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I have only had it a week, I found a favorite stainless pan that works wonderfully, So I fixed the handle to it. I tried mac & cheese, the water boils quickly, I spilled some food on the cook top, but it was cold, so it wiped away. I have always appreciated electric frying pans, they hold a lot of food, & they have temperature control, So cooking with this induction over is not much different, because I tell it the temperature, & it always cooks it right. I made a couple eggs so far. I use the @2 setting to toast the bread in the pan with butter, & add ham & cheese & cook the egg, then I put the egg on the bread, . I love the resturant style, because they always taste better that way. I tried the temperature setting, but with eggs & sandwiches, the pan gets too hot, too fast, before the temperature gets regulated, but with larger dishes, I prefer the temperature control better. If the butter burns the bottom black, on the carbon steel pan, that is a good quality, that makes the pan slippery, & the eggs won stick. I also tried sausage in the pan, & if you burn the sausage to the pan, just splash about two teaspoons of water in the pan & scrape it a bit with the pancake turner & take out the sausage before it gets too dry again. When you are finished, you can wipe out the pan with a towel, If you wash it with water. You need to dry it with a towel, so it does not rust & add oil & wipe it out with a towel. I have heard many people complain about the fan noise, My hearing is as good as anyone else, & it was very quiet to me, a little fan, much like one in the computer, is all you hear, & is a very quiet wind noise. I did make one mistake, I had a little stainless mixing bowl, I had the burner set on high, took off the big pan & for 3 seconds, I left the stainless mixing bowl on it. I never thought it had time to get hot, but it almost burned me. I think its great, no heat around the pan, only the pan & the food gets hot. If this thing works forever, I will never have a complaint against it. I made some french fries in the carbon steel pan that I just bought, I can tell you that the cooking process of frying, made more noise than the fan did, for a second, I thought the fan was not running, until I turned off the cooking cycle. I made some mac cheese for grandson, but with vegetables & extra cheese, I turned up the heat to #10, to heat the water quickly, when the water boiled, I turned it to 210 degrees, The stove top then goes to its normal #5 setting. This is good,& since water will not get hotter that 212 degrees, but to steam up the house. I let stove top watch the temperature until it was done. I only enjoy two pans on the stove, the one carbon steel pan for frying, & the stainless for things that could affect the pan seasoning. Cast iron is great, but I dont want to lift them anymore. I tried making popcorn in the carbon steel 12 inch pan with lid, it worked wonderfully, I worried about scratching the stove top surface, but had no problems, a little oil bubbled out of the pan & lubricated the bottom of the pan & it slid so smoothly, & when the pan is at 390 degrees, I believe it is when the e2 error command comes on, telling me that it is done anyway. The 390 degree limit protects the pan & the food, It also happens to me sometimes when I do my stir fries. When it happens, you dont need to cook it any more, it is done. I took a towel & wiped the stove top, & it still looks like new. I could not find a good stainless wok, that would work on the Ductop stove, so I got some two gallon stainless mixing bowls, They heat evenly on the magnetic inductive stove, So now i can make soups & spagetti too. I tried them & they work fine, just remember to use a hot pad to move the pan when cooking in it, a dry folded washcloth will work,they can get as hot as 212 degrees as long as there is food with water in them. Well it has been about 6 months since I bought this tuxtop magnetic induction stove top, almost everyone is using it now, no hot stove, no smelly smoke, the pan gets hot, & it cooks the food. Lately I ran low on food, grandson always like egg ham & cheese sandwiches, but he always leaves the crust. I decided to make pancakes, we have bisquit mix, self rising flour, margarine & eggs, So i took a couple slices of ham & two slices of cheese, chopped them up, & put 1/2 cup bisquick mix, 1/2 cup self rising flour, two eggs, some bacon bits( more flavor) stirred it up & put it in my favorite stainless pan, one that the magnet sticks to. I heat the pan until the butter begins to smoke. I had it on #10 & turn it down to #6 & make pancakes until the mixture is gone. 3 pancakes to each pan (12 inch pan) Grandson loves them, they are nutritious ( don't tell him that) easy & quick. We add a little syrup, He goes wild on sugar, so we are very conservative on that. He loves them, they are a cheap breakfast, & he is not hungry all the time. If you like them, change styles, you can use hamburger, sausage, Try a cheap sausage that is good for you, make hamburger, sprinkle a little sage on your hamburger while cooking