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A quick update. I have been using this induction cook top for 6 months now on a daily basis, it is the only cook top I use. I am still as happy with it as I was when I first started using it. Getting use to the heat settings did not take long and it does hold true to the temperature. I most certainly recommend this product to others. Am very happy with my investment. I just received my Duxtop induction cook top from Amazon a few days ago. I have to say, this is a wonderful cook top and I am glad that I made this purchase. I purchased it because my regular gas cook top was no longer safe to use and I needed a burner desperately. I did my homework on several of these cook tops and I found this to be the best option in its price range. There is a slight learning curve in using it as the heat settings are accurate and of course you have to use the preset heat ranges, they increase or decrease by 20 degrees and are not quite what you would expect them to be -- I would like it better if you could increase or decrease by 10 degree increments, and if low went a little lower, say to 120 degrees. I am not sure that on my regular cook top I ever actually cooked at 350/360 degrees even though I thought I was. I did read in other reviews as to the sound of the fan -- not even as bad as indicated -- and the red "on" light remaining lit -- not a problem and you know you have your appliance plugged in -- I am glad that the light stays lit and you can tell the difference between it being plugged in to power and the unit actually being on -- it is not rocket science -- with the light being on I can remember that I need to unplug it, as anything electrical from a TV etc. can start a fire if left plugged in and you have a faulty plug you might not know you have. I unplug everything when I leave or just when I am not using it -- I have all my electrical items on surge protectors so it is easy to "disconnet" them by just shutting off the surge protector switch. (you might want to consider purchasing a meter to check the working condition of your electrical outlets and then you can replace a faulty outlet before it can cause a problem (fire) -- they are inexpensive, you do not need to be an electrician to check the outlets and the device just plugs into the outlet and lets you know if the outlet is working properly or not -- a great safety device that will save a house fire.) An induction cook top reguires pans that have a magnetic bottom on them, so you do need to use a magnet to see if it adheres to the bottom of your pans. I mostly use Calphalon pans and they are not magnetic, but I also use cast iron pans (which I actually prefer except for the weight, but now I have found they are making light weight cast iron pans) which are. Also, be sure to take a magnet with you when you shop for pans for your induction cook top. I found I did have a couple of stainless steel fry pans that were magnetic, but I have no sauce pans that are and will need to purchase a couple or invest in the special magnetic round (amazon sells this) to put on the cook top between the cook top and non-magnetic pans so that you can use them. At $34.99 it is pricy for what it is - but if you do not want to have to purchase new pans and yours are not magnetic you will need to invest in one. As always, I was very pleased with the order processing and handling and had my unit within three (3) days. I am a Prime Member, if you are not and you order from Amazon on a somewhat regular basis you might want to consider becoming a Prime Member, AND NO I am not an Amazon employee -- their program just has great benefits including the 2 day shipping. Anyway, you can not go wrong purchasing the Duxtop and I am going to not replace my cooktop, but am going to keep on using this one and will purchase an additional one and then go with a stand alone convection oven. I would not hesitate to recommend this unit to my friends, and have done so, that they purchase this unit. I will say, you do not want to purchase an induction cooktop, or any kind for that matter, that is rated below 1500-watts (regardless of what they give you free along with it, you will not be happy with its performance, plus you will have paid excessively high shipping and handling costs both ways and for that cost you could have purchased two of these -- I am sure you have seen the infomercials a well known company has running whereby they will send you two for the price of one -- they obviously know the worth of their unit and that you will be returning it and they will not refund the shipping and handling cost -- so think seriously about how what appears to be a good bargain but is not! I also want to add that I live full time in an RV and the Duxtop works beautifully and does not take up too much space -- I have it on top of my non-working unit, I just put a cutting board over the top of my stove and set it on that. Hope this helps if you are contemplating the purchase of one of these units.

