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.

One of my friends told me about this when she was looking for one for herself. I also began looking with her and found this here. I ordered her one, and later ordered one for myself after purchasing new cookware, and I just love it! This is a thickish, flat-topped burner plate -with a lip around the entire bottom circumference- that you place over your stove burner to help to evenly distribute the heat and help prevent boilovers or such due to thin pots/pans and uneven cooking temperatures, although I rarely go above the "medium" setting on my stovetop, so I cannot speak for how this performs on "high." Additionally, it helps prevent discoloration/scorch marks to my pots and pans from my gas stove's flames. This plate has not impeded the cooking time except by about 1 or 2 minutes, the time it seems to take to completely heat up over the burner. I like that it helps whatever I'm cooking on my stove cook more evenly as well as no longer having to worry about the exterior of my (newish) pots' and pans' exteriors getting burn marks from the flames. I like this so much, I would eventually like to get 3 more for all of my burners. This burner plate is a great idea and a great purchase. These do not, however, make good frisbees.

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.

Just like other reviewers experienced, my first use the coating burnt. I used it on medium, with a full pot above. No way it should have overheated and burnt, but it did. The manufacturer simply doesn't use an appropriate coating. Additionally, the image makes it look like this is about 1/4" thick. In reality it's about 1/8" thick, and has a lip on the edge that curls around the coil and makes it look thicker. Other than that I got this for two uses: 1) To try and get better conduction into large pots and not reflect the heat back into the range. The problem I had was the range was overheating when trying to boil large pots of water. This burner plate not only didn't help, it actually made the problem just a little worse. I must admit the product was not advertised for this. 2) To prevent scorching while making ice cream and other custards on the range with my thin bottomed pots. For this it works as designed. So despite the destroyed finish I guess I'll keep it.

Wonderful These work wonderful on my electric stove. The only problem I had was the first time I used it I believe I had the heat way too high and it started to crack the coating but I caught it on time and not alot of damage was done to it. I would recommend at first use to not put your heat too high until you get used to the great way these heat up and cook evenly. They make my stove look so much better now with the flat surface and I don't have to worry about grease splattering onto another burner and getting down inside my stove I can just wipe it clean. This will cut down on cleaning time of my stovetop. Things cook more evenly throughout the pot/pan because the solid cast iron metal of the plates conducts and disperses heat wonderfully. Can't wait to get my smaller ones so my stove will uniform with having flat burners. I just love these and would recommend them to everyone.

I bought two of this, I've been cooking with both of them alternatively to see the performance and I can tell you the quality of these is a hit or miss. I have been following the instructions and heat the burner first medium and then adjust the temperature. One is holding up OK after a month but the other one literally peeled off the 2nd day of use. Besides that, I don't like that it adds (a lot) of time for the pan to get hot. I originally bought them because coming from a gas stove, I didn't like the new spiral-like electric stove that my new apartment had and I was looking for a solution to get a more even heat and an easier cleaning. So far these have only helped with the second part. Regarding what other people were saying, yes, they have a strong smell but it really burns off after 1 or 2 times, it didn't bother me that much and I have an open kitchen, so it wasn't that overpowering. My initial thought was to get two to test them out and then buy two more to cover the other two burners but 1) I'm not going to take the risk to get another miss that peels off the second day of use 2) these do NOT fit smaller burners - I mean, you can fully cover the smaller ones with these, sure, but they're not going to be firmly supported and are going to dance with your pan, I wouldn't recommend it. It's a shame because I really really don't like the electrical range and I thought these were going to be the perfect solution. Very disappointed.

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

Boa chapa para distribuir o calor de fogão a gás (no meu caso). A chapa é pesada e parece durar bastante. No meu fogão (brastemp gourmand) ela ficou um pouco bamba nos bicos pequenos (nao encaixa direito) e tem que cuidar quando coloca a panela em cima. Talvez ela sirva melhor nos fogões americanos.

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