Easy to use! Gets hot fast
I bought this and tried it out last night. I have some Tramontina stainless induction cookware and put the dutch oven on the cooktop with about 1/4 full of tap water. When you turn on the cooktop, it senses the presence of induction cookware and immediately went to 1400 Watts (it goes up to 1800 in 200 increments), which according to the user manual is High. The water boiled in a few minutes, and the bubble pattern forming on the bottom of the pan looked very even.
The highest setting, 1800 Watts, is Max/Sear mode and uses your entire 15A electrical circuit (1800 Watts / 120 Volts = 15 Amps) which means you can't have anything else running on your 15A circuit. I can't imagine ever using the Max/Sear mode, especially for no more than a few minutes or seconds to put a crust on a piece of meat or fish. The 1400 Watt setting uses 11.67A (1400W divided by 120V), leaving 3.33A for the rest of my electrical items on the circuit. This was fine with running my mini bar-fridge...
Nice unit, slow customer service from manufacturer
I am familiar with induction cooking and own an induction range. Got this unit for a portable. Works essentially the same as one of the lower power units on my induction range. You will notice slower boiling of water than with a full 220v induction range but that should be clear to anyone before they buy. Only design complaint is that the four plastic feet are hard and slippery so the unit tends to slide easily on countertop.
Our unit, after two weeks use, shows an intermittent error code e01 which codes as overheating but it does so even at simmer. Phone call to manufacturer gets an answering machine. No return call in 24 hrs.
Warranty requires you pay shipping both ways.
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