Nice looking product, although there is a little more plastic than there seems from the photos. Lid and handle are plastic. It is not so cool to touch the closer to the lid you get. Half way down is fine, but I wouldn't keep my hands near the upper half for more than 5 seconds. Still, looks nice and the temperature seems to be accurate enough. The images showed Celsius readings on the base, so I was actually hoping for that, but it was in Fahrenheit.