Max Burton 6010 8-Inch Induction Interface Disk with Heat-Proof Handle

I bought this because it has good/mixed reviews on the 'net'. I also bought the Ilsa 2 piece induction interface heat diffuser disk (or whatever you care to call these things) a week before buying this Max Burton. If you care to read my review of the Ilsa set, I stated I had ordered the Max Burton and would update my Ilsa review as well as reviewing the Max Burton. When I bought the Ilsa, there was only 1 review that gave a 1 star rating. Well, I was very pleased with the Ilsa and gave it 5 stars because it did perform better than I had expected. Perhaps I had researched these 'disks' and knew what to expect as far as performance, and perhaps I may be a better cook and know how to use and what to expect from cookware than the other reviewer. I don't know, and I certainly don't mean to cast dispersions on the other reviewer of the Ilsa disk set. I just know that I am pleased with the Ilsa set, as I am with this Max Burton disk. OK, on to my review of the Max Burton disk! I almost bought it as my first induction interface disk but wasn't sure as to its actual specifications. One website said it was 1/2 inch thick and another said it was 1/4 inch thick. When it arrived a couple days ago I discovered it is a hair under 1/4 inch and much to my surprise, it has 4 little 'feet' about 1/32 inch around the circumference that lift the bottom surface off the surface of the induction cooktop. While that may not be any issue as far as the magnetic conductivity of the disk and cooktop, my Ilsa set is as flat as a pancake and makes 100% contact with the cooktop surface. Another issue I had buying the Max Burton versus the Ilsa set was the permanently attached handle on the Max Burton, I thought it might not work with my larger based non-induction stainless steel cookware. Well, I was wrong about that! The handle is low enough and offset enough that it works very well with my aluminum Turbo Cooker (8 inch base) and my 10 inch deep covered sauté non-induction stainless steel pan (9 inch base). I have a 12 inch Berghoff stainless steel induction-ready skillet, and as big as it is with a 9 1/4 inch base, the Max Burton fits like a glove and would work great for a pan that size that is not 'induction ready'. Even though the Max Burton disk is 8 inches, I put my 1.5qt non-induction stainless steel sauce pan with a 5 inch base on it on my NuWave 2 cooktop with some leftover spinach on the Max/Sear setting, and it was boiling away in just a couple minutes. I took the pan and disk off the NuWave and set it on the burner of my electric stove (burner was off) and the little pan continued to boil for several minutes. That alone will attest to the heat and heat retention capability of the Max Burton disk and its versatility of being used as a 'flame tamer' or 'simmer ring' on a gas or electric stove. My Ilsa disks being thinner will not retain heat that long, but that too is a good thing. Nonetheless, they will also work well as 'flame tamers' and 'simmer rings'. All in all, it seems that this review of the Max Burton 6010 8-inch interface disk is also a comparison of the Ilsa 2 set interface disks, so now I must tell you what I think of them and give you guidance as to which one you may choose to purchase. I like both of them, I am very pleased with the performance of the Ilsa and having 2 different sized disks to use depending on my needs, although the larger disk works fine for all applications. I am also very pleased with the Max Burton, it performed better than I had expected (as did the Ilsa set). I am very pleased with both and I will use them a lot since I have both the NuWave 2 and NuWave PIC PRO induction cooktops and having the Ilsa and Max Burton will allow me to use the non-induction cookware I can't part with! Speaking of induction cookware, I just bought a set of T-Fal Ultimate 12 piece copper clad bottom stainless steel cookware from Amazon, and it is GREAT!!! Other than not having a pressure cooker, it is the most complete set of cookware any cook could ever want or need!!! FYI, I bought the Ilsa and Max Burton induction interface disks and the T-Fal cookware set from Amazon. I also bought some Lodge cast iron cookware from Amazon to use on my NuWave cooktops. Yes, there are a few choices as far as induction cooktops, some websites rate the Max Burton 6000 and 6200 as the best, and others say the Sunpentown is best. Well, I did a lot of research and decided on the NuWave since it has the 10 degree (NuWave 2 1300 watts) or 5 degree (NuWave PIC PRO 1800 watts) and found the other cooktops can only do a temperature change of 20-40 degrees. I'd have to say based on my own use and the 'facts', the NuWave 'rules' in the induction cooktop market! Another testimony is that my electric bill arrived a couple days ago and was way more than expected. I went out and read my meter and discovered that instead of 93653 the meter reader had recorded 93956 making my bill 33% more that it should have been. I called Ohio Edison and while talking with the customer service representative, we got off on the subject of NuWave induction cooktops. She said she had 3 and used them all the time and it dropped her electric bill by $10.00 a month!!! There you go, folks, go induction!!! Even if your cookware isn't induction compatible like my old set of nice stainless steel, you can still save a few bucks with an induction interface disk like the Max Burton or Ilsa set. All you need to know is how to cook, how to use your cookware and the heating source you're putting it on. I have used my non-induction cookware on my NuWaves with the interface disks and have gauged the electricity used with a Kill-A-Watt- meter to check electric usage and even though my non-induction cookware with the induction interface disk requires more electricity than the super T-Fal Ultimate stainless steel cookware set, it does perform very well, and uses less electricity. Yes, I have rambled on for a bit, did you enjoy reading it???!!! In closing, I am very satisfied with the Max Burton 6010 Induction Interface Disk. It works over and above my expectations and I would recommend it to a friend or a total stranger! It works, just be sure you know what it will do for you and realize that using it with your non-induction ready cookware may take longer than you expect it to get your pan hot or get the contents to a boil. I love it as I do the Ilsa 2 disk set. It is up to you which one you'll buy, it all depends on the size you need. If all you need is an 8 inch disk, get the Max Burton. It works great and I'm happy with mine. If you want the versatility of the Ilsa set with 2 different sized disks, get the Ilsa. It works great and I'm happy with my set. OK, I know that you are still confused and don't know which set to buy. The best advice I can give is to do what I did, buy both and that will put an end to all the "what if's"!!! Be it known by all, this is my 'credo': "Buy the best and you won't be depressed"!!! That is the exact reason I bought both the Ilsa 2 disk set and the Max Burton disk. I love them both and will use both a lot. If your non-inductive pans have a bottom base of 6-10 inches get the Max Burton. If you have smaller based pans, get the Ilsa set. Nonetheless, even if you get the 8 inch Max Burton, it does really work well with a small based pan such as the 5 inch one I used earlier tonight. I hope this review will help you decide which induction interface disk or disk set to buy. All I can tell you is I am happy I bought both of them and I will work them like rented mules!!!!!!!! UPDATE MARCH 27,2014 Last night I used the 8.2" Ilsa disk with my (aluminum) Turbo Cooker to steam-heat up some leftovers. It worked very well. Tonight I used the Max Burton disk for the same purpose (and more of the same leftovers as last night) and had equally great results. I was very impressed that using either disk I was able to lower or raise the temperature on my NuWave 2 Induction Cooktop and had the same results I have had using my T-Fal (12 piece T-Fal Ultimate set from Amazon) induction-ready cookware. I could go from a boil to no boil and no boil to boil as easily and quickly as I can with the induction-ready cookware. I was very impressed, for sure!!! As I have stated before, I am very pleased with both the Max Burton and the Ilsa 2 disk set and I do use both. Depending on your needs and the non-induction cookware you plan to use on an induction cooktop will determine which you will buy. Or, if you're like me, you'll buy both and have the versatility I do when it comes to using your induction cooktop with non-induction cookware. I can't wait to use the Lodge Cast Iron skillets and Dutch Ovens I've gotten from Amazon recently, I have used a Lodge cast iron griddle and it worked great on my NuWave 2. I fried some bacon and eggs and was in Hog Heaven!!! I think this weekend I will make a big pot of spaghetti sauce and meatballs and even though I have the 5qt. Dutch Oven from the 12 piece set of T-Fal Ultimate Stainless Steel Induction Ready Copper Bottom cookware from Amazon, I think I'll use the 3qt. Lodge Combo Cooker Dutch Oven set from Amazon. It will be nice to fry the meatballs in the skillet lid from the Lodge Combo Cooker and then put them in the sauce in the 3qt. pan of the set! I love to cook, I love being able to use a variety of cookware, and Amazon has truly done their best to provide a vast array of available products!!! By the way, Amazon also offers a 10.25 glass lid that fits the 5qt Lodge and the 3qt Lodge Combo Cooker Dutch Ovens. I got one and it is nice to be able to see what's cooking and not have to lift the cast iron lid to see!!! Also, the 10.25" glass lid fits my 10" All-Clad tri-ply wok, a really great bonus!!!

