GreenPan 1800W Induction Cooktop

1. The temperature calibration was off. Water simmered at 150° setting. Temperature is limited to preset values so no adjustmrnt is possible. Water boiling briskly when temperature set to 175°. The active heating area is small so pans heat from very hot center to perimeter. That definitely affects frying eggs and other dishes whe browning meat or searing steaks. I bought this because I needed to replace my old, heavily used Nuwave and there was a little saute pan that was perfect for my down-sized kitchen's toaster oven. Even that pan was unimpressive. The ceramic coating on the cooking surface was poorly applied with some obviously thin spots. Green Pan's prices are high but not their design or quality control. I

So far, I've only used it to boil water for pasta and rice. It recommends 270 degrees for such a task, but I have to put it up to 300 and increase the time that it usually takes. This doesn't bother me. What does bother me is the burning plastic smell while in use. I bought this portable induction cooktop after I read about all the harmful chemicals and toxicants released by gas stoves; however, I question what chemicals are being released by these cooktops made of plastic. In my research, I haven’t been able to find one portable induction cooktop that’s not made with plastic. No one has done a study on it yet, but I can't help but wonder what kind of toxic chemicals are being released by the burning plastic of these portable induction cooktops. Are we simply trading one harmful product for another?

I was disappointed that the cook area is only 4 inches in diameter. I bought this hoping to heat evenly across a pan with an 8 inch base.

Excellent product, we enjoyed our first hot pot few days ago. It worked really well. Will buy one more to be a gift for my daughter…

Excellent size, straightforward to use, perfect for a kitchenette.

This is the first induction cooktop I've found that doesn't have awful coil whine. It heats pots up fast and doesn't take up much space. We have a number of induction compatible pots and pans, though, that don't work with the cooktop. This includes pans from Greenpan themselves. The cooktop simply won't turn on when they're on top. I'm inclined to blame the pots/pans and not the cooktop.