This is the best $49 I've spent in a while. This thing heats two cups of water to a boil in a little over two minutes. If you're used to a glass cooktop electric stove, you'll be blown away by how fast this thing is. I use mine with cast iron pans and they heat up almost instantly. There are two modes; 1) wattage and 2) temperature. They appear to do different things. When a tea kettle is whistling, all you have to do is hit the "off" switch and it'll stop whistling. My point is that the temperature change is immediate and for anyone who loves to cook, that's a great feature. There's also a timer and it's easy to set this thing up to heat for a minute or two and have it turn off. That way, I can turn my back on it and do other things and I won't come back to find my food burning. There's a fan in this thing so it does make a little bit of noise and I wasn't expecting that. No problem though. As fast as this thing is, a little fan noise is a small price to pay. I would say that this is significantly faster than using a gas stove. On the negative side, the control panel is plastic and if you drag a hot pan over it, you'll melt the surface of it. So you have to be careful. Would I buy this thing again? Absolutely. I think the thing that impresses everyone around here the most is the speed at which this thing can make boiling water. Once you get used to how it works, you'll be a lot less likely to burn anything because of the way the heat changes so quickly. When you reduce heat, it's a lot like taking the pan off of a conventional stove. Not all cookware will work with this thing. Get yourself a magnet and put it on the bottom of each of your pans (on the outside). If the magnet sticks, the pot will work with this. If the magnet doesn't stick very strongly, it might not work so great. If the magnet doesn't stick at all, forget it. Cast iron is cheap to buy and it works great. If you know what you're doing, you can get cast iron to be as nonstick as Teflon and sometimes even better. Again, your cast iron will heat almost instantly with this thing. In less than a minute, you can go from cold to hot enough to make oil smoke. You don't need expensive cookware for induction. Just go to Goodwill or Value Village with a magnet and you'll find lots of cheap options that will work great with this. I avoided getting one of these for a couple of years simply because I was under the false impression that they required expensive cookware. If you like to cook, you'll really enjoy having one of these!

I have only had it a week, I found a favorite stainless pan that works wonderfully, So I fixed the handle to it. I tried mac & cheese, the water boils quickly, I spilled some food on the cook top, but it was cold, so it wiped away. I have always appreciated electric frying pans, they hold a lot of food, & they have temperature control, So cooking with this induction over is not much different, because I tell it the temperature, & it always cooks it right. I made a couple eggs so far. I use the @2 setting to toast the bread in the pan with butter, & add ham & cheese & cook the egg, then I put the egg on the bread, . I love the resturant style, because they always taste better that way. I tried the temperature setting, but with eggs & sandwiches, the pan gets too hot, too fast, before the temperature gets regulated, but with larger dishes, I prefer the temperature control better. If the butter burns the bottom black, on the carbon steel pan, that is a good quality, that makes the pan slippery, & the eggs won stick. I also tried sausage in the pan, & if you burn the sausage to the pan, just splash about two teaspoons of water in the pan & scrape it a bit with the pancake turner & take out the sausage before it gets too dry again. When you are finished, you can wipe out the pan with a towel, If you wash it with water. You need to dry it with a towel, so it does not rust & add oil & wipe it out with a towel. I have heard many people complain about the fan noise, My hearing is as good as anyone else, & it was very quiet to me, a little fan, much like one in the computer, is all you hear, & is a very quiet wind noise. I did make one mistake, I had a little stainless mixing bowl, I had the burner set on