ISO: recommendations for a stand alone burner?

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mariadnoca

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After years of frustration with my old 1959 pink cooktop, then kinda falling in love with my old pink appliances and appreciation they are still going strong, I need a workaround burner. Since my cooktop has a push button choice of too hot or not hot enough, I think a single burner “hot plate” of some kind should work. something that would have precise heat control, so I could do candy and such. also pressure can, maybe Induction?

Any recommendations?
 
I have a 1,500 W Tatung induction tabletop and it comes with a very thin, wide pot/pan. It works fine with that, but last week it didn't work during the candied walnut demo with a Calphalon anodized 3.5 qt. The bugger kept shutting off. Fortunately I had also brought a butane gas burner (not appropriate to use at library for safety reasons, but needs must as the two burners on the mobile cooktop with iffy). I put the boiling water over the gas burner and the hot oil on the iffy mobile electric burner.

I would look quite deeply into reviews for any product you are considering. The Tatung actually has pretty bad reviews, but this was when I was stupid and didn't look at that sort of thing. Also, engineers with more skill than me say this product vacillates the temperature range....so rather than a constant Medium heat (indicators NOT relative to actual temperature), it toggles between low and high to produce an average Medium heat.

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This one is highly rated by NYT Wirecutter and my friend has it, loves it. In case the link doesn't work for you, it called

Duxtop Portable Induction Cooktop, Countertop Burner Induction Hot Plate with LCD Sensor Touch 1800 Watts, Silver 9600LS/BT-200DZ​


I read a lot of the reviews, it's intriguing for use as a "keep warm" device as well as an additional burner to augment stovetop when entertaining.
Off topic a bit, but I recently purchased one of those warming mats for a brunch buffet, and it works great!
 
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