CB-30P1 Cast-Iron Single Burner, Stainless Steel

I love this burner. Rarely do I use my traditional stove to cook. Why? This burner even on the min setting i get a full boil. Cooking is even. Size is plenty and sturdy. I have not cooked for a large fsmily but this is an easy fix and cheaper than running my traditional stove. I settled on Cuisinart because of my life experience that it is a good solid company to trust. No noise. Temp control steady. Installation a breeze. Read instructions. Clean as recommended. Heats up quickly.

My range finally gave up and I'm not ready to chose a new one yet, so I researched single burners to get through the summer since everything pretty much gets cooked on the Blackstone anyway. I chose this burner because of how well designed and built it seemed to be. I'm happy to say that it's fabulous. I ordered two, but one was obviously used, so sent it back and Amazon exchanged it at no cost to me. I don't put up with receiving used products when I've paid for new. The second burner was new and perfect and works just as nicely as the first one. If water drips on the burner, don't leave it. You need to wipe it down asap because it's cast iron and will rust. Don't touch when hot though because it gets super hot, super fast. Way faster than the burners on my stove ever did. The burners take also quite a while to cool down again for the same reason, they're cast iron and hold on to the heat, which is nice for keeping things warm. Rust might be a problem in a humid climate and I probably wouldn't use them around little kids who can't be trusted to leave them alone because that's just an accident waiting to happen. Other than those two things, I think these burners are just about perfect. We've cooked several times with them and so far, so good. Love them and would highly recommend them for use in the appropriate circumstances.

I purchased this is 2018, used it every single day for all meals and it is STILL going strong!!! Because the burner plates are cast-iron they take a little while to warm up, but once hot, they maintain a stable heat. The larger burner is big/hot enough for frying foods, and the smaller burner works great for warming things up or bringing smaller pots to boil. It’s been a fantastic stove top for a small living space. Highly recommended.

Bought this as a last resort to buy some time before replacing our defective out-of-warranty LG range. Overall, this works really well and has been a great help in our kitchen. It heats reliably and is easy to move around as needed. Having two burners is nice. My main criticisms are that it takes a while to heat up (especially the smaller burner). It also stays hot for quite a while, so you need to anticipate that when lowering the temperature on what you're cooking. Also the entire metal top gets quite hot to the touch, not just the burners themselves, so be careful! Ultimately, I wouldn't want to have to rely on this forever, but it's a great, inexpensive solution whether you need extra cooking surfaces or, like us, are dealing with a lemon of a "real" range that you can't replace immediately.

What can I say? It's a Cuisinart! Yes, I am sold on Cuisinart products! They have not failed me yet! (I've had my blender/food processor/chopper since 1990, and it is still going strong!) I needed a 2nd table-top burner. When I saw this one, (even though I could have gotten a cheaper one) , I knew this would be the better purchase. I have bought Cuisinart products in the past and have been very pleased with my purchases. The quality and performance alone is worth it to me! This burner has a normal weight, not too heavy, it is as described. 😁 It's definitely worth every cent! The only draw back is that I got the chrome top, instead of black. Chrome (for me) is harder to keep clean than the black. 😁. That was my mistake, not the fault of Cuisinart. 😁 It does clean up well, it just takes a little more work. 😁. It is not a self shut off unit, that I am aware of. However, whenever I cook anything, and it's about done, I will TURN OFF the burner 5-10 minutes before the food is done. Yes, it takes that much time to cool down. I use this almost every day. It is a whole lot easier to clean up than my ceramic top stove, and I think it uses less electric (110 amps) instead of my Ceramic top electric stove (220 amps). And this burner take LESS time to heat up than my ceramic top stove. The cooking is more efficient, too, in terms of say, chicken n Noodles. I can not make this dish on my ceramic top, as it fluctuates in temperature, trying to maintain an even temp. It is that "shut down" time, (temp fluctuating) that causes my noodles to become tough, instead of fluffy. This Cuisinart table top burner maintains the temp (like a coil burner) and my noodles come out perfect!) 😅 I am thinking about getting a 2nd one. Sometimes I need 2. I had another brand (for about 6 mos. before it died. 😞. Another well known name, but the product did not hold up. I am definitely buying another Cuisinart table top burner!