high, took off the big pan & for 3 seconds, I left the stainless mixing bowl on it. I never thought it had time to get hot, but it almost burned me. I think its great, no heat around the pan, only the pan & the food gets hot. If this thing works forever, I will never have a complaint against it. I made some french fries in the carbon steel pan that I just bought, I can tell you that the cooking process of frying, made more noise than the fan did, for a second, I thought the fan was not running, until I turned off the cooking cycle. I made some mac cheese for grandson, but with vegetables & extra cheese, I turned up the heat to #10, to heat the water quickly, when the water boiled, I turned it to 210 degrees, The stove top then goes to its normal #5 setting. This is good,& since water will not get hotter that 212 degrees, but to steam up the house. I let stove top watch the temperature until it was done. I only enjoy two pans on the stove, the one carbon steel pan for frying, & the stainless for things that could affect the pan seasoning. Cast iron is great, but I dont want to lift them anymore. I tried making popcorn in the carbon steel 12 inch pan with lid, it worked wonderfully, I worried about scratching the stove top surface, but had no problems, a little oil bubbled out of the pan & lubricated the bottom of the pan & it slid so smoothly, & when the pan is at 390 degrees, I believe it is when the e2 error command comes on, telling me that it is done anyway. The 390 degree limit protects the pan & the food, It also happens to me sometimes when I do my stir fries. When it happens, you dont need to cook it any more, it is done. I took a towel & wiped the stove top, & it still looks like new. I could not find a good stainless wok, that would work on the Ductop stove, so I got some two gallon stainless mixing bowls, They heat evenly on the magnetic inductive stove, So now i can make soups & spagetti too. I tried them & they work fine, just remember to use a hot pad to move the pan when cooking in it, a dry folded washcloth will work,they can get as hot as 212 degrees as long as there is food with water in them. Well it has been about 6 months since I bought this tuxtop magnetic induction stove top, almost everyone is using it now, no hot stove, no smelly smoke, the pan gets hot, & it cooks the food. Lately I ran low on food, grandson always like egg ham & cheese sandwiches, but he always leaves the crust. I decided to make pancakes, we have bisquit mix, self rising flour, margarine & eggs, So i took a couple slices of ham & two slices of cheese, chopped them up, & put 1/2 cup bisquick mix, 1/2 cup self rising flour, two eggs, some bacon bits( more flavor) stirred it up & put it in my favorite stainless pan, one that the magnet sticks to. I heat the pan until the butter begins to smoke. I had it on #10 & turn it down to #6 & make pancakes until the mixture is gone. 3 pancakes to each pan (12 inch pan) Grandson loves them, they are nutritious ( don't tell him that) easy & quick. We add a little syrup, He goes wild on sugar, so we are very conservative on that. He loves them, they are a cheap breakfast, & he is not hungry all the time. If you like them, change styles, you can use hamburger, sausage, Try a cheap sausage that is good for you, make hamburger, sprinkle a little sage on your hamburger while cooking it, It does not have as much fat as bacon or sausage & costs nearly half the price. I bought this Tuxtop 3 months ago, it served me well, despite some misuse, be cautious of overheating it. It shows that I did abuse it a bit. The bakelite top is connected to the button display pannel, in case of overheating, the display could slightly separate from the stove top, a leak could cause malfunction,& drip water on the display pannel. I took mine apart, dried up the water, checked for any other damage, then put it together & used JB weld quick a (350 degree epoxy),on the top to seal the leaky crack,to avoid additional malfunction. It still works properly, after time to dry out. I finally epoxied a small ridge in front of the control display, to keep the water out of the controls, it works well since. I make mostly french fries, grilled ham& cheese, stir fries, & popcorn. After a