Karinear Portable Ceramic Hob for ALL Cookware

I bought my first one last year as I was about to downsize and not take the cooker with me. Thought it would do as a stop gap but after seven months daily use it's been so good that I don't want to go back to a normal size cooker. I don't need 4 rings but I thought 2 might be beneficial so today I've taken delivery of my second hob, identical to the first. I'm 76 so I had a few crucial criteria on the checklist when I was choosing a model. Safe, simple, stable, solid and sensible. This ticks all those and more. No fiddly knobs. Simple, effective and rapid heat control by means of a touch screen. The lettering is clear and easy to read and the display lets you know exactly what power level you're on. If you need to raise or lower it, just touch the screen till you reach the required level (e.g if you boiled something and then want to simmer). Easy to clean - no different to any other ceramic hob but I will get some purpose made cleaner for it tomorrow. It's wiped after every use and I was careful when siting it, ensuring it sits on a heavy duty heatproof & level base, under the extractor and with clearance around it. So, my experience to date has been excellent - boils well, simmers perfectly, fries evenly - all with standard cookware. The 2nd hob will be used with borosilicate glass jugs for gently heating drinks and keeping them warm at the dining table. I need to master the timer next as I've not tried it yet. It arrived well packaged, no damage whatsoever, speedy delivery and includes as instruction book. Note this is not a flimsy item but a solid piece of proper kitchen equipment that will hopefully be the last I need to buy. First rate product Karinear, thank you, and thank you to Amazon for great service.

Quite lightweight and easy to use, perfect for cookery classes and portable kitchens. Surface is nice and flat so extremely easy to clean once it''s cooled down. Tested it and boiled a pan of water in less than 10 mins at 1800 watts (it goes up to 2000 if needed). The fan stays on once turned of to keep cooling down and it's not that noisy as some mentioned in their reviews. It's a fan!! Plenty of warning for hot surface. Definitely a good product, I need 4 in total but bought only one to test first. Getting the other 3 straight away.

Does what is says and does it efficiently, decent size for comfortable use while also being easy to put away comfortably. Decent hob, with fan cooler that makes sense (prevent over heating). Be gentle with the surface ( slightly delicate).

Purchased to replace IKEA induction hob. Very pleased with this. Good size and heats well, even large pans. Easy to clean. I only have a couple of niggly gripes. First, unable to get 200c setting (may not exist). It leaps from 150c to 250c. Second is when I push the minus to reduce the heat, it goes up instead, so I have to push it again to go down in temperature, minor gripes as I say.

An absolutely fantastic bit of kit, it runs very hot if needed, is compact enough to fit on a large shelf, and works perfectly, I don't own an oven since moving, but this does everything I need! It feels very well made and sturdy too.

It’s ok, takes ages for the fan to cool it down before you can unplug it Developed an overheating fault after a few months rendering it unusable on higher settings which gradually worked its way down to the the lower settings to the point of not being worthwhile using In my opinion something like this should last longer, so this is not of merchantable quality but the seller (sold through Amazon) do not respond Better off with an old style hot plate for less than half the price, they tend to last a good deal longer before they fail

I bought this to replace a similar device (different brand) which, after several years of great performance, had become faulty. I am delighted that this Karinear seems to be every bit as good. It is easy to use, power being variable at 200 W intervals between 200 W and 2000 W. That high maximum power is useful for bringing a pan rapidly to the boil, before tapping the touch control to reduce power for steady boiling or simmering. The Karinear nicely complements my other 2000 W single hob, which is an induction unit and therefore not compatible with a few of my cookware items - in particular the aluminium "pot" of my sear-and-stew slow cooker. The smooth and flat top surface is easy to clean. A nice touch after turning off is the "Hot" warning on the display. Recommended without reservation.

Liked every thing about it. But as I am using it on a work top there were no stand bars in package also no h ob scraper.