Product review (5 stars): Faster and Safer.
We have a counter-top range that sits above a couple of utensil drawers. When canning, the drawers got so hot that we were worried about plastic items melting. We got this element to reduce the heat build-up in the drawers, and it did accomplish that goal, but we also got the bonus benefit that the heavy-duty element got the water in the canner up to temperature much faster than the stock element. Faster and safer is a great combination.