Works well but has limitations.
I've had this unit for over a year now and haven't used it a great deal but enough in supplimental cooking to get a pretty good feel for it. I originally bought it as the recomended induction unit by Cook's Illustrated to get a feel for cooking with that kind of heat because it seemed like such an effective use of technology. My unit came with the removable piece that purportedly allows you to use non-magnetic cookware - well, it does - but so poorly as to be nearly useless in my estimation.
The cooktop itself generally worked very well, heated water very quickly, had a broad range of capabilities with the time, heat level, and temperature controls. I found two limiting factors that reduced the value of the unit to me.
First, the cooktop controlls heat by cycling on and off like a microwave rather than a continuous application. I was unable to simmer effectively (like oatmeal).
Second, the actual heat input of the cooktop is a small (around 4 inches) diameter...
Wow! I'm amazed at Max Burton 1800W Induction Cooktop
I've bought this induction cooktop as I was thinking about installing a natural gas generator indoors. I said why not, since water heater, furnace and my dryer all use gas. In doing research, I've discovered unhealthy side effects of cooking with gas due to chemicals in what I thought was a "clean" burning gas. They recommend running the exhaust fan when using gas to cook. I bought this burner on impulse; long story short, I'm blown away.
My little experiment. Took 2 quarts of 50 degF tap water, filled in identical Cuisinart Multiclad pro 3qt pots. Gas stove against the induction cooktop, thought it was going to be a blowout with gas taking cake. Induction burner on high and gas was on medium high that the flame was starting to lick the outside of the pot. It took the Max Burton 11 minutes to bring the pot to a roaring boil, stove....very long 24 minutes. I've also took temperature measurements along the way, using my trusty instant read thermometer. This will be a...
6050 Induction Cooktop
I love this cooktop! When I need to cook something fast - it's great! I love the ability to change the cooking temp too..not just Hi, low & medium.
I take it with me in the RV too.. sooo much faster than using the propane stove, and portable if I want to cook outside.
The only bad thing was that I had to buy a cookware set that was magnetic conductable.(If a magnet will stick to the bottom of the pans) Using the included adapter was useless, the water never would have boiled. With the right cookware,(we actually tested this) it does only take a pan of water 90 seconds to be at a full boil. That's faster than a microwave!
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