year of owning it, I dont think I could ever be comfortable without it. It is like any computerized appliance , water in the wrong place can cause malfunction. Even though my pans are big enough, moisture still runs over the sides of the pan during the cooking process. I bought a pop up camper, gas cooking can be very hot in a little space, but with the duxtop, all the heat goes into the pan & the food. We cook coffee & vegetables inside, but meats are messy & smokey, so we put a little table outside for the Duxtop under the awning, & cook the meat products there. Its a life saver for us campers. After two years it is still working, I turn it on, press plus until it is on #10,I boil water mostly for coffee, Great for beans, it heats quickly on #10 then I put the lid on it & cook on #1 setting, I think it automatically shuts of in an hour, I may turn it on again for a while. Makes soups, back to #10 til it boils, then back to #1 with a lid on it. I now use steel porcelain pans, they are at every thrift store in NC, I love them. I got a griddle lately & use the Tuxtop mostly for liquids & remind wife that it does not need to boil wildly, In NC at 2000 alt the water boils at 208 degrees no matter how high you turn it on, due to boiling point of water.Then I turn it on #1 with a lid. The griddle heats left overs, temperature is constant, it cooks hamburgers, warms up ready cooked fried chicken. makes toasted cheese sandwiches. BUt I will take the Duxtop camping or where ever I go, I take the griddle too & the portable gas grill, in case I can't get electricity. I bought another one, even though the old one still works too. I received this Magnetic Duxtop in fine condition & on time. My last one, I got was 4 years ago. I really abused it by cooking french fries on it. On setting #10 = 1800 watts, it cooks fast, but as it gets close to finish, the heat needs to be reduced to # 4 = 1000 watt or # 5 . This keeps the Magnetic Inductive stove from exceeding the safe range before shutting down. That mistake slightly melted the plastic below the bakalite table. I have cleaned the fan, Removed dust a few times & because of the abuse I gave it, I had to use JB weld to patch up the problems that I caused. . If it is new, all the functions will work, But, if you want to turn on your coffee & walk away to warm it up, it would be best to turn it On, press Temperature setting, & click on Minus untill you reach the 180° setting, then it will turn off when it reaches 180° temperature, & you will not have to clean out the burned coffee, from the coffee pot, when you get back. Where I live, we get good porcelain steel coffee pots for $3 at the thrift store. If you do not live near the Carolina's, this may not be so available. Shortly after I got my first Duxtop, we went camping, we cooked about everything in it for the next six months. We moved into a rental house, their stove was no good, we didn't care, our Duxtop worked just fine, even for camping, most campsites have electricity.. I did buy a Magnetic Steel pan ( flat bottom wok ) this is good for cooking greasy things. Do not wash those with soap, unless you want to re- oil it again. They are more sensitive to rust than cast iron, then I also bought a good stainless steel frying pan, But do not get tefflon, this will get hot enough to burn the teflon off. I have cooked pop corn, but you do need to be careful, not to run it into shut down. Like the problem I had with cooking french fries. When you buy Kettles, do not forget your magnet. If the magnet does not stick, don't buy it. My friend came from Florida & loved mine, so he went back to Florida to find one in a garage sale. This is the most incredible stove top that you can buy, but you have to follow the rules , if you want it to work for you. Some people returned theirs, just because they did not have Magnetic Inductive pots & pans. You can use cast iron, but they are heavy & take more time to heat up. I had to buy new pots for mine, but I love it anyway. I love cooking this way, you never feel the heat. The pan gets hot, & the food gets hot from the pan. If you spill something on it, you can lift up the kettle & wipe the stove with a moist wash cloth without interrupting the cooking process.

