Xiaomi DCL01CM

Great induction cook top – I bought this cooker for the simple fact that it doesn't pulse like most induction cook tops when on reduced power. I only run it for camping trips via my vehicles inverter, it draws 2.1kw on full power. Would recommend Show details

My best portable induction hob (so far) – For several years I alternated between two portable induction hobs, a ‘Baumatic’ and a ‘Little Guy’, choosing one whenever possible to take advantage of rooftop solar panels and to reduce my use of gas burners. Both appliances were amazingly fast, but suffered from an annoying and almost universal problem: on anything but the highest settings,… Read more

power pulsed constantly between hard boil and full stop.

An online quest for an alternative eventually revealed the Xiaomi, which promised more even heating, so I ordered one. The flimsy power adapter which came with the appliance was alarming - one look and I immediately booked my electrician to change the plug. The instruction manual is only in Chinese, but an English translation can be found on the internet, if you really wanted to program it for use with a smart phone. I prefer to keep things simple and treat the dial as I would a gas knob.

I've used it every day for the past 6 months, and it is living up to its promise, so despite the 'drawbacks' above, I'm giving it 5 stars. It’s solid and well built, the temperature control is far more precise, and I believe it represents extremely good value for money.

Purchased in September 2021 at GearDo for $105.59 plus postage.

Still working well and would buy again – Just thought I'd follow up on my previous review. My induction cooker is still going really well a couple of years down the track. The reason I like it is that I can get the heat low enough to simmer which I couldn't with other induction cookers (that was really important to me, rather than having very high heat at the other end). I use it at… Read more

least once a day, 7 days a week and find the numbered dial easy to use. I still find it pretty intuitive but if the Chinese dial and instructions bother you then its probably not for you. Yes I too replaced the Chinese Australian adaptor and its worked very well since. I'd buy it again, particularly compared with the three other brands I tried.

Great product that needs further work – Great product but 1. how about supplying a manual in English?? 2. Also found that the flimsy aftet-market "Chinese to Australian adaptor plug" supplied with it (bought through Gearbest) could not handle the 2Kw load and broke down - it is a very dangerous fire risk. Replace the two pin Chinese plug with a good quality Australian one and you'll… Read more

have a great product. As I said before, please supply us with a manual in English! Guarantee you'll sell a ton of them when the rest of the English speaking world finds out about what a great induction cooker Xiaomi has made. If you supply me an English manual I'll rate it 5 Stars.

Less powerful than claimed – I have tried both this cooker and the Aldi Ambiano portable induction cooker. Perhaps I was a bit harsh with a review of the Aldi cooker. What this cooker has in finer control over the Aldi one it loses out in terms of sheer power. While both the Xiaomi and the Aldi claim to be 2100W, the Xiaomi only achieved 1500W while the Aldi was measuring… Read more

up to 2000W on my portable power meter. Makes a big difference for boiling a pot of water which is considerably longer with the Xiaomi.

The temperature sensor on the Xiaomi does work better. It can simmer. It claims 99 levels of power but according to my power meter it certainly isn't regulating this by power draw. It seems to cycle on off for very low levels eg 1 or 2, then about 700W for 5 onwards then 1500 W for very high settings. Must be doing something fancy eg with pulse width modulation.

What I have found is that induction cooking is highly dependent on the cookware. The cast iron wok that was tending to get extremely hot on the Aldi cooker, does the same on the Xiaomi. A cheaper pan that is a bit curved on the bottom seems to trigger the temperature cut out on the Xiaomi. It throttles the power but shows no evidence it's doing this. The pan just doesn't get very hot.

It's true the markings are only in Chinese characters. This is intended only for the Chinese market at present but some resellers send to Australia. Google translate does wonders on a phone. The Xiaomi app does work but you have to connect and say your language is Chinese. You can set some temperature presets on the cooker and give them English names. This doesn't modify the original ones. There are a few empty slots.

I believe the original presets turning clockwise are in order: hot pot, steam, soup/porridge, stir fry, and deep fry (but happy to be corrected by native Chinese speakers).

So, in summary, weaker than I expected, sometimes throttles the output if it doesn't like the cookware.

In retrospect I could have coped with some of the shortcomings of the Aldi induction cooker to have the extra power. The Xiaomi is good but not great. It is however nicer looking, quieter, and probably has finer control.

I cannot recommend this product – The Xiaomi may be technically better than the Aldi cooker as a previous review attested, I will never know. I find it VERY frustrating to use without English manual. I mean, how hard can it be to translate a 10 page manual? Selling to International audiences, Chinese language just doesn't work. Another review claims it is easy to use. Well,… Read more

perhaps if you can read Chinese. Otherwise no. I figured out the middle button, not hard. But the two buttons on either side only have Chinese characters on them. What are they for? Scrolling through the options, what do they mean? Why is there an orange blinking light at the bottom? What does it mean? I found the Android App, but am unable to connect the phone app to the cooker. It cannot find the device. Why not? Where are the English instructions? Probably won't help much, as the app is in Chinese also.

No. If you cannot read Chinese characters I cannot recommend this cooker. In any case, you will also have problems with warranty, repairs etc. I regret purchasing it.