it, It does not have as much fat as bacon or sausage & costs nearly half the price. I bought this Tuxtop 3 months ago, it served me well, despite some misuse, be cautious of overheating it. It shows that I did abuse it a bit. The bakelite top is connected to the button display pannel, in case of overheating, the display could slightly separate from the stove top, a leak could cause malfunction,& drip water on the display pannel. I took mine apart, dried up the water, checked for any other damage, then put it together & used JB weld quick a (350 degree epoxy),on the top to seal the leaky crack,to avoid additional malfunction. It still works properly, after time to dry out. I finally epoxied a small ridge in front of the control display, to keep the water out of the controls, it works well since. I make mostly french fries, grilled ham& cheese, stir fries, & popcorn. After a year of owning it, I dont think I could ever be comfortable without it. It is like any computerized appliance , water in the wrong place can cause malfunction. Even though my pans are big enough, moisture still runs over the sides of the pan during the cooking process. I bought a pop up camper, gas cooking can be very hot in a little space, but with the duxtop, all the heat goes into the pan & the food. We cook coffee & vegetables inside, but meats are messy & smokey, so we put a little table outside for the Duxtop under the awning, & cook the meat products there. Its a life saver for us campers. After two years it is still working, I turn it on, press plus until it is on #10,I boil water mostly for coffee, Great for beans, it heats quickly on #10 then I put the lid on it & cook on #1 setting, I think it automatically shuts of in an hour, I may turn it on again for a while. Makes soups, back to #10 til it boils, then back to #1 with a lid on it. I now use steel porcelain pans, they are at every thrift store in NC, I love them. I got a griddle lately & use the Tuxtop mostly for liquids & remind wife that it does not need to boil wildly, In NC at 2000 alt the water boils at 208 degrees no matter how high you turn it on, due to boiling point of water.Then I turn it on #1 with a lid. The griddle heats left overs, temperature is constant, it cooks hamburgers, warms up ready cooked fried chicken. makes toasted cheese sandwiches. BUt I will take the Duxtop camping or where ever I go, I take the griddle too & the portable gas grill, in case I can't get electricity. I bought another one, even though the old one still works too. I received this Magnetic Duxtop in fine condition & on time. My last one, I got was 4 years ago. I really abused it by cooking french fries on it. On setting #10 = 1800 watts, it cooks fast, but as it gets close to finish, the heat needs to be reduced to # 4 = 1000 watt or # 5 . This keeps the Magnetic Inductive stove from exceeding the safe range before shutting down. That mistake slightly melted the plastic below the bakalite table. I have cleaned the fan, Removed dust a few times & because of the abuse I gave it, I had to use JB weld to patch up the problems that I caused. . If it is new, all the functions will work, But, if you want to turn on your coffee & walk away to warm it up, it would be best to turn it On, press Temperature setting, & click on Minus untill you reach the 180° setting, then it will turn off when it reaches 180° temperature, & you will not have to clean out the burned coffee, from the coffee pot, when you get back. Where I live, we get good porcelain steel coffee pots for $3 at the thrift store. If you do not live near the Carolina's, this may not be so available. Shortly after I got my first Duxtop, we went camping, we cooked about everything in it for the next six months. We moved into a rental house, their stove was no good, we didn't care, our Duxtop worked just fine, even for camping, most campsites have electricity.. I did buy a Magnetic Steel pan ( flat bottom wok ) this is good for cooking greasy things. Do not wash those with soap, unless you want to re- oil it again. They are more sensitive to rust than cast iron, then I also bought a good stainless steel frying pan, But do not get tefflon, this will get hot enough to burn the teflon off. I have cooked pop corn, but you do need to be careful, not to run it into shut down. Like the problem I had with cooking french fries. When you buy Kettles, do not forget your magnet. If the magnet does not stick, don't buy it. My friend came from Florida & loved mine, so he went back to Florida to find one in a garage sale. This is the most incredible stove top that you can buy, but you have to follow the rules , if you want it to work for you. Some people returned theirs, just because they did not have Magnetic Inductive pots & pans. You can use cast iron, but they are heavy & take more time to heat up. I had to buy new pots for mine, but I love it anyway. I love cooking this way, you never feel the heat. The pan gets hot, & the food gets hot from the pan. If you spill something on it, you can lift up the kettle & wipe the stove with a moist wash cloth without interrupting the cooking process.

