IMUSA USA GAU-80305R Electric Single Burner 1100-Watts, Red

One should know the limitations of this product before purchasing. This is a fine unit for smallish tasks. If you want to fry eggs, make one grilled cheese sandwich at a time or boil 3-4 cups of water for tea, this will easily do the job very well. I have owned three of these in various colors. The first was inherited from the forgotten past; it lasted at least 10 years and probably longer. My second, brought new, lasted 3 years of 3-4 times daily use. I am on my third one, which seems to throw a bit more heat than the previous two, but is more cheaply and loosely constructed. Because it has a thermostat switch, you can control the temperature, but even set at maximum, it will self regulate. So, if you want to try boiling 4-6 quarts of water for pasta, even with a lid on, this probably not do the job for you, even if you have the patience and time to wait a half hour.Update: 5/2/22. Latest purchase, bought long before the date of review, gave up the ghost today after 4 1/2 years of at least thrice daily use. It served well, with an estimated cost less than 1/5 of a penny per use. Very reliable up to point of sudden failure.Update 10/20/23 My last purchase of this unit gave up the ghost today after about 2 years and 9 months of 3 times daily use. The red pilot light conked about a year ago but the unit still heated normally. The unit was used this morning, this afternoon failed completely. Depending on how often you use this, it should last about 3 years or more, at a cost of about 43 cents a month. Just ordered another.

I bought this as a backup when my stove decided to not work. It is so worth the money. I intend on keeping it on hand as it now will work for SO MANY THINGS. Holiday extra burner Cook outs parties it's so versatile & never be out of burner space again!

Great for the price. Lasts longer the some of the more expensive burners.

I really like this burner. However the next time I would buy the plain color. The red comes off as you wipe it down while warm. I had this happen with other appliances that are red that involve heat. Especially the red crock pots where the red starts to peel off then it looks horrible. So I am returning to buying all stainless steel appliances. Other than that I really like it.

Perfect for what I needed

it is much better for me than other cheaper ones. it is of better quality and the color is beautiful. I recommend

This burner only has 2 heat settings really , off and on full power . The knob just shut the burner off when the sensor hits the general setting temp or amount of time on(not sure how it even does it) but the burner is on full power till then, aka red hot and will burn whatever is in the pot/pan . Most burners alter the voltage when not on "high" so at low temp they'll be maybe running 1/4 of the rated watts ,not this one , full power -shut off till cooled-full power-shut off till cooled, ect.... no steady temp at any selected range .

It worked fine.Pros:- boils water (better if you have kid on the pan)- heats up pretty fast- very easy to use and set the temperatureCons:- smell in the beginning (gone in 2-3 days)- it's not super even; when I add oil to a frying pan, it all ends up on one side- VERY HARD TO CLEAN.I tried to boil soup and didn't really pay attention. As a result, the liquid got onto the burner. It was really hard to clean. First of all, I had to wait until it's cold. By that time soup "dried out" and I couldn't really do anything except adding more water and waiting until it is "handle-able" again. Anyways, I don't want to go through this every time I have to clean it and I just bought a new one, with flat surface. No coils anymore.