Works very well. Heats up immediately. Using it for my basement kitchenette. I could be more happy with the product. Great value for price.

UPDATE 2: If it weren't for the horrible customer service experience when this died after 1-yr, this would be 4-5 stars. But I now can't recommend buying this -- it only lasted a year & Cuisinart's warranty process is ridiculous. 1st Cuisinart told me replacement units were in stock & they'd process my order the next business day, then they told me it was on its way, then that it had never been sent because it was on backorder, then that my order was put on hold by the warehouse & if I hadn't called to get a Tracking # they would never have released the order & a replacement cooktop would never have been sent. I asked for a supervisor who told me they would "expedite" my order (another week's wait) but I would need to call back in 3 business days to get a Tracking # (assuming it actually shipped this time). I gave up & ordered a new cooktop from Amazon w/ overnight shipping. This is cheap enough (& the price has gone down since I 1st bought it) I guess you could buy a new one every year when it stops working, just know that's a possibility before you buy. Also, to be fair, Amazon said they haven't heard complaints like this before about awful Cuisinart warranty experiences so I may have just had very bad luck, but consider yourself warned. UPDATE 1: It's been just over 1-year since we started using this & out of nowhere, both burners stopped working. Turn the knobs, the red lights turn on as if it's heating up, but both burners are stone cold. After unplugging & plugging it back in, the small burner works again, but that's only good for heating things up, not so much for cooking. The large burner (which we used the most as it gets hotter) is officially dead. There's a 3-year warranty, so I called to get it replaced & that 1st call was pretty painless, but subsequent calls are giving different info on how long it'll take to receive a replacement. 2 Weeks (if it arrives that soon) w/ no good way to cook is not okay for the elderly!! May just buy a new one for now since I can get that w/ one-day Prime shipping. Wish these things lasted longer... ORIGINAL REVIEW: Got this for my elderly parents & so far, so good! We tried an induction portable cooktop first, but that was too complicated for them. This is exactly what they needed: Easy to use & heats up a lot faster than their last in-counter electric coil cooktop (at least the left burner does, which is primarily what they use). They do all their cooking on this now! Very happy with it. Hope it lasts. Also, some reviews mention how you need to burn off a smell at first; I did so but didn't really smell anything, go figure.

I have had a coil double burner, a gas burner, an induction burner and now this one. The first one was Ok. The gas one worked well, but I found the gas part to be a bit cumbersome and I preferred electric power. The induction burner was a pain to use even though I have plenty of workable pans — its performance was unpredictable and after about a year its brain was damaged and it quit working at all. So I got this one. Simple knob and heat control- check. Two burners, one hotter than the other- check. Easy to clean surface - check. Easy to use - check. The reviews about the difference in heat in the two burners are correct. And if you want a temperature high enough to fry, you may be disappointed. The burner does take a while to cool down, so be careful. But for my purposes, this works — I can keep potential messes and smells outside on the patio where it lives, grill burgers and sear a steak outside of the house. It is not an expensive stove, but will serve most purposes as an alternative burner.

Arrived in good time! Product works great fits its purpose!

La mejor hornilla eléctrica que encontré en Amazon, ya la he estado utilizando por varios meses y funciona a la perfección, es altamente recomendable.

I got this because sometimes I do not want to use gas. Great little product. It heats up fairly fast and does everything it promised. High temperature is just that - high! Accurate indicator. I rarely use it at a 5(its hottest) 2 or 3 is sufficient. I have to get used to the fact that, unlike gas, takes a little time to heat up and once heated up it takes a long time too cool. It looks good and is easy to clean.

I bought this item for camping. I love how it is simple to operate and easy to clean. I love the simple dials and not a whole bunch of buttons and lights. The only drawback is that the smaller burner has less watts so doesn't heat up as fast.

This is a good hotplate with reasonable power. I bought this for pressure canning because my stove controls are behind the large pot whereas this unit's control is in the front. It does the job but due to lower wattage takes exponentially longer to reach pressure. The control is very good once at pressure because the cast iron burner is slow to lose heat, however the overall added time was just too much and I went back to the stove for pressure canning. This unit is still great for general purpose cooking. Something to consider is the cast iron burner takes a very long time to cool down and the overall unit gets quite warm so it may take a while to be safely transported after use in a "portable" setting.