Proctor Silex Plate, Adjustable Temperature, Compact and Portable
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'This thing is great. I could not find a new hot plate capable of boiling water. New ones constantly shut of the power near the boiling point. Probably a safety issue to the mfg. I have an old hot plate that works great. It is two burners, both rated at 750 watts. Problem with it is too big. This one has one burner and is 1,200 watts. I use them to add moisture to a dry house. This unit heats the water very fast and you can turn it down to maintain a boil. Coils on the old one would turn red hot if left running with no pot. This one will turn off the burners so they don\'t get red hot. It took about 5 min to get a large pan to start boiling. Within 10-15 min it was a rolling boil. The bad thing is, there is no graduations on the knob to know where the heat setting it. And the cord is only 27".'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I read soooo many reviews for these electric burners and i'm glad i settled on this one. works great!!!\ni recommend plugging this into a grounded power strip if you live in an old building are using other electric appliances to the same outlet, that way it will shut off and wont short your outlet.PROS: I love that this thing heats thing up so fast! water boils, eggs and other things cook no problem!\nCONS: the power light stays on all the time when it's plugged in, even if it's switched to off, so you cant tell the difference when it's on or just plugged in."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'My oven broke so I decided to get this electric range rather than spend hundreds of dollars to replace the oven. It’s all I need since I’m the only person I have to cook for. Don’t really need a full size oven. Between this range, my microwave and toaster oven I can make anything I need to. So far I’ve used it to make pasta, eggs, pancakes, chicken cutlets, pork chops etc… everything came out great. Been using it for a couple of months. So far so good.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "This single burner hot plate is a high quality, very efficient & easy to use hot plate. It's compact size leaves lots of room on your counter top for other things. It gets hot enough to use for any food, either to cook or just keep hot. I love the white color as well. It heats up & cools off quickly. My only criticism is that the dial does not have numbers to judge the amount of heat that is being produced. It goes from 0 to Hi, so you have to estimate the amount of heat you want. Moderately priced, it's an excellent value. Proctor-Silex has always produced quality appliances in my opinion."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'this burner is outstanding. i purchased 3 other burner type from Amazon and those are awful. all 3 of them cannot maintain heat (cooks and then auto shuts off then will come on again). it is a safety mech i guess to control the temp of the food but i wanted to boil water so this was impossible to do.\nthen i got this handy thing and it is just like a single cook top. it can fry, boil water and cook just about anything. just use the right size pan and it is great for travel, we take ours to any hotel that does not a kitchen.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "The Proctor Silex Electric Single Burner Cooktop is as easy as it gets, turn the knob and it gets hot. I bought this for my mom because she couldn't find a non-stick pan that worked as well with her new glass ceramic cooktop like her old electric burner cooktop. She told me she loves this portable burner cooktop because she can use her old non-stick pans to make her omelets and crepes just like she used to. Not to mention, this cooktop is much easier to clean then her ceramic glass cooktop which she must use a special cleaner. A month ago we stayed a few days in a hospital hotel kitchenette suite… microwave, refrigerator/freezer, coffee maker, toaster and etc., all that was missing was a cooktop, so we brought ours. It made the hospital stay much less stressful and more peaceful because no one had to run out to get food for every meal because we could prepare it ourselves and the cleanup was a snap. In conclusion, this is a great solution for someone like my mom who is used to the old fashioned way of cooking but it is also wonderful for on the go as well."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "We needed a countertop burner during our kitchen remodel, and I wanted something basic (this) and another more powerful one. Honestly this little one takes the cake more than the fancier option. I saw other reviewers complaining about boiling water - I was expecting mediocre results but it boiled a small/medium sized pot of water within minutes - way faster than my old electric stove did. My more expensive model has more power to it on the whole, but takes awhile to get going. This one is super fast to full heat.\n\nOnce the remodel is done, I think we'll be happy to take this on trips or use out on the deck. I recommend!"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I have a nice induction stove that only works with pots and pans that have iron or steel in them. One of my favorite snacks is Jiffy Pop Popcorn, which comes in an aluminum pan. So this small hotplate is just what I needed. Yes, it is best to unplug it when not in use, but I do that with all portable appliances anyway. I set it to about the 2/3 mark, (just past straight down), let it heat up and then put the Jiff Pop pan on. As soon as I do that I shake that pan. If you do not shake the pan, the pop corn will burn. I am done in three minutes and have my snack. Like I said, it works for me. Remember, shake...shake...shake!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Great little burner! We are without a kitchen (stove, counters, etc) for two weeks for a remodel. While the grill, air fryer and oven are all options, I would like to make eggs and boil pasta, both staples for my kiddos. I made eggs for breakfast with this right out of the box and it cooked them just fine. It won’t be used that often after the kitchen is completed, but it is perfect in a pinch. I probably will not use it for long simmering or complex dishes. I’ll keep it as a back up for sure! If you need a basic burner this is a great budget option.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'It is super easy to use, great price and doesn’t take long to get to a high temperature. I recently had a problem with the gas at my house and we needed to boil water for personal use, and let me tell you that this did a great job. In less than 5 min we were able to boil a BIG por of water. I order a second one and we haven’t had a problem so far as other reviewers are mentioning.'}]