SimmerMat Heat Diffuser - Flame Diffuser Stove Cover Ring - Fire Diffuser for Any Type of Electric or Gas Stove - Dishwasher Safe Stove Top Cover - Steel Plates for Simmering and Slow Cooking - 1 Pack

My gas range has large burner heads. They heat the outer edge of pots and pans much more than the center portions. Cooking requires frequent stirring to evenly heat food. Anything that splashes above the surface gets burned onto the inside of the pot. I was hoped that this would fix that problem. When I ordered this mat I didn't understand how it worked, my fault.This does work for simmering only. First you heat your food to a simmer then you place the mat under the pot. I turn the burner off for a moment to keep from being burned, then you turn the burner on a low heat to bring it back to simmer for as long as you need. The mat is not designed for high heat. Do not put your burner on high while using this mat, it may cause it to warp or worse.If you are like me and want something to evenly distribute the heat, even while the burner is on high, you need to buy a different product. Note: I have Revere Ware with copper bottoms to distribute the heat evenly. My burners still heat the outer edges of the pots first. It then becomes difficult to remove the food that is burned onto the inside of the pot. I don't have a recommendation yet for a heat disburser that will work. If you have a recommendation, please leave it on this review. Thanks.

Worked great just remember they get hot after use.

It works very well. I liked it so much after using it I bought another one the next day. It is a wonderful product.

I bought this in September 2021 when I had an electric (glass) stove. I rate this 5 stars for that type of stove. About a year ago, I bought an induction (glass) stove. I only use this for rice and sauce (gravy, if you're Italian). Sometimes I start the rice on a high temp, so I don't have to wait long for the water to boil. If I put this on the stove AFTER adding the rice, the rice gets mushy because the mat takes a while to heat up. I usually make rice once or twice a week.The mat is now so bowed my pot wobbles, so I can't use it anymore. So for an induction stove, I have to rate this a 3 - it works with low to medium heat, it will last awhile, and it should enable you to use induction non-compatible cookware if you want to (although I haven't tested that personally). Even if I need to replace it every year, it's a LOT cheaper than a Zojirushi.

Heat distribution and easy has provided our meals timely and hot

I was excited to use this. I have a flat top electric stove. The (minimal and sketchy) instructions said to place the bubble side down on a glass top stove. I thought that's what I own so I did. It left tiny divots in the stove top. The next 2 times that I used it ( bubble side up) it worked beautifully BUT I now notice that it's warped. I'll probably continue to use it but I'm a bit disappointed.

I like my eggs cooked very very slowly, so the whites are silky soft (jammy yolks too!). This is hard to do on my old school gas stove. The flame often blows out, and it's hard to get it at the right level. The simmer mat totally solved this. I can use a high flame, about 60% of the total possible, and the eggs cook slowly, and very evenly across the surface.

Good product