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.

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.

Was great use!

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.

Purchased on March 30th, as a prime member received the next day, which is great. Problem is as of August 3rd, it no longer works. Wont turn on at all. Tried all the troubleshooting to no avail. Tried contacting IMUSA directly, sent an email on 8/4/24 and as of today 8/20/24 they have not responded. Tried calling, but also a waste of time. Tried contacting Amazon customer service, and the bot is basically telling I'm S.O.L. That because its past 30days it's no longer Amazon's responsibility to help, and to contact IMUSA, which has gotten me no where. So. Moral of this post, don't waste your money. I know it's "only $20", but not worth the waste it creates, ending us as part of a landfill Spend that $20 else where.

Great addition for porch cooking

Until it shorted out today, I was very satisfied with this hotplate. It can boil a pot of water no problem (tho you have to remember the right side is the more powerful one) and the left side is good for simmering. For the price it's very good, tho like burning out in three months knocked off two stars. I think I'll prolly just get the single burner next time cuz if it's not that reliable then I'd rather waste $15 than $30. It's just that most hot plates can't boil that makes this stand out. Like the only time I noticed it took a while to cook something is with boiling, but that's too be expected. Aunno if you want a hotplate that can boil AND will last more than three months uhhh I guess look elsewhere? You get wha'cha pay for I suppose.

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I would give 3 Star as this is not bad for the price I paid for

After 3 or 4 uses it quit working..very disappointed! My window of return closed,so I couldn't even get a refund.

It was ok and worked fine was about a month. Purchased it on June 8 and it stopped working on July 12. Nothing spilled on it. I did only light cooking for 1 person only and it just stopped working and wouldn’t turn on at all. Tried using on different power outlets to check if there was any issue with the power switch but turns out this product is faulty. It’s just past 30 day return policy. I have never had such experience with Amazon earlier. I want to return it and get my money back

It works mostly as one would expect for a small hot plate, BUT the cast iron surface retains heat for WAY too long after you turn down the temperature. For example, if you are cooking rice, you need to bring it to a boil, then once it starts to boil you turn down the heat to simmer at a lower temperature to avoid burning. The problem is, this thing holds the heat for so long that it continues to boil for a good 10 minutes even if the power is turned down to zero! It takes way too long to reduce the temperature. So be aware of that when you use it. Also, be prepared to wait a good half hour or much more for it to cool off to the point when you can handle it. The cast iron surface doesn't even distribute heat as effectively as one would like. I measured the surface with a laser thermometer, and when on "high" the centre of it reaches upwards of 1,000 degrees F (!), and the outer areas of the iron plate measure hundreds of degrees cooler than the centre. So don't expect even heat distribution as claimed. It works, but you need to be aware of these shortcomings and adjust your cooking methods. Also, the surface of the plate is very rough, like sandpaper, so it will be a chore to clean fully if you spill anything on it. Overall, I do not recommend this unit unless you are OK with its shortcomings and you need to heat something up using the cheapest possible hot plate available.

Le câblage intérieur est trop petit car un des fils branché a l'élément chauffant a coupé mais je l'ai réparé.