Product review (4 stars): What I expected
This is just what I expected. It is good for keeping the pots from getting a hot spot right in the center and defuses the heat pretty good. I have used it while making pea soup also tomato sauce. No burn or over heated areas in pots. The only thing I wish that it was make of a little thicker metal. It does smoke badly upon first use as it is covered in some type of oil, but after first burn off no more smell or smoke - be sure to open a window or vent it out of the house on first use.