A waterless portable precision heating device includes an ingredient container to contain a food-related, a health-related, or a crafting-related ingredient; a thin heating element configured to surround and contact the ingredient container; an insulation layer configured to surround and contact the heating element; an outer shell surrounding the insulation layer; a lid that encloses the product container and fluidly seals it from the environment; at least one sensor configured to detect the temperature of the device; and a circuit board with a controller that controls the heating of the heating in response to signals received from the at least one sensor indicating whether the product container has reached a threshold temperature.