Does anyone know for certain if the base heats by itself? Could it be used alone, like a hot plate?
1664791
The way this constructed it can not be used for any other way other than the way it is intended.
1664792
it's not like a hot plate. think of the base like something used to charge/recharge something... like a cordless phone. It's just a means to provide electricity to the pot.
1664793
it does not. It isn't flat, for one thing. It has a raised contact point to fit into the kettle. The base does not get hot at all. Just the kettle
1517373
This unit is self heating. As the thickness is more we might end up using pan on stove to cook it further.
1439854
No, it would not consider putting this on a stove to heat, for many reasons. First, all the metal is thin and connected. It would get crazy hot. Second, the base is way smaller than that of any stove top burner, so most of the heat would escape around the bottom, and make the sides even hotter.You use this for frothing milk, and nothing else.
761052
First of all I'm sure you realize this thing generates heat so placing it in any kind of box would probably cause it to cook itself in short order. My solution was to mount it up high and use plumbers tape to strap it down. Here is a picture of plumbers tape here on Amazon if you don't know what I'm talking about.
722310
To be perfectly honest, we've never used the base as a griddle; only used the entire unit as a slow cooker/crockpot. We think it works great as crockpot.
1439855
No, it would not consider putting this on a stove to heat, for many reasons. First, all the metal is thin and connected. It would get crazy hot. Second, the base is way smaller than that of any stove top burner, so most of the heat would escape around the bottom, and make the sides even hotter. You use this for frothing milk, and nothing else.
1465683
Amps aren't listed on the hotplate, so I don't know. But you probably want to know how much work it can do and the answer to that is 'not much.' I got it to keep in the basement for occasional use, but it takes forever to heat anything, even at it's highest setting. That makes it nearly useless, but additionally, sometimes one of the burners cuts out in the middle of heating something. I encourage buyers to look elsewhere.
1497404
Yes it can. I use mine on an electric hot plate and it works fine. Takes a little practice to get the heat right but once you figure that out it works great.
1900373
hii am in a college dorm where coffeemakers aren't allowed either. it's a safety hazard thing [as is in your place too, i guess] but i have had a toastess single-serve coffemaker that seems really similar to this, and it never caused a problem. my RA, my rector...eveyone has seen it and never said a word. i don't believe there is a heat source -- the base looks like just plastic, like it is in mine. i am buying this one now coz the toastess one is causing problems, and i am sure it will be fine...it is a metal cup, and ought not to be directly on a hot plate!
2213292
We have no problem with the base electrical element whatsoever. We've had these for at least three years. It heats just fine and it turns itself off when it is heated to boiling. No problem. We've had two of them; the first one developed a problem with the on-off switch but so far this one is fine. In fact, we didn't want any other than this model.
2094527
I'm guessing pretty well...it's fairly thin, so it heats up rather quickly and efficiently. The base is also of a normal side, so it shouldn't be too large for a hotplate.
1386137
The heat would need to originate from the bottom. That is how it is designed. I have used it on top of my gas grill, and it could be used on top of a range, fire ring, etc. but all heat comes from the bottom ... up, to heat the top and bottom stones. It does a great job BTW. I would add pictures, if I could to this post, as I fired up some pies last night.
1806837
The base does get hot you should give it some time to cool off before u pick it up.
668717
Hmmmmm I never tried mine until I installed it but that don't sound good. You made sure you had somthing in it to heat up because if there is nothing inside you won't feel any heat.
59584
It might be an off-label use but I would not do that. It's primarily for setting a hot dish on.
2219966
If by "will it work on a ..." will it heat up and cook something the answer is yes. Whether the results satisfy you or not is another issue. Why the induction hot plate rather than a stove?
1107419
The base of the bowl doesn't get any hot. I have had mine many times on top of a wooden coffee table at the side yard, and never had any problem with the heat. It's a very safe design, all the heat remains on the top.