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Terrible low temp just burns the food ok for everything else Show details

For English Manual https://manuals.plus/xiaomi/dcl01cm-induction-cooker-manual – The Xiaomi DCL01CM Induction Cooker is a strange unit to use, though, once understood, it is the best Portable Induction Cooker I've used; and I… Read more

already own two other brands (a commercial one and a domestic one). Pressing the centre dial as per instructions turns the unit on, displaying chinese writing; you then have to press the right hand icon, as per instructions, to access the cooker's menu of cooking options.

Turning the knob one advance, sets the cooker to Hotpot mode; advance the knob again and it sets the cooker to Steam and Boil. Each advance of the knob corresponds to the numbers in the English version of the manual.

When the cooker is set to a menu item you can adjust power setting by rotating the dial and change the timer after pressing the left hand icon.

This is the strange part about this cooker: Back to when you turn the cooker on. Before you press the right hand icon, you can turn the knob to adjust the power level. The strange part: even when I turned the knob to maximum power (99) I couldn't get water to boil. When I set the menu to boil or simmer the water boils a lot quicker than either of my other two portable induction cookers.

As others have stated in reviews, the cooker does maintain constant power so things do simmer. My other Induction Cookers cycles power on and off so it boils and stops, boils and stops.

The Xiaomi DCL01CM simmering function is why I bought the cooker, and I have been pleasantly surprised by how versatile this cooker is.

So I stick with the menus and adjust time and power as to suit my needs.

So far I have had no issues with the supplied adapter plug.

Enjoy using this unique kitchen tool.

Greg

It worked amazingly well! It heats up fast, uses fuel efficiently, and is super reliable even in windy conditions. The design is compact and easy to… Read more

set up, perfect for camping or hiking trips. I was really impressed with how steady the flame stayed while cooking.

Worked well until failed at 18 months – Happy with it but it didn't last, replaced with Kmart's version which I returned after a week as it kept shutting down if ran above about 40% output, I now have the Aldi one for over 12 months and it has been the best of the cheap lot Show details

Does the job! – I purchased this during our Christmas camping trip from BCF. It is a good stove, it's lightweight & compact. My only issue with it is the hot plate… Read more

that's included slightly warped after the first week. I'd recommend using your own pots and pans for cooking. Apart from that its a good stove, its easy to use & clean & stores away nicely in its own carry case.

Awesome oven! – I bought this for camping and found it cooked everything perfectly..very versatile and easy to clean - it even cooked a roast! I highly recommend this addition to your camp kitchen! Show details

We are long standing portable induction cooktop users. We had to replace a cheap, no name model after a decade. We used the Choice reviews in 2024 to… Read more

select this model. It does have good features of good relatively low temperature control. It has good increments of power/ heating, and a timer that allows increments of a minute. It has frustratingly little capacity to allow one to take off a pot/saucepan to stir without alerting one to having removed the metal from the cooktop.... I'm talking 1 second! But, the thing that makes this a return for reimbursement, is that it overheats too easily. We've had 2. I replaced the first one after 6 months believing it was faulty. But within a few cooks of the repl, the same thing occurs. I'm talking overheating at 800w! It is not possible to cook with this coooktop, without turning it off and on again. Sorry Westinghouse, this is a fail.

This thing was a machine bought in 2021 and is still going but it's wrecked, wish they had this in 3 burner and the grill covers were more inwards… Read more

the gap is useless for small pots and it rusted in 5.5 years of non stop indian mum curry cooking use trust its still is holding up but is so rusty.

People im getting a Auscrown Triple Cast Iron 3 Burner Turbo Country Cooker 6.9kPa 54mi/hr, we will see if it holds up hopefully another 5.5 years

Worked well for 2 years then it died – As the title states. Can not expect much for $60 so do not be surprised that it does not last much longer than the warranty period. If you are happy… Read more

to replace every two years then this is a good option. Used it daily for five weeks then it died, had only used it for short periods prior to that.

Whole Systems relies on one little Pin – I have just returned from a 5 day backpacking hike and am disappointed with this item. It was the first time it had been used remotely. The whole… Read more

systems jointing mechanism relies on one single pin! It is the single source of failure for this Jetboil. This ‘pin’ did not stay securely in place when attaching the pot to burner and the burner to gas canister. It discarded 3 times, flinging to the ground. Fortunately I was able to find the pin in the bush each time (luckily!!) and was able to re assemble it to some level of in-optimal function. Luckily my colleague had glasses to be able to see the tiny holes, and was able to place the pin back in its place!

However due to the insecurity of the pin it was not possible to securely twist the pot on or off the burner without the ‘pin’ discharging, making cooking dangerous!

To have a whole cooking system reliant one unsecured ‘small pin’ is far from optimal. I also found the construction of the burner part of the Jetboil incredibly ‘flimsy’. In fact cheap looking!.

Also the auto ignition switch was intermittent to say the least! I suggest you have a backup i.e. matches or cigarette lighter on hand.

In my mind Obviously the price you pay does not necessarily indicate the quality. I found this failure incredibly disappointing for a $200 + purchase.

I am yet to see what occurs the 12 warranty offered. I am hoping this is just a faulty one and not all are the same….

I have thrown my stove in the bin. From the very first use it was a disaster. One burner blocked up and stopped working on the first use. Had to pull… Read more

it apart and clean the gas port. Looked to have a small Piece of plastic stuck in it.

Next use the igniter stopped working and one burner began to make a screaming noise, so loud I was scared it was going to explode.

Third use one knob just kept turning and no gas came out.

So p*ssed off as by now I had taken to bringing along a small portable gas can cooker.

Through it in the bin as it was a week out of warranty and BCF stated there was nothing they could do.

Wouldn't recommend this appliance to anyone. Disappointed, when I realised you are unable to have food cooking in the oven and use hot plates at… Read more

the same time. Only got used a handful of times, before it completely stopped working after only 11 months.

Just garbage – I've been through 3 of these in 2 years. The LHS element keeps blowing. Save up for a better brand. I've noticed the brand name slightly changes over… Read more

time, perhaps to avoid warranty claims?

It's heat settings are bizarre, it can't be set to 100 degrees.

The only good part about the left element blowing is that the right side one still works after the circuit is reset.