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Induction Cooktop - SR 1851 | 
| Brand: Sunpentown
Category: Kitchen
Buy New: $113.90 (On sale from $148.07)
You Save: $34.17 (23%)
Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 142787
Color: White
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.9
Dimensions (in): 12 x 14 x 3
MPN: sr-1851
Model: SR-1851
UPC: 490720414056
EAN: 4713516018518
ASIN: B0009EXY28
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| Features:
| • | Color: White | | • | Size: 2.68"H x 15.81"W x 13.78"D | | • | Induction provides precise temperature control. | | • | Safe: no flames, burners, or butane. | | • | Ceramic plate heats instantly. |
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Product Description
The electric induction elements of this portable cook top provide best performance, safety and efficiency. Unlike other electric elements, induction elements provide the precise temperature control of gas burners for gourmet cooking. Turning the dial down, heat energy to the pan immediately decreases. Magnetic waves have no effect on skin or anything other than iron or steel. If the pan is accidentally removed from the induction cooktop, no more heat is produced. This electric cook top is also very safe - no flames, butane or burners! The innovative design of the ceramic plate creates instant heat, but only to induction-compatible pans.
Features include:
Dual function: COOK and WARM
9 temperature setting for COOK: Low / Medium / High
WARM: adds heat to set temperature and maintains at set temperature
9 levels of heating power (120 ~ 420 degrees F)
Up to 99 minutes of timer setting
Adjustable power 260 ~ 1200W
Smartscan technology
Energy efficiency: 83%
Auto shut-off protection
Overheat protection
PVC Plastic housing
Assembly level/degree of difficulty: Easy. A restocking fee will be deducted if this item is returned.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
Cool Cooking Tool August 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I needed a small cooktop for my work space, electric preferred for safety reasons. I didn't want to spend a lot of money and this induction cooktop was a perfect solution. The small size is ideal. I doesn't generate a lot of heat and only heats the surface it adheres to magnetically. It starts and stops the heating process quickly. I like the multiple temperature control options, from warm to cook with heat settings from 120F to 420F. However, it doesn't get the pan hot very quickly and heats only a small diameter in the center of the pan, thus it can take awhile to gets things warmed or heated. I don't find the fan noisy, but it is audible. For light cooking, it's coming in handy. I don't think it will do well for major cooking projects. Another draw back is finding ferrous pans to stick to the cooktop. Modern cooking pans lack magnetic propoerties so it's hard to find the metallic composition needed in the pan/pot size and function needed. Overall a good buy. Next time I'll try a more advanced model for major cooking options.
Work well except that it is a little loud February 24, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
It is very light and heats things up quickly and efficiently. Since it does not get hot at the bottom, you can leave it on any table while cooking. I use it to make Chinese Hot Pot dishes and it is perfect for that. The cooling fan is a little loud. If you plan to use it for a quiet dinner, then the noise may be noticeable. However for typical pot hot dinner, the guests are likely to be very loud so no one would notice it.
 Works great February 18, 2008
This cooktop works better than I expected it to. I have an elderly mother and worried about her burning herself with a gas stove. This heats quickly and safely.
One minor suggestion for the manufacturer would be for a greater delay between the time you press the on button and then the temperature setting. Sometimes an elderly person takes too long and then has to press the on/off switch again before the temperature button and thereby turning on the cooktop.
PRODUCT IS UNDER-RATED!!! December 11, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Just purchased this product on a whim...always curious to see how gadgets work in the kitchen! This one really lived up to my expectations!!! Heats up the pan in only seconds and uses a fraction of the energy. I was able to control the heat precisely from hot to warm at the touch of a button. I would highly recommend this product to anyone who does any cooking at all (even boiling eggs is easier)!
Great intro to induction cooking! November 29, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I wanted a way to cook that wouldn't heat my kitchen (think August - South Texas). Without having any experience with induction cooking, I wanted something that could give me an idea, but not go into the range of making a car payment for a test drive. So, I purchased the Sunpentown SR-1851. Wow! I no longer need to dread a massive heat-up of my kitchen when cooking in the summer months.
Are you using a pressure cooker? This cooktop couldn't be more suited for using one: when I switched to "low," it really went to low (unlike my gas stovetop), and I can set the timer knowing that if I don't get to the stove when time's up, the cooking element will turn off by itself.
My husband makes yogurt, but doesn't want to babysit the milk as it heats up to pasteurization temperature. No problem, just select the heat setting that's below that temp, and when the milk gets there, then select a higher heat, so there's just a little bit of time of babysitting.
As with any induction cooktop, you'll need cookware that is induction compatible: more and more cookware is being labeled as such if it is compatible, or you can check to see if a magnet is easily attracted to the bottom of the pan. More information on induction cooktops is available at www.theinductionsite.com.
Okay, so why not 5 stars? The instruction book is close to useless. It gives you hints to the features you can use, but doesn't clearly explain what to do to get the temperature settings (use the "warm" setting), rather than level of heat settings. If you've ever had instructions that are badly translated to English from the original language (like many for electronics are), this falls in the same category. As another reviewer said, this unit is not a high powered unit (just 1200W, the equivalent of just under 8000 BTU), and area that heats is just around 4" in diameter. While having a larger heating area would be nicer, the smaller heating area of this cooktop has not deterred me in the least.
I've been so favorably impressed with this that in the near future, I hope to get a more powerful cooktop to use, especially for summer time, as my main initial interest was to keep my kitchen cooler. I also now only look for stove cookware that is induction compatible. Would I buy this product again or recommend it to a friend? Definitely!
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