IMUSA Double Electric Hot Plate, Black

This is s great little burner! Excellent value. Compared to its "familiar 'trusted' brand competition, the Imusa outperforms by all metrixs: The cast iron covering (welded to base) distributes the heat evenly compared to the old coils; it heats up fast, and the extra wattage (1200) is a significant step up from the old 1000. It boils water in a big pot, and simmered chicken consomme, poached 2 eggs, kept all the food piping hot. No impatient "hangry" chef :) The cast iron on black and compact design looks great on the countertop (had to stow my old burner, it looked like a garage item). Elevated feet protect your countertops. One caveat: the entire unit does get hot, even the casing. Use hot plates to move it, keep one handy.

My use is "off label"I bought it to heat a small pan of blueing salts.At full power the unit got the molten salts hot enough to produce a uniform dark blue.My lab hot plate melted the salts in the pan but did not reach blueing temperature.It has enough power to boil a small pan of water and is very sturdy.The smooth surface heated my blueing evenly.

Just got it today. It does heat up fairly slowly in my opinion and it is not cool. Touch at all. I had another hot plate that it was cooled to the touch. This is hot to the touch. I got the single hot plate.

I've got a very small apartment, no kitchen to speak of so having a double burner hot plate was a must. After carefully reading through reviews and keeping a budget in mind, I decided on this one.It did not disappoint. I've had this Imusa for damn near two years and it still works perfectly well with high usage. It DOES occasionally shut itself off but that usually only happens when both burners are turned to full heat and will reset if you give it a few minutes.To be clear, I do meal prep two or three times per week. Often making large portions of food and snacks, this thing has been a friggin rock star for my non-kitchen kitchen. I've had this one for two Christmases now, it's worth every penny and I will be buying again when this one eventually conks out.Easy to clean and store, it's a great purchase.

It has trouble even boiling water because it will get hot then turn itself off for up to 5 min, then turns back on for 5 min then off again rinse and repeat. Would be ok for keeping something warm but it makes it very difficult to cook anything.

I really liked the product in general because the material it is made of is of good quality and the resistance has very good power.

Takes too long to get up to temperature

The kitchen in my home is being redone and the old stove has been removed. I bought these burners and they have been a lifesaver. They heat quickly and cook evenly. Most highly recommended.