COMFEE’ 1800W Digital Electric Portable Induction Cooktop
$39.99
$54.99
27% off
Reference Price
Condition: New
Top positive review
41 people found this helpful
It CAN handle the heat of deep frying in cast iron
By Beth Climie on Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2021
Overall I’m quite impressed. I bought this to deep fry chicken in because my old induction cooktop would overheat before it got to 360° and I was tired of trying to regulate the temperature on my gas stove. So, just to test it out, I put 1.5” of cooking oil in a 10 inch cast-iron Dutch oven pot. In “FRY” mode It reached 360° in 13 minutes. I let it go to see how hot it would get (still set on “FRY 360°) if I just let it sit there. It appeared to top out at 390° at 36 minutes. So, at 41 minutes, still hovering at 390°, I lowered in a small batch of frozen tater tot’s. They cooked in about 7 minutes. The oil temperature when I took the tots out was about 325°. It heated back up to 360° in 2 minutes! Now, I realize this is only 1.5” of oil so it might take longer with more oil, but I thought it performed well. The timer will let you know how long you have had the unit on if you don’t set the timer for a specific amount of time. The manual that came with it says “60 minutes “on” in a two hour period” in the safety instructions section. I could not find any other explanation about how long the unit would run in the manual. So, after the tots were done, I left the unit on to see if it would stay on longer than 60 minutes by itself and it did. The timer can be set for up to 3 hours. The unit did not smoke or have any strange smells coming from it when I used it. I hope this lasts a long time. For the price, you can’t beat it.
Top critical review
1 people found this helpful
DOES NOT WORK ON STAINLESS STEEL AS ADVERTISED
By Joe Z. on Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2023
i HAVE 2 STAINLESS PANS AND NEITHER ONE IS MAGNETIC AND DO NOT WORK ON THIS COOKTOP EVEN THOUGH THEY SAY IT WORKS WITH STAINLESS. GOOD STAINLESS IS NOT MAGNETIC. IF THE STAINLESS RUSTS THEN IT WILL WORK. I'M A COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN AND OFTEN WE TAKE ALONG A MAGNET WHEN SHOPPING STAINLESS FITTINGS FOR OUR VESSELS. THE MANUAL STATED THE TEMPERATURE ONE GETS WITH THE VARIOUS SETTINGS. WELL LEVEL2 SAYS A TEMPERATURE ON 200f. WATER BOILS ON THIS SETTING SO IT'S PROBABLY A BIT OVER 212F. THE MANUAL SAYS TO ONLY RUN IT ONE HOUR IN A TWO HOUR PERIOD WHICH IS NOT MENTIONED ONLINE. KIND OF A BUMMER LIMITED LIKE THAT. i DID WRITE THE COMPANY ASKING HOW MUCH WEIGHT THAT COULD BE USED ON THE GLASS TOP BUT THEY NEVER ANSWERED. I HAVE A STOCK PAN THAT CAN HOLD OVER 3 GALLONS AND WAS WONDERING IF THAT WOULD WORK. IN ALL FAIRNESS, IT DID A GOOD JOB WITH BACON AND EGGS. BUT KIND OF WISH I HAD JUST GOT A REGULAR HOTPLATE FOR A LOT LESS MONEY. I'M NOT AS IMPRESSED AS I WISH I WERE. IT BOILS WATER LIKE CRAZY ON SETTING "1" WHICH IS SUSPOSE TO BE 160F. THAT OVER 40 DEGREES OFF. i JUST GAVE IT A ONE STAR, YOU CAN'T GO BY THE MANUAL OR GET HELP FROM THE COMPANY.
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