duxtopInduction Hob, Induction Cooker Countertop Burner with LCD Sensor Touch 2100 Watts, 20 Temperature Levels, 20 Power Levels, 10-Hour Timer, Safety Lock Design 9600LS

This is an excellent portable cooking hob. With appropriate cookware the heating is quick and even. The temperature control takes a little getting used to, it reads the temperature under the glass, not the pan itself (obviously). However, once this is got used to (with a relatively thin bottom to the pan the response time to any adjustments are readily observable, as is the evenness of heating across the pan base) the stability is excellent. Gentle simmering at 110°C preset, steady boiling at 120°C preset, both remain constant and, with the built-in timer, accurate preparation requirements can be set and left. I have used it for boiling, gentle simmering and frying (I would NOT use it for sous vide, temperature control is too remote). I have used both gas and several versions of electric hobs in the past. This appears to combine the best attributes of both, and adds temperature and time control. What is there not to like, so long as one has the right sort of ferrous bottomed cookware (magnet sticks to the pan bottom). I particularly appreciated the 20 levels of power/temperature control, most other, cheaper, ones have 10 or 15 and less power than the 2.1Kw. While this might be adequate I played safe with a first-time purchase. So far I have had no regrets!I would highly recommend this to anyone to whom it might be useful, possibly as a worktop adjunct to an existing, conventional, hob of any type.

Excellent product use the item to boil water but trade time to boil.So does the job on a low setting and therefore able to use off grid

I wouldn't call this neat - it's quite substantial compared to the last one I had - but it is tons better. Previously I've had problems sustaining a low, even heat for sauces etc, as food would heat up too high during the pulses. Well one of the first tests for this was slow cooked porridge. I used the power setting rather than the temperature one and achieved the perfect porridge with no sticking or burning. But it will also boil quickly if that's what you want. So far - a big thumbs up from me!

Over a year on - this hob has lasted with quite a lot of use, and still cleans so easily, with just a wipe with a damp cloth after each use. It's light enough to pick up and put away in a cupboard between uses. It heats very quickly to a high temperature and goes low enough to just keep warm too. Now for the downside. I often use a frying/saute pan with a 22cm base. This does NOT work well. The outer ring marked on this hob might give you the impression it will heat to that size pan. It doesn't. It heats around 5 inches in the centre. The food in the outside areas of the pan will not cook like the centre, and thus you find the centre of expensive induction pans are all burning and have a dark circle in the middle where they have been damaged with a high temperature but the outside is still like factory finish because the pan simply hasn't heated outside that small ring it shows. Yes, you can put bigger pans on but nothing will cook! Looking at other makes, it seems this is common with induction hobs made for the home cook. They have a coil in that only is as big as that middle circle. They all say how a bigger pan can be used, but food won't cook unless you keep drawing it to the middle which you can with something like a stir fry, but not pancakes or something that needs leaving flat until it's cooked. Even 6 fried eggs will cook in the middle of the pan but the outside few inches won't. If you want something that is going to heat a larger base, it seems you need to go for the commercial pans.The second issue with this, and I've had two of these now and they're both the same, is that you leave something simmering at a certain level and the timer on for say 10 minutes. Half way through the level of heat changes and it goes on to full! Not good.

Had a cheaper one before and was sick of the lack of control at lower temperatures (1000w for 1s, off for 3s) which would ruin rice. Lowest continuous power of this one is 660w and the pulse for lesser powers seems more regular. Also, temperature control option is pretty accurate. If used with a decent, thick-based pan then all good! Photo is from a 32cm pan. Too big for it really. Smaller pans distribute the heat much better. All the usual benefits of induction, obviously.

Instant heat, easy to control but like all things in cooking, you have to get to know its character!Clever instant buttons for boil and warm but beware they sometimes seem to revert when you have changed the setting when the water/dish has boiled and you want to just simmer. Don't know why!BUT EXCELLENT overall - light and easy to put away on its side.ADVICE: start on the default 5 setting and just use the power numbers to go up and down, 10 for hottest, 1 for lowest simmer, to discover which setting is best for your dish. The response is instant so you get quick feedback. My pressure cooker has worked better than ever before on low simmer! Temperature control is fine too but it is slow to settle and you may got too hot or too cold for a while until it settles to the temp you want.I would not change it and after reading all the reviews of problems with other hobs, eg full on/off simmer, NONE of those apply to this excellent design, I am relieved and pleased to discover!

I have just moved into a new apartment. I mainly use an air fryer for cooking but sometimes I need a hob, which was gas in my old apartment. I didn't want to buy a new cooker as I hardly ever used the old one so I bought the Duxtop Induction Hob, Induction Cooker Countertop Burner instead. I had used an induction hob before when I lived abroad. I find induction cooking better than straight electric or gas. Far more contollable than either. With twenty control settings it so easy to simmer, something I found difficult with gas or electric. It heats up rapidly thus saves power and money. Put simply I couldn't do without it. I looked at lots of small induction hobs before buying this one. It's ease of use and total controllability makes it stand out from the rest on Amazon. I personally can not recommend this product highly enough. It is a brilliant buy.