Product Description

The Proctor-Silex Fifth Burner is perfect for providing an extra cooking surface when you expect a lot of company. It is even suitable for small apartments and dorm rooms. Adjustable temperature keeps you in control. Model number on packaging may be listed as either 34101 or 76371PY. Product is identical.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #583 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Color: White
• Brand: Proctor Silex
• Model: 34101
• Released on: 2004-10-13
• Platform: Windows
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 11.00" h x 4.00" w x 10.00" l, 2.27 pounds

Features

• Portable single burner with 1000 watts of power
• Easy-to-use temperature-setting knob for low, medium, or high heat
• Provides quick and sustained heat; power indicator light
• 4-feet for stability; chrome drip pan wipes clean; slim space-saving design
• Measures 10 by 3-2/3 by 11 inches; 6-month limited warranty

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Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

128 of 135 people found the following review helpful.
Works fine as backup - not without problems
By Paul F. O'donnell
We got this to replace a burner bought off the shelf. It died within the first week. I have been much happier with the results for this burner as a replacement for our dead stove. In fact, it heats up faster that our stove used to. Produces good heat quickly and has worked well in almost all situations.

The only issue I have is with what seems to be an overtemp safety because it will cycle itself on and off. A pot will get hot quickly but it also seems to senses that the pot is still there and hot, and decides to take a rest or turner off the burner for 15-30 sec while things in your pot stop boiling. It seems to come back quickly to reheat again, but cooking with an even hear is lost as the burner cycles on/off.

55 of 57 people found the following review helpful.
A disappointment. Irritating on and off cycle.
By Nuknuk
Cons:
-As was mentioned from the other reviews, this burner annoyingly cycles off and on. I have to unplug and re-plug to turn it on again. You cannot disable it. For me, this is the biggest deal breaker for this product.
-There is nothing in the manual to show the features and specs except safety precautions.
-You cannot use a large pan on it.
-Nothing to stabilize the pan but the actual heating coil.
-You have to use heavy pans with good heat conductor at the bottom (like the copper bottoms pans). If you use the aluminum teflon type, it will not sufficiently heat to fry anything.

Pros:
-Like the portability, size and weight.
-Very affordable.

62 of 66 people found the following review helpful.
Great value!
By HL
I saw this on HGTV in some trendy house renovation shows. And, I did not know what it was but it looked really cool. And, when I saw it on [...] later, I realized that this is an ancient kind of product we all are familiar with.

My excuse to buy this was that my house is under the hammer and we decided to chuck away the old gas stove. And, that means we can only eat frozen meals heated up in the microwave or this coil burner.*w*

Unlike some other reviewers expressed, I have only used this for boiling pastas, or stir-fried dishes. And, it was just amazing that how this $15 burner can cook as well and fast as my GE electric stove in my other condo. I have cooked some Chicken Soup for 4 hours one day, which turned out great as well, so I don't agree with other people's discontent myself.

I just wish I could put 4 of these coil burners when the house is complete instead of purchasing a couple of thousand halogen cook top. At least, a young c ouple on HGTV did it in their compact loft condo this way. with the coil covers, very clever! I think it looks good enough to keep it on the counter top.

The only flaw is that the spill plate under the heat coil leaves the burn marks from cooking if you don't wipe them immediately. But, then again, I could buy another without thinking! A very good value.