Fifth Burner The Proctor Silex Fifth Burner is a powerful and convenient portable single burner that saves valuable countertop space. The compact burner is also perfect for dorm rooms and small apartments, and for providing an extra cooking surface for feeding a large group. It is an affordable and sturdy appliance that provides quick and sustained heat with an easytouse temperaturesetting knob for low, medium, or high settings. The burner is also easy to clean, with a chrome drip pan that wipes clean quickly and effortlessly.