Has anyone used the warm function to simmer after bringing food to a boil? Just wondering if that would work, haven't had enough experience with it.
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To be honest, the "warm" function will completely reduce a boil to nothing. That being said, leaving it on 1 may be too hot for it still. It's a limitation of a $50 induction cook top. but for such an inexpensive one, I can't complain. They've lasted a year without issues for the two of them that we have and use.
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I think leaving it on the warm setting might work for simmering because when I leave my coffee pot on the warm setting, after 10 minutes or so, it starts to perk again.
1032951
I had the same issue. I found it to be dangerous with hot boiling water spilling down the pot and onto the table. I exchanged it for another that did the dame thing which I also sent back for a refund. I found it to be a overpriced piece of junk that was poorly designed. The product should be recalled!
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Wondering... how quickly do you feel the water should come to a boil? Peeked this morning as was a little surprised to see some coffee had already appeared in the top portion eventhough there was not a full rolling boil going on below. Wondered if I had the stove setting a little too low. Thoughts?
554277
Once the water boils, it automatically switches to warm mode. In warm mode, the water continues to be just at or very close to boiling temperature. Actually you would have to switch it off if you want it to stop.
554275
Once the water is boiled, it switches to warm mode. You add the boiling water to the top and the bottom stays on warm. With a flick of the black switch, the water comes right back to a boil, then you can add more boiling water to the top. It does not come to a boil itself. We like the product. It works for us.
1994474
I've only used the manual setting and it does bubble on high.....not a full boil....and I'd say simmers on Low.....
193374
Basic logic behind the gadget is to coat food with thin layer of oil containing skin, or add minimal amount of oil inside food. That way, there will be very little oil evaporation during heating. Judging from my experiments, unless you have a good reason to minimize oil intake or to avoid oil fume, I do not recommend. One problem is the temperature setting is too low. This may be necessery to minimize the evaporation of oil. However, for some recipe it does work. Since I have not tested all recipe, it all depending on your intention.
134168
I'm sorry. That's never happened with ours. I wonder if the temperature you cook with has something to do with it. Sorry I couldn't be more help. Good luck in finding the answer.
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It really isn't the best thing for just boiling water, but the quick rice function would probably be the quickest boil. The slow cooker function also holds at a very low boil, but takes a bit of time to get there. The steam function might also work. But if you were trying to boil water for something like pasta, I don't think it would work very well.
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When you say simmer, what function button are you using? I have the 6 qt and have never had a problem, but I do not have a button marked simmer. I use the brown/saute function to brown the meat, add the other ingredients, switch it over to the slow cook function, set my time and let it go and mine has always worked fine.
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Lynyrd here-I'm not sure about bringing water to a 212 degree boil but it definitely heats up. Once you add a prescribed amount of water into the outer package you then place your intended sealed meal into the water mixture and fold the top over-in 10-15 minutes you'll blister your mouth if you're not careful. Its alot easier than the old MRE heaters or trioxane cubes. Hope this helped and long live The Simple Man!!
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You need to put boiling water in the container and close it for about 5 minutes, that will warm it up. After that you put the hot food in. I pack it for my kids in the morning and they eat food for lunch, they say it's warm and they like it, but I never tested it. However, few times that I put the boiling water in the morning and then changed my mind and gave them someting else and not emptied out a thermos, the water was still really warm at night when I came home.
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Mine automatically goes to keep warm, as you said, so perhaps you will need to have it replaced. It only boils for about 10 minutes. Hope that helps!
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It does feel warm to the touch when your pot has been cooking and you move or take it off. I use a cast iron pan as well and this makes the underneath surface warm when you are done. It's good cause it keeps the food warm a bit till it totally cools.
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No reason at all that I can see. I've heated water, milk and broth. I've also heated light soups like chicken and noodles. I do recommend if you're making something other than water that you wash it or at least rinse it as soon as you've finished heating. As for the heating time noted by flipspiceland, I haven't noticed that. Perhaps they don't have the temperature turned all the way up. Since I'm mostly boiling and using that's where I keep it and it never takes more than a couple minutes to boil. Of course the more liquid the longer it will take, but even with 4 cups of water it probably took less than 6 minutes. No reason at all that I can see. I've heated water, milk and broth. I've also heated light soups like chicken and noodles. I do recommend if you're making something other than water that you wash it or at least rinse it as soon as you've finished heating. As for the heating time noted by flipspiceland, I haven't noticed that. Perhaps they don't have the temperature turned all the way up. Since I'm mostly boiling and using that's where I keep it and it never takes more than a couple minutes to boil. Of course the more liquid the longer it will take, but even with 4 cups of water it probably... » Read More No reason at all that I can see. I've heated water, milk and broth. I've also heated light soups like chicken and noodles. I do recommend if you're making something other than water that you wash it or at least rinse it as soon as you've finished heating. As for the heating time noted by flipspiceland, I haven't noticed that. Perhaps they don't have the temperature turned all the way up. Since I'm mostly boiling and using that's where I keep it and it never takes more than a couple minutes to boil. Of course the more liquid the longer it will take, but even with 4 cups of water it probably took less than 6 minutes. « Show Less
2111136
I e-mailed the distributor and explained the problem of having something that I couldn't use and they e-mailed me not only the directions but recipes. It's easy to use once you know what you have. Hope you have as much success as I did. I use it very often and really like the convenience and the fact that it doesn't heat up my kitchen. I live on the desert so hate anything that adds heat. Good luck
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Never happened to me. Only problem was heavy weight which I knew before buying. Never ever even came close to burning. I did find out that it took almost no power to keep the pot on a very low simmer/boil. It was #2 on my stove that goes from #1-#9. I turn on high to brown/sautee steak pieces and onion. I then turn on 6 to bring up to boil and then way way down to #1 or usually #2 to cook for 4-5 hours ( dried beans ). Hope this helps