Works wonderfully, love the lights (just a cosmetic neat-feature!).  I love that the base for this unit is very small, looks like it's just another 1/2" part at the bottom of the kettle.  My ONLY issue is that it's about the same 'noise level' as my last cuisinart model and it also adds a loud 'beep' at the end of the boil-cycle (just noisy if I'm the only one up at 4:30am).  Doesn't seem to stain or scratch easily, durable & looks beautiful.