I found the pot you are referring to. Looks like $20 maybe. I will give it a shot.
Do you have experience with either of those two? That Ikea one almost seems like a no-brainer for an entry-level burner to play around with
I have experience with two different models from duxtorp/secura, 8100 and 9100 models.
The TILLREDA burner from IKEA, manufactured by INTERTEK (a company in UK, which has factories in China AFAIK) is a fairly new product in the us (8/1/2017 sales start date). It's covered under the standard 1 year return policy if you're unhappy with it, keep your receipt and packaging. If it's still in good condition, you should be able to
return it for full price.
I'm interested in grabbing one myself and doing a review, as there's some cool features like full ceramic glass coverage over the entire surface (no raised edges), cord management, a timer feature (not sure if it behaves like a lamp timer where you can have it off then turn it on, or if it works like cook at X power level for Y time, or both), multiple power settings 0-10 (no published wattage levels), and multiple temp settings (I wouldn't trust them for a mash temp, but might be useful for preheating strike water while you get ready).
Full disclosure: I currently work for IKEA as a sales person in the MI store in several departments, but have not tried it for brewing yet. This is not an advertisement or part of my job, I just think it's a cool product for small batch brewers. I would hesitate to use it for a full sized batch, as I have not received a weight limit from the relevant people (US manager Kitchen and dining appliances) and/or Intertek.
