Rosewill 1800 Watt Induction Cooker Cooktop , Included 10" 3.5 Qt 18-8 Stainless Steel Pot, Gold, RHAI-16001

I went for the non-programmed variant of this product. My initial though was "i never know how how the flame on my burner is so whats the difference here." Well in practice it does hold us but i think looking back i would have gone for the programmed model just for ease of use.First i will say though, this thing gets hot and it gets hot fast! I was honestly not prepared for that coming from the other conventional heating methods. I just set it to high like i usually did before and my cast iron pan was smoking in no time.The cooktop is easy to use, just place your pan or pot on it, hit the power button and then the mode button after, from there you select your power level. After figuring it out, i never had a need to go above 1200W, it honestly just got too hot to do anything useful and would overheat the plate with my cast iron skillet. If you take your pan off while cooking then you will be treated with a very loud and constant beeping to let you know you took your pan off. I could do without this feature but i get why its there, once you return it though it stops instantly. I will say, if you leave a pan on it empty for a while, it will overheat the system pretty fast. It's not much of an issue when actually cooking but it will throw an error code at you and start beeping again.The pot included is nothing fancy but it comes with a lid and it works. At least if you find yourself in a situation where your pans don't work, you will still have something to use on it.Anyway, i would go for the programmed version just so i could set temps but i don't think it makes a huge difference. The unit looks great and works as expected, it also takes up little counter space and can be stored shortly after use since it cools down quickly.

.We'd gone through about 4 regular single cookers, cheaper but they would take several minutes to get hot and then stay hot for half an hour when turned off. The induction cooker starts the water boiling within a minute yet the surface is barely warm to the touch after you remove the pan. Seems to be very efficient, and time saving compared to the standard ones we had which failed (switch bad), one within a week. You do have to check the pot to be sure a magnet is attracted to it. Our copper bottom Revere Ware post don't work. This one came with a great large pot to cook with and our iron and other pots work great. You can cook in a power (watts) mode or temperature mode. The increments are a bit coarse, for example you can only set it to 200 degrees (just below boiling) and 250 degrees but not say 225 degrees which would be a good temperature for simmering. That said, it still works like a charm. The control panel is touch, so you might want to unplug it when not in use as it's to easy to turn on with a casual touch. On the other hand, it comes up with an error signal if there is no pot on the plate - the pot is non-magnetic, so it will not get hot if nothing is on it. Induction is a fluctuating magnetic field so some folks may have a concern.

Decent cooktop. Some annoyances but generally it does what it is supposed to do. I find it works extremely well for some things and not so well for others. Yesterday I made spaghetti using the included pan. I have never cooked pasta so quickly before so that was fun. The spaghetti sauce was a bit tricky to bring to a low simmer. I found the heat to be too concentrated on any setting causing big spatters from the center and uneven heating. I found the best result to be on the 300w setting which actually is 900w pulsed on for a few seconds and then off for a few seconds. I ended up with a black ring about the size of a doughnut burned to the bottom of the pan which was fun.A few annoying things:-When you turn it on, it defaults to 1200w. This overheats an empty pan in about 10 seconds. Why not a low setting, or last used setting, or prompt for setting?-It instantly beeps like an alarm when you remove the pan from the burner. Is this totally necessary?-The red led on the power button blinks all the time when the cooktop is turned off. Is this totally necessary?-I wish the heating element was bigger so that the pan would heat evenly.-I wish that the temperature and power control was finer.-The included pan is nothing special but I didn't buy it for the pan so I consider it a freebie and I don't expect much.I have ordered a set of thicker pans which hopefully will heat more evenly and I look forward to using those. Overall, it works as intended and I am not disappointed.

I am so happy with this, my first induction cooker. It works amazingly well and I like it so much better than the electric stove. It took me all of ten seconds to burn the bottom of the pot, but that was due to my lack of experience. The temp controls are easy to see so the temps can be adjusted quickly and effortlessly. The pot cleans easy and though it seems thin and I wasn't sure it would do the job, it is fine. I've browned ground beef and onions and it was done so fast it hooked on induction cooking. Pork chops came out so tender and juicy, and I've even cooked egg noodles to perfection. I definitely recommend this Rosewill induction cooker cook top. In fact, I'm thinking of ordering another since I don't want to be without one, and using two would make dinner prep a snap.

I LOVE IT! have a 30 amp motorhome and am running off a 15 amp breaker so I was not sure if this would even work in my camper but it does and it works well. I use it at 500 or 700 and have not tried at 1200 because it cooks very well on the lower settings so I have not needed the higher one's. It uses less electricity than most one burner electric stove tops. It saves me on having to go refill my propane tanks for my propane cook stove, it is lightweight, easy to clean and the fan on the bottom helps to prevent it from overheating. I like the pan too that was a neat bonus. I have used it every day for the past few months since I got it and sometimes a couple times a day and it still looks brand new. Def, worth the money.

After many years of not using it, and then using it a few times it gave out with what sounded like an electric Arc.