Electric Infrared Single Burner, 1000W Hot Plate, Silver BGI101S | 7” Ceramic Glass Cooktop, Stainless Steel, 5 Level Temperature Setting, Easy to Clean, Compact Stove for Home Dorm Office

I looked at so many different burners before deciding on this one, and I definitely made the right choice. I've been using this daily to heat a full-size kettle of water each morning. The kettle fits perfectly on the burner, with the edges just barely on the outside. It does just as fantastic a job today as it did when I got it 8 months ago. It holds 100% heat (does not cycle or switch off/on) until full rolling boil. The burner is super bright and super hot just as it should be. While I haven't cooked with it yet, I have full confidence it would make easy work of any smaller pots or pans that would fit on it.

Very easy to use and heats up fast. Cooks food evenly and works great for everyday use. Good quality for the price, I’m happy with it

This has more power than I expected. I am able to cook all the usual stuff I cook (mac n' cheese, chicken ramen, pork ramen, beef ramen, not crab ramen because that stuff is terrible, green beans, Bush's baked beans, etc) and it only takes a little longer in most cases (your stove will have more power). It's a little small if you are using a large frying pan, but you can look at the size specs and you can know what to expect. So 5/5 stars for all those aspects. It works well and is easy to clean. It's stays in place well and seems fairly safe relative to other hot plates. My only beef with this thing is the control knob gets really hot and the numbers on the knob wore away in just a few uses. So if you have it turned up all the way and need to turn it down, sometimes the knob is quite hot. It's not hot enough to melt the knob, and it doesn't prevent you from turning the knob, but it's hot enough to be uncomfortable to touch for more than a few seconds at a time. That's really not great and the reason I bumped this down to a 4 star. The knob really should be cool even if the device is running at full blast unless I guess you like a few unnecessary challenges when you're cooking or if you're a glutton for punishment. If you're into that, then this would be a 5/5 for you.

This single burner works as well, if not better, than some of the stovetop burners I have used over the years. It heats up very quickly and, though it cycles off and on (just like glasstop stove burners do), it still maintains the necessary level of heat to cook your food. I have fixed everything from stews, noodles, hamburgers, french fries and grilled cheese sandwiches - and the burner did an excellent job on all of them. The only word of caution I have is that the surface of it is a little slick and some pans may slide off it if accidentally bumped. The burner works great and was exactly what I was looking for.

This replaced a very minimal 12 year old unit, one of those "just the heating coil" cheapos. I had no idea how much I had shortchanged myself 12 years ago, this is so much better. The glass top really makes a difference in heat distribution, the old unit had a hotspot in the middle and cooled gradually to the edges. Not so with this, seems even from edge to edge. The old unit's control know would not turn off the element. Not a defect, other buyers complained of it (so I knew it before buying). This one turns completely off fully counter-clockwise and that is so handy. Of course you shouldn't depend on this, but it's convenient when dinner's hot & ready, I don't have to immediately unplug it. And the markings are wonderful, easy to see. Old unit just had a "pointer" with no reference marks at all, really all so arbitrary I hardly used it for temperature control at all. Finally, those "coil only" units have a design flaw built in, that is if you expect them to last. I suspect they are all like the one I had, although I'm not going to purchase any more just to find out. The coil has little integral legs that allow it to set in place. But the coil is free to flop around. The 2 wires that supply power to the coil are directly attached to it, underneath in the base unit. They take a beating from the movement and break off. They are difficult to deal with as they can't be soldered, they are connected with 1/4" fast-ons. The only way I got 12 years out of that unit was by repairing those wires more times than I can count, usually right in the middle of preparing food, not the most pleasant experience when your belly is rumbling. This unit may have the same system, but the glass top keeps the coil from flopping about and your pans sit on the glass, avoiding the constant moving of the coil, so this *should* work better. Time will tell. Every time I cook now I am thrilled with this unit. I'll never go back to "el cheapo" and neither should you.

We live in a cooler climate and have a gas stove. We used to live in a hot climate (also with a gas stove). For whatever reason, since moving here, trying to boil water on our stove takes an obscenely long time. Ridiculously long. IF it even reaches a boil. We aren't sure if it's the stove or the climate, or a mix, or what. We got an electric kettle for tea and coffee, and that really opened up our eyes to the issue. A handful of minutes and we had boiling water, vs 1/2 hour or more. So, I started looking around, trying to find a pot version, so we could cook in the same manner (something with a coil inside the pot and a base that it sits on that sends the electricity into that coil). I see hotpots, but I really need the ability to scrub and clean whatever we cook with as I have food allergies and my husband does not (and we often eat separate meals because of it, which means cooking separately, as well). Most hotpots that I found were "rinse and wipe", which are no good for me, unless I dedicate one solely as "my own". And that means either buying two (his and hers) or he has to suffer the endless waiting for boiling. Two hotpots = twice as much money and twice as much space taken up. No thank you. So, I decided to try a single burner. I spent days trying to decide on what type. My husband prefers all-things-gas, as he likes the flames for cooking. I do not. I actually see times and uses for gas, and times and uses for electric. I sit nicely on that fence and have no preference overall, just "in the moment". So, since we suspect that some of the issue is heat loss with open flames, I narrowed my search to electric burners. I read up everything I could on the various types, and I am tempted by induction, but I fear the noise and the restriction of type of pan/pot. Maybe someday, but not right now. I decided on infrared. I went with this brand based on reviews and price. I am not disappointed. By no means is it as fast as it might be if it were something more like my kettle with an internal heating element inside of a pot, nor would it compete with induction. But, boy howdee is it faster than my stovetop! I can have dinner within 20 minutes rather than still waiting for the water to heat up, half an hour in... So, we are impressed and happy with this unit.

Boils water very fast. I don't know what product people are reviewing but this product is awesome. Only pickup is that the unit stays hot after use. I just fill a pot with cold water and leave it on top and it speeds up the cooling process.

Zero stars if i could, i have only tried to use it three times but can never get thru one minute bc of a strong chemical smell. Thought it was my pan but ive tried several and i have the same problem. A friend has this brand but the cook top is different so make sure to order the cast iron one bc she says it does not have this problem. They are the same price so just go with that one, i wish i did bc now i have a dangerous piece of junk and im out money since i waited until after the return window, i also tried to reach out to the company for support but none of the links from amazon work.