Duxtop Portable Induction Cooktop, Countertop Burner Induction Hot Plate with LCD Sensor Touch 1800 Watts, Silver 9600LS/BT-200DZ

This cooktop will not work off grid on a small solar setup if you're thinking you can use it at 100 to 300 watts. The minimum power every time you turn it on is 5.0 which is 820 watts according to the user manual. I also confirmed it with a meter. If you reduce the power, the wattage doesn't drop! It simply cycles on and off from zero to 820 watts. The advertising claim of 100 to 1800 watts is misleading. It will not work at a constant 100 watts. Abrupt high power demands every couple seconds would be very hard on an inverter. Works great for small saucepans and skillets if you're not off grid though. Since getting it, I only use my gas stove for skillets over 8" and when I need more than one burner.

My 26 yr old gas cooktop died . Before purchasing a replacement, I wanted to get to know about induction cooking so purchased this one burner unit. Most of my cookware worked with it and after a bit of a learning curve, I found it so handy I've been using it for close to six months now. Between it, my toaster oven and my microwave , I don't really need a cooktop although I will be purchasing one eventually. Definitely recommend the unit.

Works perfectly. Heats evenly and boils water quickly. Sometimes makes a high pitched noise depending on cookware, but this is just the nature of the technology.

This is what we used going camping with the family. We set it up outside to heat up different things and cook breakfast with an iron skillet. Works great and fit a large pan

I needed something portable and easy and this fits both categories. All I use is cast-iron so it works perfect heats up quick easy to clean and easy to put away.

I had high hopes, but I was disappointed. I have no doubt that this cooktop worked as intended, but it just didn't have the power to heat my large (12 qt) pot of chili to boiling. My radiant stovetop has no trouble doing this, but it has 240 V 40 A service, and produces 2000 watts at full power. The Duxtop is limited to 1800 watts on full power, and it keeps timing out, presumably for safety reasons. I haven't given up on induction yet, but a tabletop unit isn't for me. One star off because the fan is kind of noisy.

I like: it's fast, portable and convenient. Problems: very delicate. Parchment paper is not best protection for the cook top. Use silicone. I'm glad I got the single burner before investing in the stove. Induction cooking is not simply a fast alternative to traditional gas or electric stoves. Not complicated - but a different skill set is needed and lots more care needed for the appliance and the food than “they” let on. Probably different brands deliver different results, I'm guessing. This brand is hot and very fast for everything. But if all I cared about was how fast water boils, doesn't make sense to invest in induction. Water will eventually boil with any method and though a tea kettle is slower, it's fast enough. The induction burner is much faster though. More needs to be focused on the skill of using the technology properly, and cooking techniques for fast cooking that's so much better tasting than microwave. Which brings to mind… some people complain about the noise the fan makes. This fan is much quieter than a microwave. Lots of hype about using the proper cookware. There are methods for your current cookware to work just fine. That's a different story though. Finally, never place your pan of any type directly on this delicate cook top. Always use the silicone mat. Almost anything will damage the top. The directions actually caution that if there is a boil over on a bare cook top, turn it off and say good bye. How rare is a boil over? Just sayin. All that and I think it's worth the effort to learn.

While this will get hot enough to boil water, it doesn't get hot enough to pan fry chicken, sear fish, or really sauté much of anything. Water has a high heat of vaporization so once it's boiling it can remain boiling with little extra energy. So far nothing oil based can heat quick enough to account for the drop in temperature. I've tried cast iron, stainless steel with iron core and carbon steel.

Very disappointed. I bought this cooktop as a stopgap when my 8 month old full size GE Cafe induction range failed. I researched induction “hot plates” on wirecutter and bought the most highly recommended model. It could not get an 8 quart stock pot of water to boil and after 45 minutes at high heat I could not get a 12” frying pan with a 1/2 inch of canola oil to get hotter than 225 degrees. I'd will be returning this item.

Extremely loud!!! Honestly louder than my stove's exhaust fan, especially at higher power levels. There's a constant high-pitched noise that's really unpleasant and distracting. It's loud enough that my family, and even my pets tend to walk away when it's running. My old Nuwave induction cooktop died, so I replaced it with this one, but I was really disappointed. Ended up returning it. Just not something I'd want to use every day.