This didn't work for making candy, as it kept turning on and off, but it might be good for cooking a small batch of soup.

It was perfect for my friend, he got exactly what he was looking for.

This is a budget-friendly hot plate we bought for our kitchen renovation. It works okay, but it's not very powerful. It's a cheap appliance for temporary use. Update: it can definitely boil at least two quarts of water in less than five minutes with a lid on. I'm actually impressed.

Pro: small, cheap, inoffensive looking, works (mostly). It allows us to avoid using a big gas stove that puts a lot of combustion products into the air even with fans running, so it serves that need. We've been cooking entirely on it for 3 yrs.
Con: the controls are unwisely close to a burner and angled to put your fingers closer to the hot pan/burner. A bigger issue is the internal wiring is just crimp-on connectors, and they come loose. Ours failed twice in two years; both times opening it up revealed a crimped connection had simply fallen off. The third time, my wife spotted flames and sparks inside, purely by luck, thru a tiny hole while cooking. This could easily have caused a fire. I opened it up, and again, the cheap crimp-on had gotten loose but not quite detached. This is in a stationary (at home) setting, not in an RV or anything. So, beware of loose connections. Those connections should have been more permanently attached (spot weld, hi temp solder, whatever). I don't have the tools here to do more than tighten the connector, but after 3 times it's clear it will become loose soon under normal everyday at-home use.

I purchased this product due to my apartment's stove malfunctioning. After fixing the stove, I decided to return it, but I ultimately would have returned it anyway. The right coil was slightly uneven, causing pots and pans to slide, though nothing slid off completely. It took longer to boil water than a regular stove, but the temperature controls were effective. The overall design is compact and practical.

I've been using it for awhile now. It serves it's purpose. The only thing I don't like is that the pots and pans I have slide around on the burners. Personally I don't know if it's the burner or the pans, but it happens with all of them. I would buy it again.

Well made. Good for the buy.

This seems to take forever to heat things up to boiling or cooking temperatures but if you're just going to use it to keep things warm or simmering then I guess it would be ok.