for yourself.
For starters, it came well packed, it’s very light and it’s so easy to use following the instructions.
Has a small fan under , it or cooks with temperature or power which was a bit confusing for me, but I chose to cook with temperature as I don’t know the difference between them.
Has a child lock, and timer and it’s switched off if not in use.
I think that the power cord it’s too short and should be longer than it is, the temperatures go in increments of 10 degrees, I wish they could go 5 degrees instead but that’s fine, doesn’t affect anything.
Easy to clean and store, it’s not too big.

 

I’ve been researching and choosing a plug-in induction job for over a year and finally ordered one to arrive before Christmas. Easy to install, plug and play. Put a pot of water to boil to test and was well impressed! It boiled so quickly compared to the old electric plate hob! Great stuff, easy to clean, looks great, don’t have any problem using 2-4 areas at the same time. Cooking is a breeze now!