Kambrook KHP2B

WASTE OF MONEY – Waste of money and time. I don’t know why Good guys selling this rubbish product from kambrook!

Do not purchase – Waste of money, it doesn't heat up hot enough to cook onion let alone a steak, it just stews everything, the temperature control turns itself off and everything stops cooking, DO NOT PURCHASE! Show details

Total disappointment – Bought my Kambrook double hot plate and was so excited to use it tonight. What a disappointment. I've been trying to cook a steak for 15 minutes now. It's stewing it rather than frying it! After reading the other reviews here (which I wish I'd done before I purchased it), I'll be asking for my money back. Don't waste your time with this product. Show details

Not reliable – I have other Kambrook products that I’m happy with, however, this one does not perform well. Takes forever to heat anything and constantly turns itself off. A very frustrating piece of equipment. Show details

not a hot plate at all – The Kambrook single hotplate I purchased performed so poorly, I will be returning it. As described in all of the other reviews here, it did not heat up enough to boil water, or be an effective heat source for other cooking. Very poor product, which is disappointing as Kambrook has always had a good name for appliances... this is the (one) major exception  Show details

WORST EVER – NEVER EVER buy this product. It wont even boil an egg. Bad product and a waste of money,why would anyone with any credentials sell this. I am about to return to BING LEE and about to abuse staff for selling a known crap product. k k k k k k k k  Show details

Rubbish – It is impossible to cook anything with this. It just does not heat up at all and the Thermostat light goes on and off but it isn’t even hot. Not even pasta would come back to the boil after pouring on boiling water. To be honest, it’s useless. Do not buy this.  Show details

Well below expectations - Could not even boil Water – Purchased today from Good Guys. Had high hopes this would be a great portable twin hotplate that I would be using often. Put water on the boil on small element. After 20 minutes on max: just hot water, no bubbles, no boiling. Tried boiling the water on the large element: after another 20 minutes (I was being patient and wanted to give it a second… Read more

chance!), the water didn't boil at all, just same. So I added the pasta anyway and let it kind of swell over the next 15 minutes. I then emptied the saucepan and added some olive oil to start heating up the tin of tomatoes for the sauce, and I did hear a little sizzling, but after I added the tinned tomatoes, they only slightly heated up and not reaching boil or simmer at all. Just warmed up. So I had the hotplate on maximum heat for over an hour to (barely!) cook two cups of pasta with sauce. I have decided I would be returning it tomorrow to the store for a refund.

I will be sticking with gas or trying another hot plate brand. Thanks.

Don't even bother – Unless you use copper cookware, lids, or cookware with a thin bottom, don't even bother with this hotplate. I actually bought the same one from The Warehouse just over two years ago and it has been nothing but troublesome. It takes a very long time for the element to heat up, the heat transfer through the hotplate (which I'll assume is cast iron)… Read more

is quite bad, if both elements are going it robs power from the other, and there are no cold zones for better handling. The hotplate I had before it (albeit a different brand) was a two burner one as well with the same type of technology, wattage, and plate size, but at least that one got hot enough for the plate to glow red, and yes, it did cook better.

Won't cook food or boil water – Neither hotplate heats up enough to boil water in a saucepan. I tried making a stir fry instead, but it's simply not hot enough for cooking! Not sure of the purpose of the product - it's really just an elaborate warming plate for serving food. The heating light also switches off regularly which hints at why it generates so little heat.  Show details

rubbish – neither hotplate heats up enough to boil water. the best it does is simmer after about 20 mins and by then the potatoes were not even hot. there would be no chance of using it to stirfry. it would not even cook a rasher of bacon.do not waste your money buying this product. called the service centre who suggested returning it for a new one. that is a 4 hour round trip so not worth the effort. they just offered an apology!!  Show details