IMPORTANT ADDENDUM to my "Previous Review" (which is also shown after this note.." : A couple of years after my discovery of this device have led me to addiontional conclusions: 1) The 'temperature sensors' on both my induction units behave as follows: Setting desired temp to , say 300degF or aNY temperature causes the pan to heat 30+ degrees ABOVE that temp ... and aftr several minutes, the unit drops down to the 'dialed-in' temp .. and remarkably close to that desired temp! .. so do noT measure the pans final temp too soon! 2) Such a converter should be used for aNY pan! even 'induction-friendly' pans~!! This is because using it vastly 'evens out the temperature of the pan places upon it. No 'hot center while the periphery of the pan is many degrees cooler ..!! And the converter vastly 'smoothes-out', evens the temperature of the entire pan .. I suggest you get a 'large size ' converter such as this is, and forgo smaller ones which would not benefit as much as does this sized unit, which i use even for small cooking pans.... Now for my old 'review' which does have a few minor corrections .. : ***** My Previous Review: As an engineer who experimented with various iron/steel materials in attempts to do what this product advertised, I was quite suspicious of it's manufacturer's claims. Because I do have considerable number of 'favorite' (but not magnetic!) pans of assorted types that I was unable to use on my Max Burton 3000watt cooker, I 'bit the bullet' and gave it a shot. To my amazement, it works perfectly! My testing required that it heat a sturdy aluminum (teflon) 10" pan nearly as well as it my cooker works with my very-magnetic similar pan. I was willing to accept , say, a 10-20% loss of comparable efficiency using this 'Interface Disk', using my laser-infra-red hand held remote thermometer. My thinking was that for this disk even to come close would have to be very magnetic and would not distort (especially in the center) during heating, for such distortion that typically appears as a 'bump' in the middle of other steel materials does reduce the area of contact between such disk and the cooker and the aluminum pan. To my surprise, while constantly monitoring the aluminum pan's inside temperature, there was absolutely NO measurable loss of effectiveness whatsoever! My testing included my usual historic practice of omelet-cooking where i preheat my magnetic pan for exactly 3 minutes (set by the cooker's timer) , then letting it 'rest' so as to more-evenly distribute the pan's central temperature, which gets to be about 310deg F. in that 3 minute time. The side-walls of my magnetic pan at such a time are about 150deg .. so letting it rest does bring the entire inner pan to be about 200deg, at which point I place oil, butter-equivalent, and eggs, and turn the cooker on again , to 1200 watts. Invariably, my omelets are perfect, rolled-up in the french fashion. Now, using this interface disk with a solidly-built 10" aluminum pan and the same exact process, I found NO DIFFERENCE! .. the disk worked perfectly .. and just as speedily reached the same temperatures. There was NO discernible distortion of disk or pan . I compared the disk's magnetic qualities and found them to be about the same as my magnetic favorite pan .. Physical exam of the disk shows it to be made of 3 layers, each about 1/8" thick .. Interestingly, attached around the edges in 4 places 90deg apart are four 1/4 x 3/4 " x 1/16th inch strips of metal .. If the purpose of these strips at the perimeter of the disk is to solve 'distortion with heat' problems, well, they certainly do that! I give this device my highest rating ... I am quite surprised by these results and am grateful to have my collection of perhaps $1000 worth of old non-induction cookware once again become useful.