A quick update. I have been using this induction cook top for 6 months now on a daily basis, it is the only cook top I use. I am still as happy with it as I was when I first started using it. Getting use to the heat settings did not take long and it does hold true to the temperature. I most certainly recommend this product to others. Am very happy with my investment. I just received my Duxtop induction cook top from Amazon a few days ago. I have to say, this is a wonderful cook top and I am glad that I made this purchase. I purchased it because my regular gas cook top was no longer safe to use and I needed a burner desperately. I did my homework on several of these cook tops and I found this to be the best option in its price range. There is a slight learning curve in using it as the heat settings are accurate and of course you have to use the preset heat ranges, they increase or decrease by 20 degrees and are not quite what you would expect them to be -- I would like it better if you could increase or decrease by 10 degree increments, and if low went a little lower, say to 120 degrees. I am not sure that on my regular cook top I ever actually cooked at 350/360 degrees even though I thought I was. I did read in other reviews as to the sound of the fan -- not even as bad as indicated -- and the red "on" light remaining lit -- not a problem and you know you have your appliance plugged in -- I am glad that the light stays lit and you can tell the difference between it being plugged in to power and the unit actually being on -- it is not rocket science -- with the light being on I can remember that I need to unplug it, as anything electrical from a TV etc. can start a fire if left plugged in and you have a faulty plug you might not know you have. I unplug everything when I leave or just when I am not using it -- I have all my electrical items on surge protectors so it is easy to "disconnet" them by just shutting off the surge protector switch. (you might want to consider purchasing a meter to check the working condition of your electrical outlets and then you can replace a faulty outlet before it can cause a problem (fire) -- they are inexpensive, you do not need to be an electrician to check the outlets and the device just plugs into the outlet and lets you know if the outlet is working properly or not -- a great safety device that will save a house fire.) An induction cook top reguires pans that have a magnetic bottom on them, so you do need to use a magnet to see if it adheres to the bottom of your pans. I mostly use Calphalon pans and they are not magnetic, but I also use cast iron pans (which I actually prefer except for the weight, but now I have found they are making light weight cast iron pans) which are. Also, be sure to take a magnet with you when you shop for pans for your induction cook top. I found I did have a couple of stainless steel fry pans that were magnetic, but I have no sauce pans that are and will need to purchase a couple or invest in the special magnetic round (amazon sells this) to put on the cook top between the cook top and non-magnetic pans so that you can use them. At $34.99 it is pricy for what it is - but if you do not want to have to purchase new pans and yours are not magnetic you will need to invest in one. As always, I was very pleased with the order processing and handling and had my unit within three (3) days. I am a Prime Member, if you are not and you order from Amazon on a somewhat regular basis you might want to consider becoming a Prime Member, AND NO I am not an Amazon employee -- their program just has great benefits including the 2 day shipping. Anyway, you can not go wrong purchasing the Duxtop and I am going to not replace my cooktop, but am going to keep on using this one and will purchase an additional one and then go with a stand alone convection oven. I would not hesitate to recommend this unit to my friends, and have done so, that they purchase this unit. I will say, you do not want to purchase an induction cooktop, or any kind for that matter, that is rated below 1500-watts (regardless of what they give you free along with it, you will not be happy with its performance, plus you will have paid excessively high shipping and handling costs both ways and for that cost you could have purchased two of these -- I am sure you have seen the infomercials a well known company has running whereby they will send you two for the price of one -- they obviously know the worth of their unit and that you will be returning it and they will not refund the shipping and handling cost -- so think seriously about how what appears to be a good bargain but is not! I also want to add that I live full time in an RV and the Duxtop works beautifully and does not take up too much space -- I have it on top of my non-working unit, I just put a cutting board over the top of my stove and set it on that. Hope this helps if you are contemplating the purchase of one of these units.

