Brentwood TS-322 1000w Single Electric Burner, White

good quality, works great, durable, easy to install, looks great, cooks quick, nice size, easy to control

5/12/24: the first one which I bought back in 2019 started to die on me. Since I liked it so much I ordered it again. This 2nd one has a stronger heating coil. I'm able to cook faster and at lower temperature settings than with the 1st unit. ... which makes it a better buy than the first one! Original review: I use this product often to heat up water and cook Ramen or spaghetti noodles. So far it's held up over the past several years and always gets the job done. Also easy to pack away when I'm done using it to free up counter space. Would buy again!

PROS: - very light - small and easy to transport - easy to store - heats up in 2-3 minutes - low price - very useful if you want to avoid too much smoke / smell in the house - can take a 12 inch skillet without it sliding off CONS: - limited heat (30-35 minutes for a pack of bacon - 2 and a half "rounds" in the skillet) - doesn't heat a larger skillet equally - feels a little flimsy and cheap

Muy bueno

I've been using this single electric burner for two years, and it’s been really reliable. It heats up quickly, boils water easily and works great with small pots for simple cooking. It’s easy to adjust the temperature, so I never have to worry about it being too hot or too cold. It’s been a perfect backup in my kitchen, and I think it’s definitely worth it for what I needed.

This burner, when just received, seemed to work fine but now, after months of good use, it no longer heats. The burner shows ON, but never gets hot at all. It is now useless. In my original review, I gave it a better rating, and am reposting that original review in case it is helpful to anyone considering this, although now that it isn't heating at all, I would definitely NOT recommend buying this. Original notes: The instructions are sparse and seem to be for a different model (no explanation of the 5 settings at all that would help in choosing the right setting) and there's a big safety concern: the Off setting does NOT click in. It turns the burner off, but is easily moved from that setting to a heat setting, so if you leave this plugged in, there would be a serious chance of fire. You have to actually unplug this every time to be safe. Most burners have an Off setting that clicks in and stays there until you click it out to a numbered heat setting. Cleaning may be an issue: the instructions say one side of the heating element lifts for easy cleaning of the drip pan (this is standard and expected on most burners) but for the life of me, I can't get the heating element to lift at all. Until it broke within a few months, it did seem to heat well on the highest setting, so the 1000W advertised power seems correct.

I bought this for using in my work room to melt oils and butters for making cosmetics, soaps, etc. Even on the lowest setting, this thing heats up super quick. I can only turn it on for about 20 seconds and then off again, or it will get too hot. The coils get so hot, they start smoking and stink almost right away. Hopefully, it's just residual factory residue and not a defective item. My husband is very leary about it because these items are such fire hazards, but I don't leave it plugged in after I'm done with it. It was a good price so I wasn't expecting too much out of it. I've used it a few times now and it works for what I need it for. I just wish the lowest heat setting was a little lower. Edit 8/16 - I had the unit in its box and dropped it accidently. Ended up with quite a large dent on the side - the metal is very thin and dents easily. Now the front part is seperating at the seam. I'm going to try to bend the metal back to its original shape because I don't think it's safe to use with a gap into the inside of the unit.

I've had this hotplate two months now and do all my cooking on it. It's well built and large; it heats up quickly and gets hot enough to do any job; the wiring seems to be heavy duty and resiliant-so far, at least. Finding a good hot plate that heats up well, is structually sound, stands up to use, and is reasonably priced is extremely difficult to find either in stores or online; I'm sticking with this one and will replace it when needed. This hotplate lasted 6 months, which is reasonable since I do all my cooking on it. I ordered another one and they sent the same model but it has changed. The element is one turn smaller and it does not get as hot as the original one, so if you have a large frying pan on the element it takes much longer to cook. It's too bad that they downgraded this product since it was the best I've had.

Tried one from canadian tire that cost more and it did not turn off. Returned it

I initially bought Salton's, which I had to return twice as it had issues with coils, one had uneven coils and the other one's coil never got hot enough. I bought this Brentwood's one as a replacement and very happy with it. It has no problem so far and hot in no time. I recommend this.

Don't broke

Arrived with no wrapper nor tape. Product is working. Will try this summer.

so far no issues