Proctor Silex Portable Electric Stove, Stainless Steel Single Burner Cooktop, Compact, Adjustable Temperature Hot Plate, 1200 Watts, White (34106)

The media could not be loaded. The stove I inherited from the previous tenant died a while ago, and my landlord doesn't repace appliances, so I was cooking with a beat up hotplate from a charity shop. The element in the main burner stopped working, so I found this reasonably priced ($19) Proctor Silex one. I like to buy U.S.-made products but who knows if it was made here, right? (It's delivered by UPS.) It's a bit flimsy, but I've cooked all kinds of things for a week, now, and it functions well. One burner is 1000 watts, the other is 1100 watts. The instructions say not to use other high wattage things on the same circuit when you're cooking. And not to use more than 60 minutes within a 2-hr period. Maybe it will overheat the element? It has a very short cord, apparently so you avoid tripping on it, but that means you need to put this near a plug at the same height as the hotplate, but not closer than 4 inches to anything else. I barely reached my plug. (BTW, the old stove is disconnected.) There are no temp settings, so you have to figure out how far up to turn the knob for whatever you're cooking. If you start halfway and gradually increase, you're less likely to burn the food. See my video.

I use this burner on high all the time. The purpose of the burner is to heat up my grill pan, pictured to the right of the burner. It’s been about two years and no problems with the burner. No problems with the pan either; it’s a Lodge cast iron grill pan which I got on Amazon too. I’d buy this burner again!

Worked great for first 18 months and now it turns off and on while trying to cook something that takes more than a couple minutes. Buy the warranty!

I live in a very small place and cooking is limited. This Proctor Silex burner is perfect. It heats up quickly and for the price, I am pleasantly surprised. I made a great choice!

EDIT - 1Star!Bought and didn’t use until the end of Sept- understand this is for a paraplegic with kitchenette. 1) it has come on when bit in use and 2) has stopped working.Original rating:This year has been tough as my brother had hip replacement surgery, unrelated - became paralyzed and is now in a wheelchair. Having independence is CRITICAL for someone paralyzed! Kitchens are not designed for a person in a wheelchair which makes everyday tasks much more complex.My brother - thankfully- lives with my mother (who needs someone there with her) but lives independently in a separate level of the house. He wanted to expand his culinary skills beyond microwave, air fryer and griddle. THIS has provided a SIMPLE JOY! He now can cook foods he had previously missed.The burner is portable, appears to have solid weight, easy to use and easy to store. Very glad we made the purchase - even if it is for old fashion Mac and Cheese.

Not strong enough heat for cooking. It is good to keep a kettle on it and keep the water hot for tea or coffee but if you want to fry or boil water for rice it is too weak.

Heats up very quickly. Sturdy appliance.

Great quality!