This burner boils water faster than my full-sized gas range. Because it uses induction technology, it directs 100% of the energy into the pan, meaning your kitchen stays cooler even while you're searing steaks. I only wish that I had bought a larger size. TBH I do not even know if they make one larger but after having this for a year or so I can absolutely recommend it. The auto-pan detection and diagnostic error system provide great peace of mind. Since the glass surface doesn't get hot itself, spills don't burn on, making it incredibly easy to wipe clean with a damp towel. It’s lightweight and low-profile, making it ideal for RVs, dorms, or as an extra burner during holiday hosting. The gold accents also give it a much more premium, sleek look than standard black units.

Not a bad product at all, but can definitely use some improvement. I Used it to cook pozole right out of the box, let me tell you this thing can handle huge pots with ease. It brought a 24qt pot of room temperature water with about 4 pounds of cold meat boil in about 30 minutes, this little guy is a fast and keeps you on your toes. However, after a few accidental over spills from boiling, the control panel cover began to peel off and the buttons began to fail. I didn't want to return it just yet, I stopped using it for a few days to see if it would function again.... no luck. Power button worked and it would only display the number 5.0. This thing would still be hot enough to fry fresh tortillas for chilaquiles in an instant. Now, I have to be careful that I don't spill anything on it or it would display an error and shut off, but the damn thing still works.. looks like crap now but a warrior and that's why I haven't returned it since I first purchased back in March. Plus, I added some tape on the control panel to keep fluids out. The cleaning of the surface is somewhat easy but only if you clean it as soon as you spill anything on it, otherwise you'll end up with what I got now. This thing packs a punch for such a small and portable design. I give it 4 stars for its ability to heat up any type of cooking element quickly.... I don't care if it reaches the temperature it displays or not, if I can throw down in the office kitchen fast... that's all I need.. Removed 1 star for quality... maybe make the top all glass and change the control panel to a capacitive touch panel?

Have had this since 2021. Dailey use, no failures. If it quit working today I will have gotten my money’s worth. I might add, it is very easy to clean an shows no wear, unlike my POS LG electric range. It heats up amazingly fast. Timer and temp controls so you don’t burn stuff and an auto shut off for when you pass out and forget about it.

Wow! Finally the Technology Age has brought forth something truly efficient, useful, and even fun to use -- Inductive stove-top 'burners'. I really needed something like that. My old stove has been slowly dying, and now only one small burner was left alive, but it was only a matter of time before it too would die, and I would have to call in the landlord... who probably isn't aware that I added to my collection of kitty cats... I now have six, which is probably about five more than he would approve of. So when I heard about Inductive cookware, it intriqued me, and of course one can buy anything at Amazon. I read up at Wikipedia how Inductive cookware works. You need a magentic frying pan or Wok, or a flat iron or steel interface disk that will get hot which you can put your regular pans on. What happens with magnetic pots and pans is that the electric current from the Inductive Heater flows in ordinary magnetic fashion along the very surface of the pot or pan where resistance is significant enough to impede the current enough to create heat. all the heat is captured by the pot or pan and none lost to the surrounding air and pot handles and such. Very efficient! But with regular pots, the current goes deep into the metal of the pot and pan and there is so little resistance that there can be very little heat but a huge electronic load on the Inductive Heater, which tells it to flash an Error Message, I think "E0" which means you do not have the proper cookware. It turns out I did not have the proper cookware. Hmmmm, so it needs to be magnetic, but how does one know whether or not something is magnetic if one does not have a magnet, and I couldn't find a magnet readily anywhere, but honestly, most electric motors and every electronic speaker has a magnet, and so I went to my closet full of old computer junk and found one of those old speakers that used to come included with the old PC Towers. I got a big carpenter's claw hammer and put on protective goggles and tried smashing into that little plastic computer speaker thing to get to the speaker itself. I thought the thing would shatter, but sometimes plastic will surprise you. But I was able to finally beat the thing apart and extract the speaker and its