Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

(updated) Discovered after a year and a half that there was some heat damage. The plug was almost fused into the thing. I use it a couple times a day to heat water (680 Watts for about 10 minutes). The result is a melted socket. (see photo). I verified that the heating was indeed due to resistance inside the unit and not the plug on the water pot. [edit to address JamesH and S. Damon correct comments.] (original review) it works and I use it for a hot water pot for tea that I used to forget to unplug. It feels well made and has worked for a year so far without problems. This device would be perfection if: 1. it had a brighter indicator light (it's very difficult to see in any ambient lighting), and 2. it could be turned off by pushing the button again. This last point is baffling. It's billed as an energy saving device, yet you can't turn the freaking thing off without letting the timer expire or unplugging it. **sigh** It's like it was conceived and physically designed in full perfection and then at the last minute handed to an engineer who spent 30 seconds thinking about how it should work before wiring it up and calling it a day.