Is the strip along the outer edge of the burner metal or plastic?
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Everything on the outside of the white border appears to be plastic including the border itself but it never gets hot. The only area that really gets hot are the 2 circles in the middle. You can touch the area close to outer circle and hardly feel any heat.
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It is plastic but it never gets hot. The only part that gets hot is the pot. I have never touched the circle in the center but have touched the outer parts which are never hot
925553
Both. The body is metal, but the legs are plastic. very light weight. It is a little smaller than I thought, but heats well.
1645225
The metal is heavy gauge. No problem at all using it on the gas stove at full heat.
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I am not home right now to verify. However, I believe its metal internals covered with plastic.
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Thanks for replies. The burner is usually the first thing to rust out so I will look for a different grill.
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It is all plastic and then heating element on the bottom (don't know what metal is it, but it scratches and in the places it gets scratched residue won't go off even if you use special solutions).
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Stainless steel, blade, shaft and housing. Gasket surrounding shaft appears to be plastic.
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It is the black plastic trim around the stainless steel. We love this machine. Would recommend it if you want to grind up your own spices!
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I think it's metal incased in a plastic coating. Very good unit, I highly recommend it.
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The black plastic grill appears to be a grill guard of some sort.I used the metal grill only and threw the plastic one away.
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Is the inside of the tip made out of plastic? Does the flame melt/burn the inside of the tip?
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The bottom of the interior houses the heating element and it stainless steel, however the rest of the interior is plastic.
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There is no black strip down to the tip. It is all stainless steel and put together with what I perceive as spot weld. No plastic on the tip as well. It is very well made. The rim is hard plastic but the poured over water never rises to that level.
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No it is not. Flimsy sheet metal. I have had it for almost 3 years and I am looking at new grill.
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It is all metal, there is no plastic on the unit at all. So far it has worked great. Remember to keep the oil level full; this is not hard to do.
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I have 2 Russel Hobbs and both are Plastic sides with a Stainless steel base (only)for the heat element in the bottom.
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The burner itself is aluminum. The base supporting the burner is steel. The heat exchanger for the butane canister is aluminum. While most of the remaining housing and other components are steel and plastic.