The main reason I thought of buying an induction cooktop is that it is extremely fast and energy efficient. I have a smooth top electric range and although it looks nice and is easy to clean up, it heats up the kitchen and house unnecessarily. Plus it is extremely slow to respond. Can keep boiling water, for example, for several minutes even after you turn it off. I chose Duxtop mainly because of its price, look and wattage. Max Burton was relatively expensive and looked bulkier than this one. The maximum wattage for Duxtop is 1800 W while most others have only up to 1500 W. So far, I have used it mainly for items that need very less time. Making tea by boiling leaves in water, for example. A cup of tea takes only about 30 seconds to make on Duxtop vs full 3-4 minutes on electric range. It is useful to bring anything to boil very fast. Same goes for making tadka (tempering)- unbelievably fast! And then you turn off the cooktop and there is no residual heat! I have also used it for deep frying and am extremely pleased with the results- you can fry very fast on power setting of 2 or 3 (low heat), whereas on the electric range I used to keep the heat on medium high to high. Imagine the amount of electricity saved when both cook tops have relatively similar wattage. Similarly, I have used it for clarifying butter (making ghee from unsalted butter). It took almost about half the time it used to take on electric range. The product has a few downsides, though. 1. You need to have induction ready cookware. (This is not a downside, I understand that the cookware bottom should be magnetic to work on ANY induction cooktop. That IS the principle). The downside is, even though a magnet sticks to bottom of a cookware, it may not work on Duxtop. This is the case with one of my woks brought from India. Duxtop does not recognize it even though its bottom is perfectly magnetic. My recommendation- Ikea 365+ cookware series- works best with Duxtop :-) So do some of my old Farberware saucepans. 2. For some reason, I haven't succeeded in making chapati/roti (Indian bread) on Duxtop. The skillet (tawa, as we call it) doesn't heat evenly, and after a while, cooktop fails to maintain the temperature. Result? Undercooked chapatis, until I lose my mind and get back to good old smooth top (which, annoyingly, heats up the entire cooktop surface plus kitchen by the time I finish my job). I am planning to try a cast iron skillet and if I succeed, I will change this point. 3. The control panel is on the same level as the cooktop surface and as several other reviewers have mentioned, you may end up damaging it if you are using a large utensil which may touch (even accidentally) the panel. It is either made of cheap plastic, or it's just that any plastic will melt at high temperature. I have damaged it accidentally but fortunately the damage is small and the cooktop still works well. That day onward, I became very careful about NOT allowing the utensil to come anywhere near the panel. I also keep a paper towel between the cooktop and cookware to avoid scratches and spills from damaging the surface/ control panel. The paper gets browned after a while then I change it, and surely you have to keep an eye on it so that it does't catch fire when used while deep frying etc :-) But the second rule I follow is- never ever leave anything cooking unattended. I turn it off even if I have to turn my back to it. Induction cooking is VERY fast and before you know, you will have accidental spills/burnt food. Overall, I am pleased with the purchase. The delivery was extremely fast and the cooktop is easy to use.

I've only had this a few days, but I'm impressed. I mostly use cast iron pans and there are a few things I've noticed. As advertised, it heats the pans up quickly. Bonus, the handles of my cast iron pans do not get too hot to handle as when cooking on a gas burner making it so much easier to grip the handle by hand while stirring the food, no need for a pot holder. I can't explain why, but food doesn't stick as much to the pans as when using the gas stove. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the use of oil or butter. I used a magnetic stainless steel wok once, and that did have a little overcooking in the center, maybe I didn't stir often enough, or maybe it's due to the shape of the pan, too early to say. I like the options of different power settings as in my case it allows me to operate multiple electronics simultaneously. A few reviewers have complained about the fan noise, but it's not that bad (less than the fan noise from an oven hood) and it's reassuring to know that the unit probably will not overheat while cooking. Cleanup is easier than on a gas range top especially if you don't overflow anything on it. As long as this device lasts a long time, I'll probably be 100% happy. A note of caution though, the cooktop is quite slippery so you do have to keep a grip on your pans when stirring food, and make sure the surface the burner is on a level surface as I witnessed that wok trying to move on it's own volition due to a slanted surface it was on. Last comment, the manual claims that it costs only $0.12 per hour to operate this so it's cheap to operate and way cleaner than gas.

Well, been using this for about 15 months. Honestly, this is a good product and I use it on an everday basis for one male person that is in the construction field and doesnt like fast food. I say all that to give some idea of the sorts of portions moving through this. I have carbon steel woks and pans, and cast iron. I will soon be trying enameled cast. I really have 0 complaints about this thing. It cooks well, heats well once you get used to it not cooking like a gas stove, and cleans up really well. i wipe mine down after each meal, takes seconds, and mine still looks like i just purchased it. The ONLY thing I would say about this particular model is that it has a poor precise heating range for low frying. Say in the 280-340 f range, which is pretty rough for me as that is the range i prefer to cook in. the low setting is just a bit low and the medium setting is just a bit high. Switching to temp mode, it's presets are 250, 280, 320 ,350, 380, et. There are lower than 250 as well. But this lowish mid-range could use just a bit more fine-tuning, at least for the way that I cook. Still, its solid, reasonably priced, easy to clean, and a long lasting product. Hard to beat. I'm otherwise completely satisfied and would recommend to anyone.

