Nordic Ware Heat Tamer and Stove Adapter Plate, 8-Inch

I have a really beautiful Hotpoint gas oven situated in my newly rented apartment. It works nicely everytime I cook but there is a single issue with it that has to do with boiling. Whenever I'd boil my tea kettle, hot water spots can be seen around the front burner. Afterwards and to my disappointment, the water is so hot of course that the spots have left permanent rings despite numerous cleanings and buffings. So to minimize any further water damages, I have researched reviewed and then purchased this Nordic burner plate at Amazon. I couldn't be happier with this product. My only regret is I could or should have purchased this plate sooner because it would have spared my oven burner from having scars from scalding hot water rings. I simply cover the burner with the plate place the kettle on top and using the knob turn on the fire burner but not all the way. Slowly it evenly distrubutes heat once you acquire your level of heating. You can lower the heat by a half but it still continues to boil and conserves energy at the same time. It's made of cast iron but very durable and a tad heavy in weight. No worries of burns odors leekages or peelings. Even though I find the plate works well with cooking assorted meals and dishes, the purpose of this item for me specfically is for boiling tea or water. Worries of hot water drippings are a thing in the past :) Very happy and satisfied with this purchase and hope this will hold and last for a very long time.

I love this diffuser! Burned so many onions and garlic while sautéing on a stove that was made in Norway. The heat does not turn down to a very low flame. Thought I was going to have to live with it until I came across this diffuser. Total game changer. No burnt onions, garlic or anything else. Heat is evenly distributed. Works perfectly and would highly recommend it if you have hot flame issues.

This is good for: -gas cook tops -electric stove-tops of COIL design This is NOT good for: -glass stove-tops that are completely flat Right now there are two pictures on Amazon - one of the product alone and one of the product on an electric COIL range. Both of these pictures are top-views of the product. We should add a bottom view of the product to give better understanding that the bottom of the product has a lip around the circumference, which elevates the middle of the product up off of a level surface by maybe 1/4". So if you are using it on a flat cooking surface such as glass-top, there will be a ~1/4" gap between the glass burner and the flat portion of the Nordic disc. The gap makes this product inefficient because air is a terrible heat conductor (it is an insulator) so heat transfer between the flat cooking surface to the Nordic disc will be inhibited by the ~1/4" of air insulation. The only point of contact on flat surfaces will be the lip on the circumference. IF you have gas or electric coil, get this product and you will be happy with its heat spreading capabilities. IF you have a flat glass-top, you need to get appropriate cookware to spread the heat and not expect this product to help you accomplish that. Appropriate cookware to spread the heat evenly on flat-top ranges (or ANY cooktop) is Cast Iron cookware, or Stainless Steel cookware "cladded" with aluminum. The Stainless with aluminum-clad means that the top and bottom surface are stainless, but an interior aluminum disc helps spread the heat, as the excellent "heat conductivity" of aluminum means that all aluminum surfaces will be approximately uniform temperature (at least more-so than other metals / materials). (Sorry, I know this is not a review for cookware, but thought it important.) NOW, all of that being said; I was happy with mine for the 1 year that I used it. I used mine in the following manner: I put mine on my gas grill, which has only two burners that are circular in shape (maybe 3" diameter, say). I needed to eliminate hot spots on my grill, as all of the heat from the burner was traveling directly up (vertical) and not reaching the corners of the grill. I put it directly on top of the gas burner, and my grill / cooking grate was ~5 inches above the heat tamer disc (I guess they would call this a "Heat Plate" or "Heat Tent" Replacement). This product worked perfectly for this application for 1 year. After 1 year, I made the mistake of putting it through the dishwasher, which stripped ALL of its paint, leaving a rusty looking metal color. I am replacing mine due to this mistake of stripping all of the paint, but I am not going with this model again. I am going with a cast iron disc this time around, and being familiar with cast iron, I will be sure not to put it in the dishwasher ever! I was surprised that this Nordic disc couldn't handle the dishwasher because it handles high temperatures all the time, Stainless is typically fine in the dishwasher, but something about the detergent and that paint-type must have caused an issue. My storing the product outdoors most of the time, I am sure did not help either.

It did exactly what it promised. I make salsa once a year from my garden so I can’t afford burning the bottom of a very large pot. In the past I have been able to minimize the burning but there was always some. Not this year. The diffuser spread the heat out avoiding hot spots and there was no burning at all. Great price and a very happy customer.

I have also used these on gas burners and recommend them for those as well but these didn’t fit too well on my old gas burners. Electric coil does work well but is not a preferred cooktop by any means. Diffusers help me cook better than direct contact with the coil. These also are shaped to fit well on this heat source. I have some cheap, mid range and expensive cookware, the diffuser distributes the heat as it needs to and it protects all my cookware from direct contact with the hob as well. I like the thickness and the fact there is a lip which secures around the burner and helps keep it in place.

It works and definitely creates a better look for the stove, however, it can easily get scratches

Excellent and distributes the heat so well. I would like to have them over every gas (jet) but will have to wait until I manage to get a little more money

Estaba buscando este producto, ya que compre una cafetera china y no podía ponerla al fuego

Útil.

Bought this for my husband as a Christmas gift. We both are finding it works well with gas stove to diffuse the heat better when simmering is needed. We both would recommend it to others

Muy útil cuando quieras mantener una temperatura constante