NuWave 30242 PIC Gold Precision Induction Cooktop with 10.5" Fry Pan, Black

I ordered one 2 years ago and really liked it. Used it instead of my stovetop gas burners for most things, as it was safer with no flame, boiled water quickly, and had much more precise and reliable temperature controls for simmering, as well as a logical and intuitive control layout that included a timer.A year later, I wanted to buy a second one, but they didnt seem to be available except for a model bundled with an intermediate-quality nonstick pan, which I didnt really need. So I got a Duxtop instead, based on consumer ratings from various websites. The Duxtop was much more cumbersome to use, had less precise temperature settings, a quirky, non-intuitive set of controls, and, worst of all, a timer that automatically reset the temperature back to baseline every time you used it. What? It was ok for boiling things, adequate for imprecise simmers, and pretty useless if you wanted to time anything. It was like a poor amateur imitation of the NuWave, adequate for simple tasks, but not really something you could cook with. After a while, we really got tired of it, bit the bullet, and bought another NuWave, with the included frying pan. The NuWave was great, just like our first one, and it was a real treat to have intuitive controls that really worked and seemed to make cooking effortless. Even the non-stick pan wasn't too bad, despite some of the negative reviews, and we're using it more and more. So far, it seems as good as our more expensive Scanpan CTX's, and is easier to clean. Time will tell, though. Overall, I am very satisfied with the NuWave, and wish I had gotten it right away instead of the Duxtop. The only advantage of having the Duxtop was to make me appreciate the NuWave that much more. With 2, we can move them to various locations if necessary, so 2 people can be cooking and not get in each other's way. We almost never use the gas stove burners now, and the kitchen is a safer, more efficient, more verasatile, and less messy place!

I absolutely love this induction burner. I've tried other ones and ended up sending them back I paid a little more for this version [Gold] but there is such a big difference in performance, I can't say enough good things about it

I've had this for a few months now and used it a few times. So far, so good.What prompted me to write this review was something I noticed yesterday. We were cooking chili and I decided to use this induction cooktop in combination with our dutch oven. It's a slow cooking meal, 8 hours, so a good test of the device I thought.Half way through I was busily adjusting the temperature up and down to find the sweet spot for cooking the chili. That's when I noticed something. I set the cooktop to 210F, and came back in 30 minutes. The chili was lightly steaming, but not boiling. I then set it to 220F. 30 minutes later, I come back and see it's boiling.What's weird about that? Well the boiling point of water is ~215F. So apparently this device is dead accurate! I was really shocked. That's not something you're going to easily do with a gas stove.Super impressed with that. I read reviews of other induction cooktops, and a lot of them have trouble keeping accurate temperature. This one doesn't seem to have any problem, at least when used with a dutch oven.It was also great for heating up the dutch oven initially. For the chili recipe we brown the beef in the pot over medium-high heat before adding the rest of the ingredients and turning the temperature down for the 8hr slow cook.Well with our gas stove, we'd have to turn the flame up to medium-high and wait ... and wait ... and wait. Dutch ovens are heavy cast iron and sink a _lot_ of heat. You can get them up to temperature on a gas stove faster by turning the heat to high and then turning it back down again as soon as it reaches temperature, but obviously most of us aren't going to be able to control the gas heating that accurately. Doing that you'll usually just overshoot, and because cast iron holds heat forever, it'll be stuck too hot and just burn the meat. So us mere cooking mortals are stuck with setting the flame to medium high and just suffering the wait.But this thing heated that dutch oven like a champ! Took only a minute or two for it to bring the whole pot up to temperature! Totally crazy. And of course it's temperature controlled, so once the pot was heated up, it just maintained the perfect temperature from then on.Besides that, it isn't too noisy. Other induction cooktops I tried had a painfully loud high pitched squeal regardless of cookware. This one I don't even notice anything too high pitched. It does have a fan that runs to keep itself cool, and that's certainly "noisy", at least relative to the complete silence of gas, but it's not a big deal.Just one negative thing. It came bundled with one of NuWave's frying pans. The frying pan is awful. Just recycle or donate that thing. I seriously don't know why they include it, because I can see a customer trying this cooktop out with the included pan, burning the s*** out of their food, and blaming the cooktop because of it.

My NuWave was packaged well and arrived in brand new condition. I tested it out and it works great! I love making bone broth, but keeping the stove on for days at a time makes me nervous. This little stove top holds the exact temp you need, and can be set to run for days without ever being a fire hazard. This is my 3rd NuWave. I still have the other two, but prefer cooking on this over my stove top. One suggestion....... pick up a stainless steel induction adapter plate. They're less than $10. It's a flat plate that makes any pot you already own compatible with this unit.

The media could not be loaded.  The box looked open already when it arrived. The display does not show numbers but rather flashes two to three little lines. I have been through an awful lot this week and I do not have the time nor the energy to hassle with replacing this item for a new one, or sending this one back because it’s essential that I have a cooktop, otherwise I don’t get to eat. This cooktop will heat up, but I have no idea to what temperature. I thought I was paying for a brand new Nuwave induction cooktop. Evidently I was mistaken.Edit: I changed my mind about sending it back. I was so angry when I wrote the original review but I have since decided that this thing will be returned ASAP, as $89.95 is too much money to throw away on a product that I have no interest in using. I'd rather not burn down my home while not knowing what temperature this thing is set to. Immediately after I submitted the first review, I placed this POS back into the dilapidated box from wince it came and haven't opened it again since. As soon as I can get the label printed out, this puppy goes back. BUYER BEWARE!