I NEVER LEAVE feedback on AMAZON before, the reason is it is always no issue, not at all with amazon, this time is also not with amazon, but with the 3rd party itself. I have been purchase things online for years on amazon, target, walmart, newegg, GAP many many others, but this is the FIRST time in my life ever had this bad customer experience, that I DONT know where is those 4 start of this product come from. I did purchase this due to the stars that it has but it shows to me I am worng. here is what is going on: 1- I purchase it and it arrives on some Wednesday afternoon, I immediately test it and it is not working, the fan positions is not correct so it causing huge noise as the fan might touching some place - you need to know that that is not normal fan noise from the induction cooker - I use it for years for my old one, and no issue at all, this one is not and it is not heating it might be the fan itself is not working 2- I immediate trying to print the return label from amazon,com that want to return it (not replace it ), as I know this product is not trust able anymore. But I didn't noticed that before that this is not sold from amazon but from other 3rd party sellers, then all I have to is to call amazon customer support\ 3- Amazon told me they are contacting the seller for a return label to send me that i can return it, amazon sent them an email then after a day (noticed that after a day when night in US) they replied me (I noticed after that they always reply in the night or mid night PDT time ) so they are not in states. with the following Hello, Thank you for contacting us regarding your Duxtop Induction Cooktop. Are you receiving any type of error code on your units display? Lafraise. 4- Then I reply to them telling them the fan is not working and the cooker is not heat up; ( I was surprised to see they asking so details without send me a shipping label right away, normally others do i dont need to mention the reason I can return with any reason - then I lost one day, and what they reply again Dear Anne, Thank you for confirming the issue you are experiencing. You may either return the unit for warranty repair or you can cut the power cord (unplug first) close to the base of your unit and email us pictures. One picture of the top of the unit with the power cord cut and one picture of the bottom of the unit showing the rating label with the power cord cut please. Once verifying the unit is no longer functioning we will then ship you a replacement unit. Please confirm your current shipping address. Lafraise. 5- I was angry _ this unit I want to return the second day and you are only for repair, I dont want to waste my money and time as there is friends coming in the weekend for hot pot; and I have already got one from new egg, I dont need this , then I told them again I want to return not troubleshooting, not repair. That is my right as a customer and for a non-working unit within 2 days I DONT WANT TO REPAIR, it not worth it Then I telling them what I write above the replied Hello, Thank you for contacting us regarding your Duxtop Induction Cooktop. Is there a specific issue you are experiencing with your unit? Lafraise. 6- See it is like a machine answer, then I mailed them again the replied Hello, Thank you for contacting us. Please cut the power cord (unplug first) close to the base of your unit and email us pictures. One picture of the top of the unit with the power cord cut and one picture of the bottom of the unit showing the rating label with the power cord cut please. Once verifying the unit is no longer functioning we will then issue you a full refund. Lafraise. 7 - i have no chice but send them pics and they replied Hello, Unfortunately we are unable to verify the power cord is cut in the attached two pictures. Please email us pictures showing the units power cord has been cut as instructed below. We will then gladly be able to issue you the refund you have requested. Lafraise. 7- Then it is about 2 weeks gone and I am still strugging on that return, which is my right and now it is not with their customer care - I got money back from amazon from their protection plan, thanks but I would like to let you know that this is not something you want to trust, never, VERY bad customer experience, never take your time and money as a way that they cares customers, I WONT buy anything from them, thanks for listening.]

This is the second one I bought and I owned another one for 5+ years and it still works great. I am hoping this second one will also last for many years.