Magnet. Yes, none of my pots or pans were magnetic. How could that be? Aluminum is more expensive than steel, or so I thought. Why in the Age of Cheap Crap has Steel and Iron been replaced by Aluminum? Or they must have discovered some Even Cheaper Metal... I'll have to re-check the Periodic Chart when I have a chance, for a new metalic element called "Crapium" or something. But, I had to go Shopping first. First K-Mart -- a million pots and pans, but my little Broken Speaker did not stick to anything. Oh, there was a set of three iron frying pans -- the largest was barely big enough for one pancake, and the other two were even smaller.... for what!? Toy frying pans for Barby's First Cook Set!? I live on a beautiful but Retail-Limited Island and so it was off to, Thank the Good Lord, Macy's, as long as you can afford it, They also had thousands of Mystery Metal pots and pans that left my poor little magnet completely insensitive, but finally found these nice glimmering silver colored stainless steel frying pans with clear covers that my magnet clunked onto. And large black colored woks. I got home and played with my dinner. The Inductive Cooker can be set for temperature and time... no more starting dinner to be alerted only by the smell of smoke and fire that one has left it 'on' too long. Honestly, in the Old Days one could not close a door on the Kitchen without inviting disaster. Now one can set a stew for a low temperature and a half an hour, and go off and do what one does and fetch dinner when one is ready for it. And it is efficient! the Island People had already taught me keep the Water Heater turned off all the time except for 6 or 7 minutes before one wants to take a shower... and that saved me 'Tons' of money on my electric bill. I can't wait to see how much my electric bill declines because I will only be cooking food now instead of super-heating the kitchen and burning half of my meals. Also, I should add that this Duxtop 1800 is very sturdy looking, with a large enough looking cooktop. It is intuitively easy to use. Honestly, I really do love it... and getting the necessary pots and pans was, well, not so much an inconvenience, as an opportunity for bonding with my new stovetop miracle thing, and improving my education in mettilurgy, electronic engineering and thermal dynamics, not to mention the fun I had in hammer-smashing some old computer junk...

I NEVER LEAVE feedback on AMAZON before, the reason is it is always no issue, not at all with amazon, this time is also not with amazon, but with the 3rd party itself. I have been purchase things online for years on amazon, target, walmart, newegg, GAP many many others, but this is the FIRST time in my life ever had this bad customer experience, that I DONT know where is those 4 start of this product come from. I did purchase this due to the stars that it has but it shows to me I am worng. here is what is going on: 1- I purchase it and it arrives on some Wednesday afternoon, I immediately test it and it is not working, the fan positions is not correct so it causing huge noise as the fan might touching some place - you need to know that that is not normal fan noise from the induction cooker - I use it for years for my old one, and no issue at all, this one is not and it is not heating it might be the fan itself is not working 2- I immediate trying to print the return label from amazon,com that want to return it (not replace it ), as I know this product is not trust able anymore. But I didn't noticed that before that this is not sold from amazon but from other 3rd party sellers, then all I have to is to call amazon customer support\ 3- Amazon told me they are contacting the seller for a return label to send me that i can return it, amazon sent them an email then after a day (noticed that after a day when night in US) they replied me (I noticed after that they always reply in the night or mid night PDT time ) so they are not in states. with the following Hello, Thank you for contacting us regarding your Duxtop Induction Cooktop. Are you receiving any type of error code on your units display? Lafraise. 4- Then I reply to them telling them the fan is not working and the cooker is not heat up; ( I was surprised to see they asking so details without send me a shipping label right away, normally others do i dont need to mention the reason I can return with any reason - then I lost one day, and what they reply again Dear Anne, Thank you for confirming the issue you are experiencing. You may either return the unit for warranty repair or you can cut the power cord (unplug first) close to the base of your unit and email us pictures. One picture of the top of the unit with the power cord cut and one picture of the bottom of the unit showing the rating label with the power cord cut please. Once verifying the unit is no longer functioning we will then ship you a replacement unit. Please confirm your current shipping address. Lafraise. 