Moving into an apartment with a kitchenette (no stove). Will this truly boil water and be suitable for cooking things like eggs/chicken/burgers etc?
1045025
Ours works great! I've been cooking on it for way longer than we expected, due to several setbacks in our kitchen remodel. I've made many wonderful things, including burgers, chicken, omelets quesadillas, pancakes and so forth. The left burner is definitely stronger than the right one. It takes a little longer to boil water, so I suggest getting one of those electric water-boiling kettles if you want hot water fast. Also, it won't handle two large skillets at once, due to size. The numbers on the dials wore off fairly quickly, too, but it still works fine.
1045026
It does truly boil water, faster if you put a lid on. I've been using it for the past year cooking three meals a day from mac nap cheecheese, soups, to frying French fries and boiling potatos, to pancakes. Very good burner,
1045027
Absolutely, this little burner does a great job. It does cook anything that you could cook on a regular stove top. It does boil water and does eggs just fine. I have cooked hamburgers on it and boiled potatoes. It does a great job for the money and I would recommend it for sure.
1045028
This unit has the burners too close together. You have to use small pans. It does boil water and the secondary burner runs a little hot. I have used this for 4 months and would not purchase it again. I would look for burners that were a little further apart.
2271494
It is not really thick enough metal to use for cooking, about the thickness of an inexpensive teakettle. One could probably boil water in it, but the purpose is for storing frying oil to use another time.
1130329
Absolutely! Actually for a starter that's what I'll recommend.Stovetop can be tricky. If you don't use low heat or a diffuser, you run a serious risk of breaking the tagine.PS: Food comes out just as great weather used in the oven or stove top.
921766
Yes absolutely. You can cook directly in it and it cleans super easily inside a dishwasher and doesn't rust. The quality of steel is very good. Not flimsy at all. If you heat it well before starting to cook for example, after adding oil , let it get heated up well ( oil starts getting hotter ) then the food doesn't get stuck while cooking. It's like cooking in a non-stick utensil. If food gets stuck anyway, add water and heat it after removing food etc. The boiling water cleans the stuck residue and comes off easily with a sponge.
488285
Yes it will boil water. You may use it as skillet but the surface of it is not flat.
1917450
I've never tried it...but I think it would work based on the amount of steam the unit produces. It's not a rolling boil but it is a good, steady steam. Good luck!
61554
Yes, it would be great for boiling eggs. You could probably put 4 eggs in with no problem. Enjoy
9834
You'll need some nice utensils...you can't remove the pan from the unit to stir or the current is broken so you'll need to leave the pan stationary and stir with a utensil....also water boils super fast especially if its covered so keep an eye on it. It really is like a better cook top.
1217965
Absolutely! It is better than a stovetop. You can control the temp better, cooks faster, uses much less power and doesn't heat up the whole kitchen. I have not used my stove since I bought this. Make sure you get the right cookware. Take a magnet when you shop, if it sticks to the pan it is the right kind.
1353476
If you have a gas stove and the vent above your range is high enough, then it is definitely possible. I use this pot for brewing beer at home with no problem. And it surprisingly comes up to a rolling boil in no time.
770513
Yes I believe so. Good addition to the kitchen; not only for the obvious coffee, tea preparation but convenient for any hot water need. An example need to boil a pot of water fast? Reliable and long lasting.
503967
That Should be fine. You don't want your wort to come up to a vigorous boil too quickly. So the amount of heat should be ok.
1545689
On my gas stove my pot gets a rolling boil when I make soup and use medium to low heat. So I think you should be able to easily boil water in it. I still love my pot and use it even when making relatively small amounts of food.
844291
The minimum I cook is one cup, and there is never any problem. I don't think it would be worth cooking less. It has never boiled and bubbled to the top
2061548
It really isn't the best thing for just boiling water, but the quick rice function would probably be the quickest boil. The slow cooker function also holds at a very low boil, but takes a bit of time to get there. The steam function might also work. But if you were trying to boil water for something like pasta, I don't think it would work very well.
1999432
Yes, it does a great job from boiling water to hard-boiled eggs to soups & making noodles. Alton Brown (from "Good Eats" TV show) uses this same unit for all of the above on his cooking show. I am so very happy with mine that I bought one for each of my sisters & my mother. Now that we all have one, we wonder what we did previously without one. You will be delighted.
1128962
sure, have used it to boil pasta and veggies. I would not fry with it though, although I am sure you could.