IMUSA Double Electric Hot Plate, Black

This is s great little burner! Excellent value. Compared to its "familiar 'trusted' brand competition, the Imusa outperforms by all metrixs: The cast iron covering (welded to base) distributes the heat evenly compared to the old coils; it heats up fast, and the extra wattage (1200) is a significant step up from the old 1000. It boils water in a big pot, and simmered chicken consomme, poached 2 eggs, kept all the food piping hot. No impatient "hangry" chef :) The cast iron on black and compact design looks great on the countertop (had to stow my old burner, it looked like a garage item). Elevated feet protect your countertops. One caveat: the entire unit does get hot, even the casing. Use hot plates to move it, keep one handy.

My use is "off label" I bought it to heat a small pan of blueing salts. At full power the unit got the molten salts hot enough to produce a uniform dark blue. My lab hot plate melted the salts in the pan but did not reach blueing temperature. It has enough power to boil a small pan of water and is very sturdy. The smooth surface heated my blueing evenly.

Both the burners work perfect it was easy to take out of a box no assembly and it cooks really fast high temperatures

Impossible to fully express how much I like this new & improved hotplate! Very fine item. I especially appreciate the closed top, so if I ever again let a pot boil over, there won't be any place to clean that I can't reach. The old hotplates with those coils were next to impossible to clean well. The size is just right too for the little studio apt I'm planning in the downstairs back half of my old Vic. Or the tiny house I might build if I ever join an LLC over-50 community. Or ....

I teach 5th grade Sci./Math. I used this to boil water in water cycle experiments. This item was purchased at the start of the second semester and has been used a lot. Now, it's summer time and it still works well, the same as when I fist purchased it. I also use this to boil my water for tea in the morning. The kids know to stay away from the hot plate, but it cools down quickly too.

I really like the hot plate I purchased and glad I bought 2 single ones. I live on a boat and the marine cooktop stopped working. It was expensive to replace so I originally purchased a double portable cooktop with the spiral burners. I thought that was a great stove until I purchased these single burner cooktops. I can cook in two different areas so I don’t blow a fuse in my tight space.

It takes forever to heat up a pot of water. Like seriously, forever. When the water finally heats up, it doesn't stay at constant temperature. Totally useless and a waste of money.

I love it. Works really well. Very light weight and handy to have. I use it a lot if I'm making meals for 2 people. Cools down fairly quick. It's worth every penny.