Courant Electric Burner, Single Buffet Countertop Hotplate, 1000W Portable Cooktop, Black

We're in the middle of a kitchen remodel and I needed a burner for some basic cooking. This little burner has worked out wonderfully. Light weight, heats up, and cools down quickly. Temperature control takes a little getting used to. I've used it to make everything from sunny side up eggs in a small pan to steak stir fry in large pan for family of four. Have been using this burner 3-4x per week for about 2 months without a problem.

Our stove went out & we won't be getting a new one put in for a few weeks. Bought this to hold us over. I really like it. It works like it's supposed to. It heats up quickly & maintains heat. I've only used it a few times, but will be taking this on camping trips once we get our stove. Great price for a great electric burner.

So I purchased this Courant burner because I need wanted this to use on my Kitchen Table to use for stir frying (cooking and serving right at the table)...When this single burner arrived, I quickly discovered that I could use it for several types of cooking with several types of pans!PROS:1. This burner heats up to the highest temperature in about 3 minutes.***When I made my Veggie and Chicken Stirfry for two, I preheated this burner for 3 minutes on my Kitchen timer, then it reached the full 1,000 watts and the RED BURNER APPEARED (as shown in the below picture) .*** I preheated my Lodge Mini Cast Iron Wok (without Olive Oil for 2 minutes, then I added my 3 Tablespoons of Olive Oil).This made my pan perfect and ready for stir frying for myself and my honey bunny! The result was an outstanding and delicious stir fry!!!!2. The 1,000 watt (highest temperature) does not burn my food and it evenly cooks my food when I fry or stir fry.3. Making Scrambled Eggs...So I preheated my burner on medium-high for just 2 minutes (I used a 9 inch non stick skillet). Then I added 1.5 tablespoon of butter and 4 large eggs. I gently stirred the eggs while cooking this, which cooked the eggs gently and evenly and they were very moist and delicious!4. I boiled 3 eggs in my mini wok for 20 minutes and this hard boiled the eggs perfectly. Tip: Place a wooden spoon over the top of the pan when boiling to prevent boilovers... this works wonderfully!5. I am glad that I bought this 1,000 watt coil model because it does not burn food and it is easier on my pans.6. PLENTY OF HEAT! This burner is ideal for frying, cooking veggies in a saucepan, or heating up soups, stews etc.7. Size: Compact, flat and lightweight, perfect for traveling. And better quality than I expected.I highly recommend this product.

I bought two of these (one black, one white) and they've both worked pretty well. The unit heats up quickly seems to cook evenly. It barely has enough power to cook a large pot of pasta, but if you put the cover on and are wiling to wait longer, it will.One weird defect is that on both units, the paint for the numbers on the dial (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) that show how high the heat is turned up, wiped right off. On the first unit, they wiped off when I cleaned it, but then I was careful not to clean the 2nd unit and the paint still wiped right off just from my fingers touching it.It's annoying to spin the dial around and try to guess how high you've turned it up, especially when you're cooking something like rice or an omelette, that needs to simmer on a low setting. I probably should have ranked this 3 stars because that's such a stupid, avoidable problem, but the burners work well otherwise.

Your money is worth it on this stove

It completely died, less than one year after purchase, having only been subjected to casual use in the kitchen during that time.

Howdy folks! I rent a room and don't like to cook; Also, I don't want to use my landlords kitchen, but I do use their microwave. When I do want to enjoy some bacon or whatever, I cook in my half bathroom. On high, the bacon cooks nice with minimal splatter. Also, because of the pandemic, I'm able to boil my special pau d arco tea for twenty minutes. This hot plate is ideal for my living situation. Please use your fingertips to grip the ridges only on the dial. If you touch the area with the numbers, they will wear off. Thanks to other reviewers, I took their advice to heart and my numbers are still there. One other thing, pull the plug out by the plug, NOT BY THE CORD!! Eventually the rubber and wires will stretch and break the hot plate. I learned that the hard way and had to order another hot plate. Second one works great!! Bacon please!! Why thank you, I think I will!! Love to all-Take care

Convenient, small, Temp clontrol cojld be more specific than 1-5. Can boil small amounts of water but not medium pot' heating coil turns off before getting pot to rapid boil for noddles. Probably able to heat can of soup.