Audecook Hot Pot Electric 2L, Cermic Glaze Non-Stick Frying Pan 8 Inch, Portable Travel Cooker for Ramen/Steak/Fried Rice/Oatmeal/Soup, with Dual Power Control (Silicone Spatula Included)

Received my Audecook Hot Pot 2L yesterday, and washed it first, after reading the instructions. Cute little pot, but it really does heat up nicely. I made Green Chili Stew with potatoes, carrots, hamburger, garlic, salt, and chicken broth -- the potatoes browned nicely, and the hamburger cooked along with the potatoes without a problem. No sticking, and I did use olive oil in the pot. The cover helps the food steam so that it actually cooks a little faster -- that was nice. I added some water while the potatoes were cooking to speed up the process -- What I like about it is that when I turned it off, and the food cooled, I turned it back on and in a very short time it was bubbling and heating up nicely. That for me was a real plus as well. I didn't use the highest temperature as the middle range worked well for me for this dish. All in all, if it continues to work like this I will probably buy a second pot, in case I need to be cooking two things at the same time. It is small enough to work on the counter, easy to clean, and though the pot is not huge, it works for a 1-2 person meal quite well. You will have leftovers if you are cooking for 1. Performance was nice, efficient, and quick to heat up. Did not have a hot pan on the outside, as I did touch it to check how hot the outside might get. Handle does not heat up. I'm hoping to try heating oil to make sopipillas (fried bread using tortilla dough) and see how it works. If it does it will be a real joy to use. It is deep enough to have a 3/4" of oil in it and do one sopipilla at a time. Other things I want to try is making a cake in it -- I used to make cakes in my electric skillet, with the top on it actually cooks well, and you just tip the pan over on a plate and voila you have a nice cake to frost and eat! I also make Chinese food a lot, so I want to try using it in place of a wok, see how it works out. If they ever make another pot that is 3L, I will definitely buy it ...especially if it works as well as this one. I'm having a lot of fun experimenting with different dishes to see how it works. So far very pleased with its performance.

This Audecook Hot Pot Electric 2L, Cermic Glaze Non-Stick Frying Pan 8 Inch, Portable Travel Cooker is just perfect for easy clean cooking for on or two people. I used it the same day it was delivered for my evening meal. It made my baby bok Choi with onions, & mushrooms in the bottom and heated sliced roast lamb on the top in the steamer basket just perfectly! It functions perfectly, no sticking, and extremely easy clean up is a bonus. I look forward to making this cooker my main go to for a variety of different meals. This cooker will make my summer meals a joy, and without heating up my kitchen. A great value for adding to my cooking tools, and too cute!

