I started out both with a cold pan and cold tap water that measured 54 degrees to start

If yes, it will work; if not, the pan won't work

an indicator that you've successfully selected that and that the induction is now heating the pan would be helpful

The Duxtop Professional Portable Induction Cooktop is exactly that: a portable one-burner cooktop that heats pans through induction, unlike radiant/electric or gas stoves

Easier to clean my pan afterward than cleaning out a deep fryer

It does fine if you use it for maybe 20 mins or less but struggles to stay hot enough to keep cooking much past that without turning the heat all the way up and even then it kind of stalls out on keeping the pan hot

I made some caramel in the shiny steel pan in the photo.

If yes, it will work; if not, the pan won't work

A lot of more modern pans have induction panels on the bottom.

Also, if you turn the cooktop on without a proper pan already on the unit the unit will flash an error message and continuously beep

Only heats in small area in center (typical for these induction hot plates) but burns whatever is in center of pan until whole pan gets hot

This will work only with the appropriate pans, not with ceramic serving ware

I found that to be true with my metalic stainless steel pan

My cast iron and stainless steel pans worked on it with no problem, and it was quick and easy to clean the cooktop.

Add to that the fact that it’s as close to intuitive as you can get with a completely new