Karinear single ceramic hob

Firstly let me say that this is my own personal experience, which may differ from other purchasers, but I’m hoping it will help others who intend to purchase the same electric cooker. Before selecting this item I did my due diligence and reviewed similar electric cookers and read their written reviews, and the one thing that was above those that I reviewed that made me select the Karinear, was the Title shown for the function mode. i.e. “Melt” thru to “Fast Heat”. No guessing at what mode you are cooking at, nor, trying to remember what the manual says for the wattage. It’s there in front of you. Considering I am an 80 year senior it’s a blessing. Although it heats up fast it isn’t as fast as an induction cooker, or so I am told, but it definitely heats up quicker than my stove. I give Customer Service 5 stars. I had cause to contact them when I opened the box and secondly in operating the cooker. I have a string of emails with respect to each contact, which are beyond reproach. I for one think that the service I received was excellent. As for the cooker….I wasn’t sure whether to give it 4 or 5, but decided 5 since it is a good cooker that I like, it does what it is supposed to do and makes my life easier. Why the 4 you may well ask. Well, I found the instructions a little confusing and I consider them to be not very user friendly for seniors. Hopefully however the following may explain it and I am referring to the manual provided. Step 1 is good but the On/Off button stays alight, it is only saying the power is on so don’t panic. Step 2 is good EXCEPT DO NOT PUSH AND HOLD THE BUTTONS. They are Touch Buttons so TAP the buttons like tapping an icon on your mobile, a gentle tap. This I discovered after a lot of heartache, attempts and time spent. Step 3 is good Step 4.1 Having written many instructions, read and approved many prior to retirement this gave me heartache. This is what I found. After Step 3 TAP the Function button and 1000W appears. I waited about 1 second (counted 1001) tapped again the Function button, waited and continued tapping until I had gone through all function modes back to 1000W, waiting about a second between each tap. I did that just to make sure that that is what I have to do. I switched it all off, waited until cool and then went through again until it got to the cooking mode I wanted and stopped. That is basically the intent of Step 4. If you have a problem in getting to the function mode you may want to try this. Step 5 I haven’t tried Step 6 Yes you can increase the wattage or decrease but in tapping the Function button it doesn’t jump to the corresponding mode. i.e. going from boil mode (800W) down to simmer (400W) ). In changing, tapping the - sign, I am assuming it does drop in wattage. The alternative I found was to tap the Function button when in 800W and continue tapping Function until you get to simmer. That’s easiest for me because it saves wondering if you are getting the correct temperature. Step 7 I haven’t tried I am very pleased I purchased it and, as you probably guessed, I thoroughly recommend this item and shall continue to enjoy cooking on it.

Me gustó mucho es muy práctica funciona al 100%. Puedo usar cualquier olla o sarten. Esta hasta ahora excelente llevo casi un mes usándola. Recomiendo ver algunos videos en you tube de cómo usarla

I bought this for a couple reasons. 1st to be used while camping. The grill is great but not for boiling water or making soup. 2nd, because it is a ceramic top and easy to clean. I boiled a medium pot of water to a rumbling boil on max heat in roughly 10 minutes. I was boiling potatoes so the pot was quite full. Dropped the temp down as it boiled over to the boil temp and that kept it at a very light boil. Enough to cook my soon to be mashed potatoes but not make a mess. Very simple to use. I just assume to use the presets. Makes it easier for me to remember how I cooked what. I did not find it load like others but I was using it outside the camper. You do hear the fan, nlt going to lie but I had multiple things cooking and was occupied enough with that, music and drinks. It was a non issue for me. The only thing I will say is from other photos, it seems the feet are different on each. Mine had small pencil like feet with little rubber anti-skid pads. Not big rubber screw on ones. Whick I think I would prefer. But that is my only complaint and it did not effect anything on how I use it or how it performed. It is also pretty slick looking. Time will tell on the quality and durability of it. It will always be stored in the pop-up and will get jostled around when traveling.

does what I want it to...

Very happy with this purchase! It's intuitive, easy, and compact while being extremely functional for my once a week needs. I have an induction over so some of pots and pans don't work with it and I've been using this for almost 2 years now and it's been nothing but perfect! I make sure it's stored indoors wrapped in plastic to protect against dust, and at the end of every cook I leave it plugged in to let the fans continue to run to cool it fully down. Compared to the rest of competition on the market, this was an absolute steal!