Nuwave Gold Precision Induction Cooktop, Portable, Large 8" Heating Coil, 12" Shatterproof Ceramic Glass Surface, 51 Temperature Settings from 100°F to 800F, 3 Watt Settings 600, 900, 1500 Watts

Después de sólo un año, se descompuso el botón de prender. Desafortunadamente, el servicio del fabricante Nuwave era pésimo. No querían honrar su garantía. Afortunadamente, Amazon me ayudaron a rectificar la situación. En fin, me gustó mucho el control preciso de temperatura. También el calor es más consistente. No haze este ciclando prender-apagar-prender-apagar-etc. Pero después de que se descompusieron los botones, no puedo recomendar este producto.

Easy to use and control the temperature. Be careful about how you pick up the item as it has a cheap plastic cage around the fan, underneath. Without realizing this I picked up the first one I owned and broke it. Despite this I did buy a second because I enjoyed the instant heat. It is a time saver as well as energy saver.

I received my Nuwave induction cooktop on time and undamaged. Given the mixed reviews on this refurbished product, I felt like I was taking a chance. However, so far I'm impressed. I've been using induction cooktops for several years now but I'm enjoying being able to set the watts used and the fine temperature control. I also like the dimpled surface of the cooktop making it a little less slippery than others I have used. It cooks a little slower than my last unit which was rated at 1800 watts, but I'd rather have the flexibility of lower temperatures for simmering and melting butter without burning it. At this point, I'm a happy customer.

This is my first magnetic induction hot plate. The refurb was a new open box PIC Gold Pro version. I'm now sure that these were made by engineers for engineers and tinkerers. The input settings for Watts and temperature sometimes has a side effect in the duty cycle that causes temperature variations. I had to check how well it heats because I've had some really bad hot plates in the past. The PIC Gold Pro is labelled 700/900/1500 Watts. I measured 660/860/1180 Watts. The 1500W only works at the 575 degree "Sear" temp setting. That is the TURBO mode. I also noted the lower temps used the 1180W (1500W displayed) power setting and had a 70% duty cycle which didn't work as well for boiling water. The 900W setting had a 100% DC so they are actually the same average power except for the Sear temp setting. For the least temperature variations it should have the lowest Watts and highest duty cycle that can maintain the cooking temp. The DC is not displayed so I thought that I'd need to figure out when to pick the 600W or the 900W setting to get the highest DC. With a 10" pork chop sauté pan at 375 med high, there doesn't seem to be a DC and the power is 100% constant 750W which works great. A 12" potato skillet at 375 had a constant 950W and a 8" egg pan at 375 had a constant 650W. The 12" pan was cooler on the edges so it did have a hot spot in the middle 8" area. Some 12" pans are better than others at spreading the heat. My 12" T-fal 5 qt jumbo cooker with an iron base does a good job. My 12" stainless pans focus the heat on the 8" area. The PIC Gold Pro version temp selections are 100/175/275/375/425/575 and then it can go up or down in 5 deg steps. It really could use a 325 setting instead of the 275 setting. I can see myself jumping between 275 and 375 often to avoid waiting for the +/- buttons. I got rid of my cast iron set many many years ago and now I'm really looking forward to getting back into cooking with iron and a 5 qt dutch oven is needed for boiling pasta since my old one won't work with the induction burner. The induction ready pans with an iron base should work better with my IR stovetop too since the DC on it causes big problems with temp variations at lower temps. Note: Be careful to preheat pans at 600W or 900W before using the 1500W Sear temp setting. I read several reviews that pans cracked because of uneven heating. The boil pots and flat cast iron grill plates will be more resistant to cracking but can still crack from rapid heating or cooling. And if using high temps, be aware of the flash point of any oils used. I measured a cast iron pan during preheating at 460 degrees when it was set to 375. Temps WILL overshoot when preheating and cause the oil to smoke and char in the pan. It may be best to preheat at 325 or 275. Update: I've bought a full set of tri-ply cookware and several cast iron chef skillets to use with this hot plate. These spread heat more evenly to the edges of the pan. The sauce pans (pots) heat more evenly up the sides. The old induction base pans are now mainly used on the ceramic IR stove. When it gets used that is.

Bought this to use with my pressure canner. Can plug it in anywhere and is a great size for my canner.