Proctor Silex 32oz Adjustable Temperature Sizzling Pot Electrical Kettle for Tea, Boiling Water, Cooking Noodles and Soup, White

Easy and functionable
So easy to use. It heats the water up so fast and to just the right temp. Lightweight & easy to clean. I love it!

Compact, surprisingly decent, priced right
We bought this hot pot for a camper on the go. We were pleasantly surprised to see how spot-on the advertising is: It boils water in about 2~3 minutes which is great for tea, and keeps it boiling long enough for a package of ramen. The diameter is perfect for the standard sized and circular ramen bricks; “fancy” ramen that is a little larger you kind of have to finesse in while boiling but it softens up fast and works well. Even though we stir it anyway, the heating area seems even as we can watch the noodles circulate from top to bottom while boiling.We haven’t made anything terribly messy in it except for one dish that was designed to simmer and boil down to preparedness. It was a little rough cleaning burny bits off the hot plate (don’t forget, do NOT use metal to clean it) but they are completely gone without a trace after a few boils so I can’t complain much.I was a little concerned about the plastic nature of the pot itself in the beginning, but after a nearly 3-digit number of things prepared, it is holding up very well. Other comments about the steam vent’s placement are accurate. Seems like common sense, but don’t put your hand over it or your hand will scald. I guess they could’ve moved them to the front of the pot for ergonomics. *shrug*I’m not sure if it’s this model or just our hotpot or what, but for some reason we only get about 5 minutes of constant water boil out of it before the hotpot clicks off. This isn’t a huge issue but gets a little weird when making mac&cheese and you spend a minute *not* boiling the water, then things go back to normal. Speaking of mac&cheese, note that the size is 32oz. Typical instructions say you’ll need 6 cups of water (ie. 48oz) so don’t expect to be able to do wonders!Last but not least, we are thankful for the temp control, but it doesn’t seem to provide a true variance in temperature. It’s just a variable smooth non-clicky knob, seems either “warm” or “boil” are the useful positions as an end-user and in-between is just…there.Bottom line: Everyone seems to be paying twice as much for hotpots designed to do what this one does, and the other ones seem to have weird issues. Despite its shortcomings , we have been happy with this hotpot and would buy another one in a heartbeat.

Be careful and don’t leave unattended
As another reviewer mentioned the lid is hard to get off so don’t let kids handle it or senior citizens they could get burned. The warm is not warm, it boils and boils fast! I use it to warm spaghetti sauce, soups and boil water. My recommendation is do not leave this attended when using! To the manufacturer fix the heating issue. Boiling as soon as you plug it in is very dangerous. Also offer an off option. The idea of the product is great, especially for a single person or college student.

This heats up extremely quickly and holds the temperature well.
I bought this for a specific use to melt butter for a yearly corn roast I do for our church congregation. Instead of bringing a propane stove and pot and melt butter in that I wanted something a little easier to deal with. This pot being that it pours really fit the bill. We used this and it worked extremely well at the lowest setting it’s still would boil the water in the butter but just barely. It was able to keep the butter hot to be ready when we needed it for the corn. We poured it directly into butter cans then people use brushes in the can to apply the butter. This made our job much easier than carrying all of that extra equipment to the park where we have the roast. I could see how this would work well for just heating up water for tea and keeping the water at the temperature that you want it to be at. It looks nice It was not that expensive and it really worked well for what we used it for.

we got this for a trip to cook some things for our toddler. for the price, it did its job good enough. the heat control isnt ideal and u have to be really careful or the heat pad may burn things (must keep stirring). but honestly a great package for small simple tihngs, heating up soup or what not. great for small trips to hotel.

The good: it boils water very fastThe bad: it always boilsIf you are planning to use it to keep food warm, or try some slow cook recipes, you will be disappointed. But if you just want to boil water, or quickly heat up a canned soup, or cook a pot of noodles, you will be happy. The temperature dial is deceiving. I think it should be called a “power off interval dial”. But that will be too long a name and not cool. That is really what it does. I believe it cuts off the power to the heating element intermittently based on where the dial position is. The more to the left, the longer the intermission.It is easy to clean, except for a few spots around the handle and the top where food can easily get caught and missed during the wash. If I were the designer, I’d get rid of all sharp corners.It doesn’t have auto shutoff. So make sure you unplug it after use.The vents on top of the lid are dangerously hot when it’s boiling. There should really be a big warning sign there.I’m keeping it as I need something to use in the office to cook instant noodles for lunch when I forget to prepare a healthy meal.