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Revised Review 7/28/13
I have owned this unit since the end of April 2013. It has been used 8 or 10 times at most, a few hours total. This morning I noticed that the blue flashing light was off. It turns out part of the display no longer works. Only part of the numbers display for power settings. I would not recommend anyone buy the unit, a 4 month old unit that has barely been used, never banged, hit, dropped, or anything should not fail.
Original Review May 2013
First off, the unit I received is 1400 watts, not 1500 watts (1400 watts clearly stated all over the box and manual, I assume this is all Amazon's error) & display is in deg. F not C as shown. I assume I received the American version (I live is US) verses the European pictured. Contrary to what you might think from the description, and one reviewer's comments, you can not select any temperature thsi was something I wanted. The temperature settings are fixed to: 160, 180, 210, 250, 290,320, 360, 390, 430 deg F. Turn as slow as you want, temperature only changes at the clicks of the wheel. Power leves 1 thru 10. As to what wattage each corresponds to is anyone's guess, the manual is silient on the subject. I have purchased both a Max Burton 6200 Deluxe 1800-Watt Induction Cooktop and this one. I would recommend the Max Burton over this. And only $86 vs $99.
If you are new to induction cooking as I was The power and temperature function separately. On power mode you adjust the power output, temperature varies to whatever that power level results in. Temperature mode you select the temperature, unit varies the power to maintain temperature. Timer is set after selecting Temp or power, then select timer. I have not used this Yet. Be aware, the unit will not remember a prior set power level. So if you set a power level say P-3, then change to temperature setting, say 320 deg .F (the unit adjust power to maintain temp.), then later switch back to power level setting, the unit will always default to P-6 the level it always starts at. The same is true for going from Temp to power and back to temp, I always starts with default setting. The Burton remembers prior settings. This is to me a big plus for the Burton, you are less likely to burn something, and don't need to adjust setting, every time you change the mode of operation.
The Manual: The manual is very thick, one might think it would have lots of details, one would be wrong. First, it is in English, German, French, Italian. The each selection starts with 27 pages dedicated to English, 16 pages are dedicated to warning and safety, disposal, garantee, specs. of the remaining 11 pages almost no instruction on the use really exist, each section is largely more warnings and safety info. For example the full page dedicated to cleaning is filled with information such as it is important to clean the unit. The total on how is "Clean the hob, the housing of the device and the operating panel with a soft, slightly damp cloth." It does warn to not use any solvents such as " petrol or gasoline." Darn, I use that to clean all my other pots and pans, and toaster even.
In conclusion: I kept the unit, I have the Burton, with 1800 watts, so the 1400 vs 1500 watts does not matter much. Unless, you are trying to boil water rapidly, you will not likely go much beyond half power. I like the near sub boiling temperatures of 160 and 180, Burton has 150 to 210 range. Overall, to me if I was to get only one uni,t or another unit, I would get the Burton, not the Caso. 1800 watts, vs 1400 watts (1800 watts boils a pot of water, much faster), remembers prior setting of other mode when switching modes, save $15, Manual, Burrton's manual is a tri-fold paper, with a photo as one of the 6 panels, yet they provide more useful information than the thick Caso Manual,
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This is a great Induction cooktop, you won't be disappointed. It looks so cool and modern, and it's easy to use once you get past your fears of it being too complicated because it's German or whatever.
The Temperature Mode is a bit weird, I have no idea how it knows what temperature it's cooking in, but the Power Mode is very useful, you can put it to P-1 and it will be a slow boil/roast to whatever you're making. I know it's child-like, but enjoy watching the bubbles start and stop as the device modulates its output in the lower power levels.
NOTE (to address another reviewer's comments): In order to turn the Temperature dial in smaller increments you must turn it very slowly.
With the right induction cookware, this thing will boil water/milk/what-have-you almost instantly... it makes you feel like the year is 2050 and we have flying cars.
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I have since bought the $300 big shiny all clad from William Sonoma.. It looks like jewelry, and boils my coffee/tea water in 4 minutes, and it is the only one I have ever seen that was quiet.. Now if only I could afford $320 for dedicated coffee water heater though (because thats all its good for).. ADDING THIS NOTE TO BOTH REVIEWS (blue two and all clad)..
