Fresh Electric Hot Plate, 1 Ceramic Zone, 1500 W, Black Thermoglass Top

This is the cheapest genuinely useful cooking zone Fresh sells. Model 13423 is a single radiant ceramic ring under a black thermoglass top, rated 1500 W, with a rotary knob giving proper variable temperature control rather than a crude on and off switch, an indicator lamp and four anti-skid rubber feet that keep it steady while you stir. At 1500 W on 220 V it runs happily from any ordinary wall socket, and the glass wipes clean in seconds. Understand what it is. This is a countertop hot plate, not a built-in hob, with no fixing clamps and no gasket, so it must never be cut into a worktop. There is no timer, no child lock and no residual heat symbol, and ceramic glass stays hot for several minutes after the lamp goes out. Any pan works, aluminium, stainless, enamel or a brass kanaka, but lift pots rather than dragging them. Buy it as a second ring, a student's first hob or emergency cooking, with Fresh warranty and nationwide service.