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Viking Portable Induction Burner 15x12-in. |  | Brand: Viking
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $500.00
Buy New: $494.95
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New (5) from $494.95
Seller: Wire Whisk
Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 15175
Shipping Weight (lbs): 15.5
MPN: VICC120SS
UPC: 800284202110
EAN: 8002842021108
ASIN: B000PVHKHU
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| • | Model No.: VICC 120SS | | • | Dimensions: 15x12-in. | | • | Origin: China | | • | Weight: 17.0-lbs. | | • | Material: Stainless Steel |
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Product Description
The portable induction cooker delivers the efficiency, safety and control of induction cooking in a convenient single-burner unit. Cook in the dining room, the back porch or just keep on hand for extra cooking power in the kitchen.From Viking, this efficient induction cooker untilizes magnetic energy which stimulates most types of magnetic steel and iron in cookware, instantly transforming the pot or pan into the heat source. From fast boiling to immediate reduction in heat by simply turning the knob. Portable for home, outdoors to vacationing. The glass cooking surface makes it easy to clean. Features Include:1800 watts, 120 volts, 60 Hz (equivalent to 15,000 BTU gas burner)90% energy efficientMagnaQuick induction element11-in. Square Cooking Surface.Portable unit ??? home use in the kitchen to outdoor patio to vacationingControlled cooking ??? from fast boiling to immediate reduction in heat by simply turning control knobPerfect simmerEasy cleanup ??? spills don't bake onto glass cooking surfaceSafe ??? no gas bottlesAll Viking Professional Cookware works very well and efficiently on this unit1 Year Warranty
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 The "BMW" of Induction Cookers, Made Portable! August 6, 2008
Kim Hibbert
32 out of 32 found this review helpful
Having owned a 5 zone induction cooktop imported from the UK in my previous home, I was already spoiled and no stranger to the responsiveness, efficiency, and pure power of induction cooking as well as the different brand units out there. I was a tad nervous about plunking down $500 for a single induction burner, however, this little workhorse has proven to be one of the most joyously hard working appliances in this old kitchen being used exclusively now while the archaic smooth top stove sits cool and idle.
The heat settings on this unit are spontaneous and responsive with a range that will shame your pro-gas stove or cooktop for putting a perfect sear on a roast and boiling a large pot of water lightening fast, plus all settings in between that are dead on accurate as well as a setting low enough to be used as a hot plate. And all this can be done anywhere, even outdoors. What a concept!
I highly recommend this Viking cooker if you are considering bringing induction into your home and would like a test drive a unit that is truly top notch and representative of the genre.
***Important to remember with all induction cooktops is your cookware must be ferrous or magnetic. You can test your pots and pan bottoms with an ordinary kitchen magnet. Cast iron and enameled steel work wonderfully on induction and now there are many cookware manufacturers producing lines of stainless steel that are induction capable.
Great performance, convenient, versatile, efficient September 3, 2008
Road Warrior (Vista, CA USA)
25 out of 26 found this review helpful
This Viking Portable Induction Cooker has the highest power rating of any 120V unit I have found on the market. At 1.8kW, it claims to be the equivalent of a 15,000 BTU gas burner. I beg to differ. This induction cooker can boil 2 qt of cold water in 7:11; my Thermador professional cooktop with 15,000 BTU burners, takes 10:08 to boil that same pot of water! A cast iron skillet reaches a temperature of 400F in 0:57. Almost too quick, it throws off your cooking rhythm a bit. No time to turn around and grab something from the fridge.
The unit is of high quality construction, but easily portable. Styling makes it look like a commercial grade restaurant appliance. In more and more restaurants/hotels, induction is replacing butane burners for the exhibition omelette and pasta stations. They use 203/230V units, which have even more power. This unit is more appropriate for the home kitchen since you can power it from a standard outlet. At 15A, I wouldn't put too much else on the same circuit, although I haven't tripped a breaker yet.
The other unique feature of the Viking is that it has a large knob, instead of a touchpad to control the heat. For this function, I like knobs. As claimed, heat response is almost instantaneous. The ceramic surface stays very cool, only a bit of transfer heating right under the pan. Easy to wipe off spills, won't burn the kids.
To cook on the Viking, I use a Lodge cast iron skillet, a Circulon Infinite omelette pan, a Farberware Millenium sauce pan, and a steel wok (with a flat spot on the bottom). All of these pieces work great. The cooker is smart. If you put an incompatible piece of cookware on the surface, it won't turn on. The light just blinks.
Very happy with the purchase. Especially with Macys.com sale price offered on Amazon in late July. My cousin's wife is into green, energy saving appliances so she's making him buy one too. He'll have to pay the current selling price because the sale is over and she won't wait.
Excellent, easy, high control June 8, 2009
Michael D (Washington, DC USA)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I've been using the Viking Portable Electric Induction Cooker (15x12-in.) since October 2008. It is fantastic. There are some limits, for example, no Le Creuset will work on it, and Staub works intermittently. But all Lodge work fine (both regular cast iron, and their enameled which has a better cooking surface than the more expensive brands), as will any carbon steel. Pretty much any pan or pat that a magnet can stick to strongly will work. The high is much hotter than a normal cooktop, and the low is lower. With induction, the amount of heating changes the instant you change the power. I have more control over heating than with gas now. The traditional-style control knob is essential, I think. I would not want to be tapping little buttons in the middle of a sauté. Cleans like a charm. It sits on top of my old electric range, which I never use.
5 stars for "home-use" luxury. November 8, 2008
oldatlguy (atlanta,ga)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
you can buy more than eight of the new GE induction cookers for the cost of the Viking.both are made in china.both are rated for home-use only.but the Viking has 500 watts more power,has an un-matched clean industrial look,and has much less fan-noise,even when maxed-out boiling more than 2 quarts of water.also,you can use cooking equipment with a 12 inch base on the Viking.the GE has a raised lip on its cooking surface,restricting the cooking base to 9 inches.each unit deserves a 5-star rating,but for differing reasons.i own and use them both.
Superb product - beautiful and efficient. September 6, 2009
Kristin Belko (Jackson, Wyoming)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I own many Viking appliances so I knew that although expensive, the induction burner would be a good product. It is fantastic. It looks and feels like a quality product and works flawlessly. I agree with the other reviewers who gushed about the burner. I only use the stove when I need to be cooking two things simultaneously. Foods are at cooking temperature instantly, cook quickly and once the unit is turned off it is instantly cool, a big hit for those of us without air conditioned homes. I like the energy efficiency of it as well. I can cook real food on the burner much more quickly than I could microwave fake food.
One warning: the burner will only work with pans with enough iron to generate the magnetism that creates the heat. I have had to buy additional pots and pans because my expensive Swiss set did not work. I have had excellent success with the Maubiel brand of pots and pans. Look for "induction ready" pans.
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