Portable Induction Cooktop Review & Comparison

Just talking about the differing designs, power levels, and control schemes of some various induction cooktop burners.

[@Resist4]

I have a Max Burton 6000 portable induction cooktop that I bough back in 2012. I really didn't use it much until last year. Then today I heated some water with it and noticed a burning plastic smell that at first I thought was the pan, turns out the smell was coming from the induction cooktop. I can't find any information about the company or how to fix it, so I'm probably going to end up opening it up to take a look. Maybe it's past it's useful life and I'll have to buy a new one, but I was hoping to keep this one working. Any suggestions?

[@musicteacha]

does the fan work properly?

[@Resist4]

@@musicteacha Yes. It's not doing it anymore so I think it was the new pan.

[@karenwood584]

Doesn’t the Burton have an 8” copper coil but others only have 6”?

[@musicteacha]

This is a very nice comparison video. Great cooktops for boiling water. I got one question that you might be able to answer: about simmering. When using a low power setting e.g. 100 Watts (at 13.15 mins in your video) do all these cooktops switch the element on and off at full power for a few seconds? (like I heard from others) Or do some of them actually deliver a constant 100 or 300 watts? So does any of the portables do a good job for simmering? I greatly appreciate your reaction.

[@gypsydildopunks7083]

Do you resell them, why do you have so many?

[@DCart007]

What size coils do they have?

[@nitrous07me]

I almost thought those were all cd players 😂

[@fraudsarentfriends4717]

Great for a Percolator and a pressure cooker pot. I also use it to cook vegetables when I'm grilling on the BBQ.

[@JohnSmith-ox7xc]

I've had two and besides being flame free and efficient energy wise, I'll probably never buy one again because I've yet to come across any that doesn't beep - nor have the option to mute the sounds, and they don't allow pans to get preheat super hot enough for some of the cooking I do before it throws an error message at me.

[@norcalis06]

I love my nuwave PIC Pro Chef cooktop

[@randyheiser5367]

So do I. I think mine is close to 15 yrs old.

[@norcalis06]

@randyheiser5376 I have the newer one with the touch screen one but I still use my older model but the buttons are already beat up

[@randyheiser5367]

@norcalis06 I'm looking to get a new one. I also have the nuwave oven which is also awesome.

[@norcalis06]

@@randyheiser5367 I love the oven and the air fryer

[@randyheiser5367]

@norcalis06 I don't have their air fryer.

[@darkinertia2]

i get the whole thing, but im never switching from cast iron...the most ill do is carbon steel

[@JohnSmith-ox7xc]

Cast iron works on induction cookers. As should carbon steel.

[@Zindiekid]

"this is my beater [induction cook top]"

[@PelicanPoopof72]

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