Does everything we need it to do...boil water. It also lights the water up with a nice, relaxing blue as it boils, which also makes it easy to tell if it's on or not. If you're looking for something with a dozen temperature settings, boils in 30 seconds, and washes your dishes, you should move on. If you just need hot water in a kettle that doesn't take up your entire counter space and gets it done in a couple minutes, this is perfect. I do wish it had a spring loaded top for filling it, but that's a minor gripe. Also, being glass, it makes it much easier to tell how much water is in it.