Product worked just as described. Wish it were a larger circle, larger pots take much longer to heat on the induction than I would like.

My husband surprised me with a new induction cooktop and it turned out to be a real surprise in not so good way because half of my pots did not work in induction cooktop! From many reviews, a lot of people said "Just buy new pots and pans" but combining all my old post will cost more than cooktop itself that even though they are old pots so I could not do that. I was really frustrated and told my husband that I wanted him to send the cooktop back! He found this disk and asked me to try before we either sell the cooktop or return it. Since he was trying to make me happy with a new cook top, I decided to try.(I even bought a used one from amazon marketplace because I just wanted to TRY). What I was scared of was someone mentioned that it almost ruined her expensive cooktop. So I was standing right by it and if I sensed something, I was going to throw it right away. First, I tried with a small (1.5qt) sauce pan. It was not that great quality (Paula Deen brand) and it always took a long time to boil water. So with disk, it took a long time too. Second, I tried with my Fissler pressure cooker which was made out of superior quality stainless. (This was one of the pots I could not give up. ) Surprisingly, it worked super fast! The disk did get hot but did not turn to black. I turned the heat all the way high and it worked great. Now I am boiling soup in a not induction friendly pot and it is working fine. It heats up just like regular glass cook top. So Now I feel better since I can keep all my favorite pots. I might buy a bigger one for my huge stock pot. Hope this will last long. Update: after 2 years of use, it still works good. It did turn dark though.

Yes this interface disk, like most other multiply interface disks, do work (somewhat). It allows you to use your none-induction-ready cookware without buying more cookware. I used an infrared thermometer to test this out. It did boil water in a copper pot after several minutes. If you are looking to get the full range out of your new Induction cook-top, this won't get you there. The max temp I found the disk reached was about 250 degrees while the cook-top was set at 460 degrees. It seems the best performer on the induction cook-top is the cast iron pot. It takes a long time to when using the disk and the power level has to be set higher. It sort of defeats the purpose of betting an induction cooktop.

