Our kitchen has been under a remodel since Memorial Day. So we have not had a stove since then. Finally, my wife said "I need a cooktop". This came in just a few days from ordering and has been a lifesaver. You need to be very careful, as this thing gets HOT. She finds that using it just half power is enough to cook pasta, sauces and frying small items. Just be careful around children, just as you would any stove, except this is free standing and can be pulled off the counter by the cord.

Easy to use and easy to control temperature grate to use in the Home for college and also RV home And out doors gathering.

It's not perfect, but for the price, it's the best one my cheap/poor self has tried out. Don't think it will ever boil an entire gallon of water, but a half gallon in a pot almost gets there.

This will be a quick review of the good, and an in-depth of the not-good. It does what it says it does. It's a great stovetop cooker, and definitely overkill for my purposes but I am completely satisfied for every use case I have for it. It heats up fast (faster than my actual stove), holds a good temperature, and generally keeps the temperature pretty consistent. Being that it has a glass surface, it is easy to clean, even when I accidentally dragged some polyester across the top that melted to it - a razor blade and some glass cleaner and it's good as new.

The downside is a very specific scenario. I use this explicitly for making coffee, where temperature settings can be very sensitive, and I've found one specific use case that causes problems - where I brew a cup, have turned the stove off, then decide to make a new cup.

If you are using this in a way that you're going to reheat something - that is initially it's on a set temperature, then you turn it off, then you decide to turn it back on, the temperature control goes out of whack. I'm benchmarking mine at somewhere around 99ºC, where it's just starting to simmer. I've also drawn on mine, so I make sure I use the exact same setting every time. If I heat it up from cold, for it will work flawlessly with my marked setting. However, if I do the "I've changed my mind" scenario, it will be anywhere between 1 and 3 plastic ridges on the knob above that marked line - the temperature control has to be turned up in order to achieve the exact same temperature.

If just left on without turning it off first, it holds the temperature correctly. If left on for a long time, it holds the temperature correctly.

My best guess is that in order to make a cost effective design, there are some shortcuts taken, and the scenario of On-Off-don't let it completely cool-On is one of those scenarios. To avoid this problem, let it cool at least enough that you can comfortably touch the heating surface with your hand, then set it to your desired heat. If avoiding that one specific scenario, this is a great stovetop cooker, even when requiring some pretty fine heat control.

This burner suited my needs. I needed to fry a large amount of Akara in some palm oil in the outdoors, otherwise it will get very smokey if done indoors. This burner kept a pretty consistent temperature - hot enough to get the frying done in 40° F weather. The pan I used is a full sized skillet which was a tiny bit wider than the surface of the burner but not by much, so that was a definite plus. Cleanup was as easy as a simple wipe down. I did let it stay outside for over an hour as I've read the cool down can take a while. Very happy with this purchase. I know I'll be taking it on my camping trips as well.