THE PROBLEM:
I will contact the manufacturer in case my unit is defective, but they did specifically specify 4 QT (hold hold 195 F.) is the only thing you can simmer (and I like to braise in my favorite pots that are 2.25, 3, and 5 QT batches).. If I am anchored to a 4 QT POT only for cooking, this is also unacceptable.. I was unable to get a simmer going (ruined my meal by boiling it).. I used a 3 QT Le Creuset pot (so very close to the 4QT specified, makes me wonder if even the 4 QT would have simmered)..
As someone else said, maybe the induction technology is not ready yet for real cooking (or you need to buy the $500 and up commercial units).. Almost 25-30 temp settings total, and 2/3 of them boil everything, and the rest are keep warm.. You would think they would try to make all those (different menus etc) into one linear step by step FWD in TEMP.. so we could zero in on a simmer for a pot other the 4 QT..
To test this (make it simmer), I had to skip back and forth bt 3 different menus, each with a diff theme for setting TEMP.. I was going to repeat this, but all that work, and my meal was ruined.. I kept notes on the settings, and what the temp was doing.. As each boiled or cooled below the target TEMP I tried the next one.. NG..
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Fantastic for heating water..
BUT WILL NOT BRAISE (I was unable to get a "SIMPLE" simmer going).. This deserved 1=star IMHO..
It either boils way too fast, or at 180F there is no detectable simmer.. The next step up from 180 was 210, where I tried going all the way down to power level=1, and it still boiled way too fast (in a 3 QT Le Creuset pot)..
Just got the all clad induction burner, and it is head and shoulders above the blue two is so many ways.. Instead of boiling in just under 5, boiled in 3:45 minutes (about 2 cups at a time).. After boil, flipped down one click, and it stayed on the edge of boiling (good in case the water heated too fast and you are not ready with your tea/coffee).. It also feels, and looks much better.. And a common complaint, noise is greatly reduced from the blue two.. William Sonoma assured me it will simmer (and the manual shows two simmer speeds)..
HEATING WATER:
I gave it an extra star in case someone wants it for water heating only.. I am considering keeping it for water only (paid 90 at williams sonoma).. For water the key strokes to maximum power are button, flip the knob, button flip the knob (turns both the temp and power levels to MAX). I put 2 cups water on a large enameled steel pot, and takes slightly less than 5 minutes to boil.. When I pick up the pot it turns itself off by the time I put te pot back (nice in the summer, but would be a pain if I wanted to keep the water at a certain temp for 3 brews of tea).. Although it heats so fast I dont feel the need to hold temp.. The brew tastes better with fresh water (else the oxygen boils away). Also heats up the house less (and your AC bill is less)..
SAVE ENERGY:
I was impressed with induction in general with the efficiency (I expect I will save money on the AC bill all summer long).. With the old electric burner the pot would actually increase its boil (turned off) after I put it back on the burner (and I could feel the heat on my body walking by).. With the induction I noticed the lack of heat (the whole pot seems to stay amazingly cool to my senses compared to the electric.. but it is still hot maybe enough to burn you if you touch certain areas)..
Honest reviews on CASO Germany Two Induction Burner, Blue
The reason I chose this CASO was because of the design and the price. *****on the design! Disappointed in a few things: the instructions are somewhat hard to understand -booklet says it will flash "0" in standby mode, but it flashes "-"; says to turn the temp dial "all the way to the left" to standby position, the dial turns left or right indefinitely (it doesn't go below 160 or above 430, but regardless, it doesn't stop turning); the temp dial also decreases/increases in increments of 20 degrees, wish it would do 10 degrees; since I am new to induction cooking, would have appreciated an instructional CD or booklet giving you ideas about what temp to boil water, what temp to fry bacon, what temp and power level to use for simmer, mid-high, etc. -as is, it's all trial and error and good luck!! Last, there's a US service no. but no e-mail address, or web sight, which seems odd to me.
