I used to have the black one i loved it had it a couple of years the trivit started to wear and the rubber bits kept falling off,i live alone and am 76years young so its a great size for me i make things heat things and as all my kitchen appliances are white when i saw this i had to have it and it seems to be upgraded from the black vortex i also have the TOWER kettle and toaster love them all thankyou sorry dont know how to do photos