5- I was angry _ this unit I want to return the second day and you are only for repair, I dont want to waste my money and time as there is friends coming in the weekend for hot pot; and I have already got one from new egg, I dont need this , then I told them again I want to return not troubleshooting, not repair. That is my right as a customer and for a non-working unit within 2 days I DONT WANT TO REPAIR, it not worth it Then I telling them what I write above the replied Hello, Thank you for contacting us regarding your Duxtop Induction Cooktop. Is there a specific issue you are experiencing with your unit? Lafraise. 6- See it is like a machine answer, then I mailed them again the replied Hello, Thank you for contacting us. Please cut the power cord (unplug first) close to the base of your unit and email us pictures. One picture of the top of the unit with the power cord cut and one picture of the bottom of the unit showing the rating label with the power cord cut please. Once verifying the unit is no longer functioning we will then issue you a full refund. Lafraise. 7 - i have no chice but send them pics and they replied Hello, Unfortunately we are unable to verify the power cord is cut in the attached two pictures. Please email us pictures showing the units power cord has been cut as instructed below. We will then gladly be able to issue you the refund you have requested. Lafraise. 7- Then it is about 2 weeks gone and I am still strugging on that return, which is my right and now it is not with their customer care - I got money back from amazon from their protection plan, thanks but I would like to let you know that this is not something you want to trust, never, VERY bad customer experience, never take your time and money as a way that they cares customers, I WONT buy anything from them, thanks for listening.]

LOVE this cooktop, but it uses a LOT of power while turned off, so always unplug it after the fan stops. As shown in the photo, it uses about 0.32 amps when turned off, which is about 38 watts, or nearly as much as an old 40 watt incandescent light bulb. One reason to use induction burners is to save energy and greenhouse gasses, but if you don't unplug this it will waste a lot. (This is NOT while the fan is still running, but to put this in perspective, it uses only about 0.33 amps while the fan continues to run.) Comparing this with other burners for boiling one quart of water: Burner, Seconds, Amps, Watt Hrs. This duxTop: 276, 14.0, 130. " This on Level 5: 590, 8.0, 157 Resistance Hot Plate: 700 , 11.4, 265. Electric Tea Kettle: 390, 7.9, 103. Large Propane Burner: 390 seconds. Med Large Propane: 520. Small Propane Burner: 930. Notice that, though this duxTop induction was the fastest to heat a quart of water, the electric tea kettle used the least electricity, because it uses less current. Also note that the description says this burner uses 18 amps, but it actually uses only 14. This is not surprising for such appliances, and is probably preferable, since many outlets are wired for only 15 amps. For instance, our nominal 15 amp resistance cooktop actually only uses 11.4 amps. Update: We like this induction cooktop so much we bought a second one, so almost all of our cooking can be on them (A show on Public TV convinced us that cooking with gas can contribute to asthma and allergy problems, plus the gas is said to contribute more to greenhouse gasses.) This one uses essentially the same amount of power as our first duxTop when turned off, so that wasn't an anomaly of the first one. Note that two of these cooktops should not be used on the same electrical circuit, since most houses have only 15 or 20 amp service to the outlets. We luckily have two separate circuits run to our kitchen "island" and were able to put each duxTop on a separate circuit, though one of them also has that electric tea kettle, a blender, a toaster, and a coffee maker on the same circuit. Unfortunately, our outlets are inside cabinet doors, so I installed an inexpensive power bar outside the door on each. Now we can just turn off the power bar when the duxTop isn't in use. As to reviewer's complaints about the thermostat mode not being accurate, I found both our cooktops immediately stopped boiling when either the Level was reduced to 1, or the temperature was reduced to 140 F (see video). After sitting at 140 F for a good while, the Silver model temperature agreed with our candy thermometer very well, but the temperature of the Gold model was well below the 140 F setting. Conclusion: if you need accurate temperature oontrol, and don't want to watch the pot yourself. compare it to a candy thermometer as soon as you open it. If not happy, send it back and try again. Finally, I recommend paying the extra dollar to get the silver model, because it's very hard to read the labels on the gold one. Our second duxTop is silver because I suspected it would be easier to read, and it is.