Finally, another product I can give a solid five stars. I have to admit, my expectations were rather limited, given other reviews of this product and others of its type. I'd just gotten an inexpensive small countertop inductive cooking surface from a discount deals site that I'd hoped would be useful at home and possibly for camping, though at the moment I don't have many ferrous pots or pans to use on it. So I knew I needed some kind of interface plate to use the [mostly aluminum] pans I currently have. Having little to go on, I picked this one almost arbitrarily; I guess I preferred this wire and silicone style of the handle over the other "crushed tube" styles I considered. It's unavoidable that a product like this will not heat food as quickly as true induction-compatible cookware, as you have a significant thermal mass that needs to rise in temperature, and then transfer that heat conductively into the pan. And in this product, that mass is impressive to me (I don't know how it compares to competing products) -- this thing is much heavier than I expected, as essentially a stainless-clad aluminum disk. That suggests the stainless material is pretty thick, adding to its density. The surprise was how quickly the resulting setup heats. I have no complaints at all about my [standard, resistive-heating] glass-top electric stove, it's actually pretty quick. But the inductive burner and this plate together result in noticeably faster performance, for tests with boiling water, and cooking often-prepared meals. I realize that's saying as much about the inductive burner as it is about this plate, but the burner isn't exactly a high-end product, and this plate certainly isn't causing any unsatisfactory delay. Material quality is good, handle feels solid, stainless surface shows no deterioration or discoloration after water boil testing at the burner's maximum power. (I imagine the stainless may discolor if it reaches a sufficient temperature, as stainless steel normally does). For what it is, this seems like a well made product. Overall, I can honestly say this tool was a pleasant surprise, and has exceeded my expectations.

Im giving this item 1 star only because i cant write a review if i give it 0 stars. But thats what it actually desreves. Great concept, but they dont work. If anything they can damage your induction cook top. I purchased 2 of these to be able to use some of my older 'favorite' pans (the ones I couldn't replace easily or immediately) on my new KitchenAid induction range. I shouldn't have wasted my time. I placed the first one on the appropriate sized element and turned it on. The stove recognized it as compatible, which is where the positive experience ended. I turned the heat setting up to what I normally boil water at in my induction friendly pans (I was steaming vegetables) and waited. And waited. And waited some more. I wouldn't have minded the slower performance. I didn't expect induction performance from a conversion device. But after 3-4 minutes the stove registered an error and just shut down. I moved the disk off to the side and tried the second one with the same result. Someone suggested setting the stove's element a bit lower but that didn't work either. Too low and it doesn't transmit enough heat for the water to boil. Too much heat and it triggers the stoves overheat sensor. Both are going back. Ill just continue using my Lodge flat griddle for the 2 or 3 pots I don't want to part with. Recommendation: Take the 37$ you were going to spend on this and put it toward an induction friendly pan. Don't risk you cook top or stove top with a product that doesn't work well enough to begin with.

A bit pricey but worth the cost. I got hooked on induction 5 years ago. I just purchased my second single burner cooker. The problem with induction is it heats up so fast that it passes the temperature setting and over cooks in the beginning. This solves most of that issue. It acts as a buffer to even the heating up and down of the induction. I use it with induction pans more than without induction pans. Its main function is so you can use any pan which also works. But it works better with cast iron and induction pans. It is not perfect but it defiantly improved my temperature control and cooking. It also makes an cheaper induction top work like an expensive one. Hint: heat up the induction pan on this first or without it for 3 minutes. The temperature sensor in the cooker top is under the glass. It takes 3 minutes for it to sense the correct temperature. DO NOT put the food in the pan right away, with or without this device.

El producto es una excelente opción para no tener que cambiar toda tu batería de cocina, quizá puedas comprar algunos sartenes y poco a poco ir sustituyendo cada elemento, pero si no tienes presupuesto para hacerlo de golpe o tienes algunos sartenes nuevos y caros de teflón o cerámica que no quieres tirar a la basura es una excelente opción. En la mayoría de las tiendas departamentales ni siquiera te dicen que existe este producto, sólo te quieren vender una batería nueva. Creo que es obligatorio tener al menos un disco de interfaz de inducción para toda cocina de inducción pues nunca sabes en que reunión va a llegar alguien con una cacerola tradicional que no funciona en tu cocina, sobre todo en navidad! Cómprenlo, no se arrepentirán! Por cierto no me pagan por decir esto, soy una clienta real contenta! =)

Simple, works well, we keep using favorites utensils that would otherwise be useless

We have had our induction stovetop for 5.5 years and have long been frustrated with the limitations posed by burner size and/or most convenient pot size to work on some burners as well as the inability to use other types of cooking vessels, e.g. pyrex dish, on the stove. We wish we had purchased this interface disk years ago as it has relieved all those frustrations. The disk is very solid and well made. I would recommend it as an essential tool for anyone considering getting an induction stovetop.

Works great for us. Now we have more pots to use on the induction cooktop.

Se ensucio y ya no es posible de limpiarlo, no afecta su funcionamiento nada mas que ahora es color negro quemado.