Update: using it 2 or 3 times a day & I love it. I'm not as careful about cleaning it as I was initially & have found it's really easy to not get the electrical side wet. I also found that it only takes a tiny bit of oil to make the food not stick so much if not cleaned immediately. NOTE: Cleaning immediately is not good unless using hot water because the pan is still hot & sudden tempertature changes on the surface of ceramic coatings is a good way to ruin the ceramic coating. Some reviewers seemed to think it needed more temperature choices, but honestly, it does everything I need it to do w/ only the 2 temp choices. I've also noticed it doesn't make the counter hot underneath it & I really appreciate that. The sides aren't the cool touch kind, but not as hot as regular pots get on stovetops. I've touched the sides during cooking & not gotten burned as long as I didn't leave my hand there, but don't recommend doing that. It actually cooks more food @ one time than I thought it would. I wanted a small pot for cooking just for one person. This does look perfect for that. But I've really had to learn to reduce the am't of food I cook in it by a lot. It's bigger than it appears. It's very much like the modern looking miniture version of the age old electric skillets that we all grew up with & much more suited for small kitchens & smaller meals.Initial review: The steam vents in the lid make this SO EASY to drain the boiling water from cooked pasta. It's my favorite feature! Next favorite is that the white pot comes w/ ceramic glaze instead of Teflon (the black pot is Teflon). Teflon gives off airborne gas that will kill a pet bird that breathes it. Teflon eventually flakes off in food too. Ceramic is great along as taken care of w/ non-scratch bamboo wooden or silicone utensils & non-scratch scrubbers when cleaning. I've had none of the trouble some reviewers mentioned when cleaning this pot. I hand clean it w/ dish soap under a running faucet w/ the electrical plug in feature facing away from the running water. I also hold the pot so the water only goes inside the pot & flows into the sink w/o running down the side of the pot. I don't wash or rinse the outer sides or bottom @ all. But I've not gotten food on the outer sides of the pot to need to clean there & would use a cleaning rag instead of running water on the outside if I ever do get food there. I haven't had any water droplets around the plug in area doing it this way & it's been easy for me to clean it this way. I wouldn't advice letting a kid do it tho for fear they wouldn't be as careful & get water all over it.It has a silicone cover that covers the plug in area too that helps, but it isn't exactly waterproof there. Still no problem for me. Spaghetti cooks up so quick & one pot of spaghetti is plenty for 2 people. Looks too small but it'll surprise you. My 3rd favorite thing is it's small. I wanted something for better portion control, so small was good. It's still able to cook enough for extras or a couple of people, so I still have to watch portions, but it's closer to what I wanted in size. I'm working on only cooking half full pots of food in this now, or maybe even a third full. It cooks fast. I like not spending a lot of time cooking! It does however need to be either cleaned right away or sit w/ water in it because everyone that said food sticks if not cleaned immediately was right. Cleans easy tho & only takes a minute. And of course water sitting in it til you want to fool w/ cleaning it later always works too. As far as food sticking during cooking, I've not had that problem yet. So far the ceramic surface makes non-stick cooking work. Google how to keep ceramic pans slick & non-stick if you don't know tho because using things like Pam spray & things you'd think would help can actually turn some ceramic pans into sticking food magnets. My 1st ceramic skillet was my learning curve & I learned the hard way about that. Ceramic pans are the easiest & best things if you just Google what to not do w/ them. Just a suggestion to help someone new to nonstick ceramic pans.Haven't tried the steamer yet, but plan to real soon for steaming eggs in their shells instead of hard boiling them, fish, & corn on the cob. My initial thought when seeing the plug in placement located on the side of the pot was that it was a bad design.I thought about the plug placement & after reading reviews from other similar pots that had the plug in the handle, I've come to the conclusion as to why this one was made w/ the plug in on the side of the pot instead of the handle. Seems like the handle is better placement for it~ especially for cleaning purposes. But reviewers have been saying the cord puts enough weight on the handle to make those pots tip over toward the handle side & splash hot water & food out. Makes sense after thinking about it & also after using this one & seeing how stable it is. So what some may think is a design flaw is actually a safer solution.If my opinion after more use of this pot changes (it's getting daily use!), I'll definitely update this review w/ anything I find wrong w/ it. The steam vents doubling as pour spouts is above & beyond other similar pots & I LOVE that!

RV & Vanlife MUST HAVE! Cuts my cooking time almost in half! Uses wayyyyy less electricity than an air fryer or microwave. Very versatile.I pretty much cook EVERYTHING in this. Or i have a rice cooker, and a mini grill. Since it uses such a small amount of electricity, i can use 2 of these in any combination without tripping the breaker.I cook everything from eggs, pancakes, steaks, ramen, noods, tortillas, rice, sauces.Easily portable, just unplug. Keeps food hot for a very long time.The lowest temp setting will boil water very quickly and you will burn things if you dont check on it frequently. I have to turn it off for a few minutes and back on, sometimes several times, to keep it from burning things. But it can definitely put a hefty sear some meat super easily.I love the steamer basket.THINGS I WOULD CHANGE(read: how to get 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️)I’d remove the two setting knob and replace with one you can endlessly adjust the temp. It would allow the ability to maintain specific temperatures and simplify the cooking process.