It cycles on and off as a safety feature, however this cycling never allows the plate to get hot enough to even boil water

Second, I made a big pot of spaghetti, the water never really did reach a full boil, it did cook the pasta however

Works fast to boil water.

Got to boil water to shrink foils on wine bottles, works

This thing wouldn't even boil water on the high setting, took forever to warm up anything

Anyway the ONE I got I immediately turned on,it took 4 minutes on high(no on &off cycling as reviewed)to boil 2 cups warm water

I have boiled water in a teapot and scrambled eggs so far with it, and it did very well with both things.

Worked great up till 1 week ago and now won't get hot enough to boil water.

Don't expect this to cook major meals but it will boil water for mac and cheese or help you fry and egg.

I would not buy this just to boil water, it's not a rolling boil.

Got this to take hunting to boil water for coffee with my power converter.

This plate will boil water ten times faster than the Aroma

It takes almost a half hour to boil water.

Get a higher power hot plate if you intend to boil water.

when you boil water or attempt to cook pasta, the unit shuts off and turns back on, turns off, turns back

If you need something to just boil water on the counter, then maybe this will work, but if you want any sort of temp control, don't bother!!!

I put on a large pot to boil water for pasta, after 40 minutes on HIGH, the pot barely had any bubbles at the bottom.

I can boil water and pan sear meat and fish all day long

(Did not want to start a fire to boil water, then go out smelling like smoke.

When I was at home experimenting with it, I fried up a pan of bacon in no time flat and boiled water easily.

I used a small pot to boil water (about 2 quarts worth) for pasta, and it worked

The first time I turned it on, the light came on, it slowly, very slowly heated up until the unit was hot, but the water only simmered but never boiled

I used a small pot to boil water (about 2 quarts worth) for pasta, and it worked

I am now ordering the waring because like all other cheap models , this shuts off too early to boil water

Perfect for a cup of tea or just plain hot water when I need it.

This thing however does not get hot enough to boil water.

Last, I can boil water in a 0.7 cu.ft microwave in 7 minutes, it takes 10 or 11 on this thing

Will not boil water after 30minutes for ShabuShabu pan with 2 quarts of water

I bought this machine here to use specifically making a hot water bath to help humidify the air

If you were to boil water from scratch it would take a long time, but overall a good small hot pot plate for 2 people

It boils water quickly.

Woudn't rapid boil water after about 12 uses.

Gets pretty hot if needed and boils water quicker than I expected.

, it takes less than 10 minutes to boil 1 liter water (the time spent may not be the same depending on several factors)

Got to boil water to shrink foils on wine bottles, works

Anyway the ONE I got I immediately turned on,it took 4 minutes on high(no on &off cycling as reviewed)to boil 2 cups warm water

I think it is asthetically pleasing enough to serve as hotplate whn entertaining,it boils water,therefore eggs,frys eggs&bacon,and has decent controls

It wont even boil water

We can easily boil water in a 3 quart saucepan with this

Cook some Quinoa to try it out ----turn on to between 'max' and '5' , Boiling 2 cups water in 5 min.

They don't even get hot enough to boil water.

No matter how long you leave it on high, it NEVER boils water.

Actually for like 30 mins now my water has not yet been boiling

I make hand dyed and printed tees but have no hot water for dyes in my shop

I wanted something to boil water and dye for coloring fiber.

Worked fine, took a while to boil water but worked.

This thing will only heat up to about medium heat, can't even boil water.

It is very slow to boil water, so while it does the job for our short-term needs, I wouldn't recommend it for someone who needs it for a more permanent use.

They have the coil type of burner, but are fast to heat (less than 8" to boil water) and only reached 87 degrees under the unit after a half hour.

Worked fine, took a while to boil water but worked.

This plate will boil water ten times faster than the Aroma

The unit boils water with no problems whatsoever

Water will boil, but don't expect it to be rolling

Just to give readers an idea how I tend to use this hot plate, I mainly use it to boil water for making soups and ramen, or to boil rice and beans

nice plate, so far works as it should

The burner works great, it heats up the coffee pot as fast as on my stove top at home.

Doesn't get as hot as we would like, but does the job.