- Sales Rank: #24864 in Kitchen & Housewares
- Size: 16-Inches
- Color: Metallic
- Brand: All-Clad
- Model: 7211000340
- Dimensions: 4.00" h x
16.00" w x
12.25" l,
12.60 pounds
Features
- It is compatible with all magnetic cookware. why induction? precise temperature control, responsiveness, safety and super-easy cleanup!
- Works in tandem with all clad's stainless steel and newer coppercore cookware collections.
- Designed to combine the benefits of induction ccoking with the all clad heritage of superlative cooking performance.
- Stainless steel body with ceramic glass cooking surface.
- Product features timer option and residual heat indicator.
All Clad Electric Portable Induction Burner is the perfect culinary accessory and investment to have on hand during holidays and special events, or even to demo products outside of the kitchen.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
57 of 59 people found the following review helpful.
Almost perfect with design flaws
By DrOnRolls
I received the All-Clad induction burner from Williams-Sonoma.com a few days ago. I was delighted to finally experience the induction cooking. The unit is very attractive in design and finish. It is substantial but it is easy to move around. It has a well lit display, actual buttons to push and a dial to turn to select menus, manual modes and set the timer. The variety of controls is excellent. There are three choices! One is preset. You select a cooking program by pushing the "MENU" button from Melt to Sear, the total of 7 (seven) choices. There are two manual modes. One is description mode from EX LOW to HIGH (6 settings). The second manual mode gives a range from 1 to 10.I used manual mode 1 in EX LOW to cook rice in a 2.5-qt LeCreuset pot. First, I boiled liquid (chicken broth) using "MENU" option "BOIL", and then I switched to EX-LOW using the manual mode. The switch to manual mode was instant. There was nothing to turn off, just to press on the "MODE" button. On EX LOW, the liquid boiled just barely but continuously. There was no ON-OFF cycling. Tiny bubbles from the entire bottom surface of the pot were reaching the surface without breaking at the surface. I added rice and set the timer. After 20 min the unit shut itself off. The rice cooked evenly from the bottom to the top.I also seared sardines (outside on the deck) in a non-stick Circulon skillet with perfect results. The skillet was 11" in diameter and the sardines cooked uniformly over the entire surface of the skillet. There was no hot spot in the center.I also used 12" All-Clad Copper-core skillet to cook 2 large red onions and 2 red bell peppers. The vegetables got cooked much faster and browned nicely. I just had to keep turning them over. From my previous experience cooking these many onions and peppers at once in the same skillet on a Gaggenau electric cooktop in the kitchen resulted in a soggy onion-pepper mixture. I think that induction and little air movement outside helped to keep the moisture level low. That is how the onions and peppers browned so well.Of course, nothing is perfect. The induction burner is not silent. The noise is produced by a fan inside the unit. The noise was somewhat intrusive and annoying. The noise was not mentioned in the description of this appliance. Even though I really enjoyed the cooking on All-Clad induction burner, the noise issue may become too irritating for me to keep using this appliance.3 months later:I've discovered that when I used high temp settings--fry or sear (MENU) and medium-high and high (MODE)--the red light inside the button (depending on selection) would start blinking and the unit would stop heating a skillet after about 10 min. I fried slices of eggplant for moussaka using LeCreuset 12" fry pan. The unit didn't shut off and error message didn't appear. However, there was no cooking for about 1 or 2 min. The heating would resume for 1-2 min and then it would stop. When I subsequently cooked the meat sauce on medium, the unit worked normally. I cooked outside in the shade.I called All-Clad and found out that their personnel isn't educated about this appliance. After countless calls no one would tell me why the unit was doing it. I replaced the first unit with a new. The new unit does the same. I suspect that this is a design flaw. The high temp settings could only be used for very short periods. The unit worked long enough to sear steaks before placing them in the oven.
43 of 49 people found the following review helpful.
Basically good, but flawed
By Alan van der Vyver
This unit looks like it is very well made and is quite attractive, but also quite chunky and a bit higher than other models I have seen. The overall impression is of a robust, professional product. I can't comment on the reliability, because I ran it for about 10 minutes before returning it.I had three main problems with it:1. It looks like it has a knob for setting the power level, but in fact, it is a switch. From other reviews, I knew it was not continuously variable, but I had nevertheless assumed that if I turned the knob half-way through its range I would get half-power. In fact, to increase power you twist it to the right and it increases by one step. To increase another step, return it to its home position (it is spring loaded) and twist to the right again. Alternatively, twist it to the right and hold it in that position. After a second or two it starts counting up. To reduce power you follow the same procedure, but twist to the left. For me, this is only marginally better than having plus and minus touch controls and is not at all what I was looking for. I want to be able to from high to low, or anything in between, in a single twist. Alternatively, Samsung have a touch panel that is a strip, so you can achieve the same effect with a single touch.2. The next problem is that I am accustomed to an induction stove top with 15 power levels and, in my opinion, 10 is just not enough for the fine control one needs. My ideal would be infinitely variable power levels, but since that is not widely available, about 15 levels seems about right. With that I always seem to be able to get the power level I want. With 10, the steps are too big.3. The final and clinching problem is the nature of its power control. Instead of reducing power, it reduces its power delivery duty cycle. It is possible that other induction units also do this, but do it more frequently so it is not as obvious. In this case it is very obvious. If you have water boiling on high and then reduce power to its lowest setting, I would expect the water to stop boiling pretty much immediately. With the All-Clad unit I had, it stopped for several seconds and then an automatically delivered burst of power was sufficient to start it bubbling again for a few seconds. This went on for a long time. The "on" part of the cycle was always long and powerful enough to start the water bubbling again. I wanted a low setting that was evidently and consistently low.For me, induction cooking is not just about enough power to boil things quickly. It is about high-power, very low power and a precise and rapid response in between. I simply did not get all of that with this unit. To be fair, I doubt I would do much better with most other portable units on the market. I suspect this All-clad unit is one of the better ones.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.The Portable Induction Cooktop for Bachelors, College Students, & Grandma
By Squishee82
Just got it today from another website cheaper. All Clad Induction cooktop is an impressive portable jewel for about two hundred dollars. Previous comments giving negative reviews about this cooktop have been overly exaggerated & critical for an item at this low price.It took me about 4 minutes to boil 1 Quart of water. There are soft, background noise from the fan but not as obnoxious as the ventilator fan or AC fan. Overall, the item is well built with quality stainless steel & ceramic glass surface. I used it mainly for "quick browning of onions or meats" outdoor to prevent stenching up the house. I also use it for "hot pot" at dinner table, boiling eggs, boiling water for coffee, or even prepping up quick breakfast while traveling on trips or vacations. Compatible Calphalon stainless induction cooking pots & pans are available at pretty cheap prices. This cooktop will probably last a long time for me as I don't abuse it.The size is a bit chunky comparing to other models, but overall it is about the size of a Playstation 3. The size is justifiable to accommodate large cooking surface & other fine electrical components inside. Weight is fairly doable as grandma can easily pick this up with two hands.Expecting a portable cooktop to exceed the function of a "Full blown Kitchen Range" is unrealistic & naive. Surely, this cooktop doesn't have as many extra bells or whistles comparing to a Full Kitchen Range. But that is the reason why it is portable. For those undecided & sitting on the fence about this cooktop, it is worth it if portability & convenience is what you are looking for.
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