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Hmmm,, portable induction cooktops sell at retail for $80-$120 with no shipping and handling charges. With this offer you are paying a final total of $189.xx for two including shipping.. Not exactly get one free LOL
 
This is only a 1300 watt unit, I found an 1800 watt unit on ebay a few years ago for $80 & free shipping.  They're still there, though they offer a few more models with stainless trim, etc.  Granted, there is no 99 hour automatic start timer, but I'm having some trouble seeing the recurring benefit of that feature.  I love mine, induction is a godsend in the summer months - no heat loss into the room around the pan.  I hope one day that induction replacements will be available for standard elements, I'd buy a couple in a second!

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Probably an 1800 watt unit would give you the most speed. The great thing about an induction unit, even if you just have one, is that you can brings pans of food to cooking temperature quickly then, if you have more things to cook, you can move the pan to a surface unit or burner set to low heat to continue the cooking. It is when surface units and burners are on high that you have the most potential for excess heat escaping into the kitchen.

The main thing you have to remember is the ratios of heat in electric cooking. While high is 100%, medium high is only half, medium low is a third, low is a seventh and simmer a tenth. If you have 20 power levels, you can use the following settings as points of reference to start: medium high is 10, medium low is 7, low is 3 and simmer is 2 or 1. Never walk away or turn you back on anything on HIGH with electric cooking, especially induction!
 
Cuffs, don't worry about what to do with the second NuWave cooktop. We bit on the offer and really do like our NuWave, but it has been over a month and we still haven't seen the second one. We did get a letter after our NuWave cooktop and cookware were delivered saying that they were behind production on the cooktop and that delivery of the second unit would be delayed somewhat. That was over 30 days ago. Bet we'll have to fight to get it. On a side note, we also like the cookware and accessories that were available with the offer.
 
I'd love to have one, surprised I don't actually but as soon as I see one on clearance somehwere I'll probably grab it. It would be handy to use outdoors on the patio in the summer and keep that heat outside. Every little bit helps and now that they've got us on smart meters our peak period is from like 11 a.m. to 7.pm, prime cooking time
 
Pete, Do your heavy cooking in the cool of the morning like they used to in the South before air conditioning. Then it can simmer or hold warm till dinner time or supper time. In the old southern way of cooking vegetables, they had to be started right after breakfast to be ready at noon.

I don't know who I have told this to, but I will share it here, maybe again. I often cook delicious frozen mixed vegetables I buy at Costco. I put two servings worth in a Silit pan with a 6 inch diameter that holds less than 2 quarts. I add about a quarter cup of water and some salt & cover it. I put this on a 3000 watt/230 volt induction unit and turn it on to 20, the full power level. In TWO minutes, by the clock, the veggies are defrosted, boiling vigorously and completely, not just around the edge, and are ready to be turned down to level 3 to finish cooking.

I remember when frozen vegetables came in an almost square block in a coated heavy paper box and took forever to cook on our gas stove. The water would be boiling around the edges of the pan and that frozen block of vegetables just sat there, daring to be thawed even as we turned it over. At least with an electric surface unit, the heat comes up through the entire base of the pan so the vegetables thaw faster, but that 3000 watt induction unit cooks like dragon fire without the wasted heat.
 
Well, after only 2 1/2 months, we finally got our 2nd NuWave Induction cook plate. I did have to contact NuWave a couple of times to get it, and I'm betting if I hadn't followed up with them, nothing would have happened.
 
Not sure I"d ever want a full cooktop with 2-4 induction units, because I'm so wedded to gas cooking. Even if I were completely remodeling the kitchen and could consider a built-in unit, I doubt I'd get one unless it was one of the rare two-burner cooktops, which is all I'd ever need. However, a portable unit would be nice for bringing water to a boil quickly or, as Tomturbomatic described, for rapid cooking of frozen foods. That said, 1800W units seem to be readily available in the $80-100 range.
 
walmart has the Nuwave for $98 instore and online plus some other brands never heard of. I wouldn't buy one from the infomercial. At least you can return/exchange it at Walmart more easily.
 
I bought a Max Burton from Amazon

Love it.
I felt the Max Burton was a little better built.
For expectations, remember this is a small countertop unit that only has about a four inch coil. I notice that on some items that I have hot spots because of this and have to be sure to regulate the temp.

I got this to satisfy myself after I wouldn't spend the money on a new induction range when I bought my new stove.

Edited.
I removed the Amazon link, because it was linking to my account.
[this post was last edited: 11/21/2013-18:02]
 
We have two. and use them all of the time. They are especially useful in the summer when I want to cook, but don't want the stove to heat up the house. I like having the combination of our gas range and the PIC induction cook plates for different uses. We ordered off the website and also got a load of new cookware, which was surprisingly high quality.
 
We've a De Dietrich (french built) 4 ring full size induction cooktop since 1997 and it's still working perfectly with pretty heavy use.

Main thing to remember (is never, ever isolate the power or unplug a portable one) while they're still hot. There are cooling fans drawing air in to keep the coils cool.
 
Costco has had the Burton portable induction cooktop (with stainless steel cabinetry) for about $160 for ages. They have also carried a Salton level one for, I think, about $60.

I bought a NuWave convection/radiant glass bowl oven at Costco a year back when it went on deep discount. It was going to replace an even less expensive non-name Chinese version. Guess what? I like the cheaper Chinese version better. Seems to do a better job with chicken.

And the NuWave's construction does not inspire confidence.

Based on that, I'd probably pass on their induction hotplate.

When I was in Japan in '96, one of the hotels I stayed at had a very cook little induction hot plate, about 3" diameter. It had a little matching magnetic stainless tea kettle that held maybe a cup or two of water. You just turned it on with a kettle full of water. It would bring it to a boil and then shut itself off. Excellent for a quick cup of tea. Now I'm wishing I had looked for one of those in the local Japanese stores before I left. I've been completely unable to find one here stateside.
 
I bought two of these and already had a Frigimore smooth top. I am so pleased with them. They included two skillets and the fondue. I bolied water in a one gallon pot to use on my kitchen floor.It boiled in about two minuets.What I like is the food doesn't cook onto the surface and the heat is not only precise but the temperature settings as compared to hi,med.and low, make the food cook AND taste better.I past on the cookware set because I already had a ten piece set from Puck I found on sale at Macys last year.It's stainless steel with a non stick interior.Normally $599.On sale for $199..Before I decided to buy the cookware, I made sure it could be used on induction cooktops because I am hoping to buy a new range.because this one,as well as the previous one that was here when I moved in,has a crack in its cooktop. The other feature I really like is the speed of temperature increase and decrease as you change it to where you want it to be. Just as fast as gas but a lot more healthy. Cleaner too.
 
Saw the units

That Mark Harman has, very impressive, but im not ready to buy all new cookware, I have a few pieces that will work, and cast iron supposedly works good, but I will keep my good old aluminum!
 
Cast iron skillets..

My Mother gave me her old skillets they are years old and the one she used most is crusty with carbon on the base but it works great on my Whirlpool induction hob and the best of it is you can cook in them for ages and still hold the handle which you never would have with gas!!

Austin
 
Induction cooking seems like ...the answer to energy efficiency and time-savings - is it cost and proprietary cookware that keeps it from increasing popularity? The induction cooktops are expensive - unless you can find a second-hand or "seconds".

Although the other half here loves gas cooking, I would like induction on an island. Do cooks in any restaurants use induction? I have never heard of it.

I'd probably pass on the portable unit...but it's a good idea for camping, trailering, or where portability makes sense.
 

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