Product review (4 stars): Does what it's supposed to do but it ain't pretty
The heat diffuser does the job, but the first thing we had to do was pull off the handle (comes off easily) and throw it away. I don't know why they even put handles on these things--there is no way to keep it from burning and releasing a creepy smelling smoke. My husband made the mistake of washing this thing. Don't ever do that! It is rusty inside now. But that doesn't effect its functionality. Works great--we use it under pots when cooking rice or making sauces on our over-enthusiastic gas stove. But it ain't pretty.