SauRoNZA
Honorary Master
So I bought myself this little gem for Christmas as a trial run for induction to see if it’s worth replacing my stovetop at some point with induction all round.
Needless to say I’ve been deeply impressed so far. Not only does it get to a boil in just over a minute, the 99 levels of granular power control and timer functions really means you can dial something as simple as a grilled cheese setting in perfectly.
The App connect is pretty cool as you get a notification when the timer turns the unit off and it has quite a few built-in and then add-on modes which are really just pre-defined temperature settings.
Sadly there can only be 8 and 5 of those are forced on you so you can only customise another 3 slots. I don’t see why more couldn’t be an option but it is what it is.
Part of the custom mode you can set the temperature exactly instead of the 99 power levels which took me off on a tangent thinking I could potentially do sous vide with this quite easily.
A quick test shows that the temperature difference between the app and the water in my specific pot was only about 5 degrees. Assuming my thermometer is accurate I would imagine that’s a simple loss between the cooker and the pot, but it remained solidly consistent for an hour so I’ll definitely test drive it some time with a not so expensive steak.
Unit is a bit tall, but then generally others I’ve seen that are flatter don’t seem to take pots this size so it’s a compromise either way and this one seems to do quite well in the cooling department as the fans aren’t too noisy so not a big issue.
It’s bigger than the biggest plate on my cooktop now, but it’s edgeless round design means it doesn’t take up any more space whereas the usual square units can be quite large.
It gets hotter than some others I’ve felt immediately after cooking, but it’s residual from the pots/pans and even so it’s not hot enough that I would be concerned that my kids will get hurt, which is part of the reason for wanting to switch.
So far I’ve made perfect eggs, although with my own settings as theirs are way too low in temperature and a pasta with some grilled cheese toasties in between and that worked perfectly and insanely quick with no back and forth between 3 and 4 like I often need to do on my normal ceramic.
Pancakes however I have ducked up spectacularly to the point I threw it all in the bin and walked away before I lose it. Every single one would just stick and not flip over, even though it cooked just fine.
This was on a non-stick pan so maybe next time I’ll do the cast iron as historically I’ve never really managed a single full batch of pancakes without fail.
American flapjack style Nutribullet pancakes will be on the menu tomorrow morning and those I have never ever cocked up.
All in all as with every Xiaomi product I’ve purchased of which there are now many, I’m deeply impressed yet again.
And oddly I might never replace my cooktop now as I think between this and the Airfryer I could probably cook almost any meal in my kitchen.
It being portable will also be awesome for weekends away.
10/10.
Needless to say I’ve been deeply impressed so far. Not only does it get to a boil in just over a minute, the 99 levels of granular power control and timer functions really means you can dial something as simple as a grilled cheese setting in perfectly.
The App connect is pretty cool as you get a notification when the timer turns the unit off and it has quite a few built-in and then add-on modes which are really just pre-defined temperature settings.
Sadly there can only be 8 and 5 of those are forced on you so you can only customise another 3 slots. I don’t see why more couldn’t be an option but it is what it is.
Part of the custom mode you can set the temperature exactly instead of the 99 power levels which took me off on a tangent thinking I could potentially do sous vide with this quite easily.
A quick test shows that the temperature difference between the app and the water in my specific pot was only about 5 degrees. Assuming my thermometer is accurate I would imagine that’s a simple loss between the cooker and the pot, but it remained solidly consistent for an hour so I’ll definitely test drive it some time with a not so expensive steak.
Unit is a bit tall, but then generally others I’ve seen that are flatter don’t seem to take pots this size so it’s a compromise either way and this one seems to do quite well in the cooling department as the fans aren’t too noisy so not a big issue.
It’s bigger than the biggest plate on my cooktop now, but it’s edgeless round design means it doesn’t take up any more space whereas the usual square units can be quite large.
It gets hotter than some others I’ve felt immediately after cooking, but it’s residual from the pots/pans and even so it’s not hot enough that I would be concerned that my kids will get hurt, which is part of the reason for wanting to switch.
So far I’ve made perfect eggs, although with my own settings as theirs are way too low in temperature and a pasta with some grilled cheese toasties in between and that worked perfectly and insanely quick with no back and forth between 3 and 4 like I often need to do on my normal ceramic.
Pancakes however I have ducked up spectacularly to the point I threw it all in the bin and walked away before I lose it. Every single one would just stick and not flip over, even though it cooked just fine.
This was on a non-stick pan so maybe next time I’ll do the cast iron as historically I’ve never really managed a single full batch of pancakes without fail.
American flapjack style Nutribullet pancakes will be on the menu tomorrow morning and those I have never ever cocked up.
All in all as with every Xiaomi product I’ve purchased of which there are now many, I’m deeply impressed yet again.
And oddly I might never replace my cooktop now as I think between this and the Airfryer I could probably cook almost any meal in my kitchen.
It being portable will also be awesome for weekends away.
10/10.
