I have this electric hot plate that I bought off Taobao. They call it a "mosquito coil" cooker and they're uncommon here, I was lucky to find one. I have a gas stove, but it uses a gas bottle so it's a pain when it runs out. I use the hot plate when I need to cook something for a long time, or when I'm out of gas (like right now). I keep forgetting to call the gas guy to come bring another bottle, so I've been using it all the time for the past week or so.
The hot plate is kind of dodgy, it only cost $4.50 and it had a label in Russian when I got it. These days it gives off electric shocks whenever I touch the pan or the pan handles, so I always use a pot holder. I could buy a new one, but I get the idea that it would be defective as well, there are only 2 sellers on Taobao that have this and it's the same model. Does it affect the food if it's being electric shocked the whole time it's cooking? I had a lot of trouble browning pork chops yesterday and maybe that was why?
The hot plate is kind of dodgy, it only cost $4.50 and it had a label in Russian when I got it. These days it gives off electric shocks whenever I touch the pan or the pan handles, so I always use a pot holder. I could buy a new one, but I get the idea that it would be defective as well, there are only 2 sellers on Taobao that have this and it's the same model. Does it affect the food if it's being electric shocked the whole time it's cooking? I had a lot of trouble browning pork chops yesterday and maybe that was why?
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