I recommend a Japanese style hot pot - I don't know what its called - you plug it in on your counter and it boils water. Have been using one for 14 years and won't go back to the old stove method.

Altho - trust that it gets hot. My first time using it-I stuck my hand in the bottom and burnt my fingers. DOH.

oh great....so I guess my 2 dollar chefmate toaster was not the find of the year? Ruh Roh!!
Target was clearing out all of their Chefmate brand merchandise...perhaps this is why! Thanks for the heads up

Oh no. I'm not sure what brand mine is, it's more rounded. I'll have to go look now. I don't think it's Chefmate though. I've never smelled anything or seen bubbles. It's really sad that companies now just produce crap and don't care about consumer's health. What has happened to people? Greed perhaps?

It's always about greed and how cheaply things can be made...not about producing a good product and paying a living wage. I'd happily pay more for a better product, etc...

I should take pictures of my tea kettle to show you guys how bad it really looks...and it's not very old at all, which is the scary thing. It's been acting funky since the beginning.

I recently bought a stainless steel(cheapo-made in China) teapot...brought it home and cleaned it really well. I don't remember the brand name. I put water in it and the house filled up with a horrible odor. I thought it was a burnoff smell and it would eventually not smell. We washed it again...soaked it, in fact, and we still had a horrible smell...it made my eyes sting. We tried a few more times and I made a decision to throw it away. I should have taken it back to the store. I think I'm going to look for a glass pot...who knows if that will be safe?

Chefmate toaster oven broiler bought at Target sets things on fire and doesn't ring the bell when done, just keep heating. Flames pour out of "oven" and damn near burned up the house. I threw a flaming oven onto porch where the plastic caught on fire. Wow, made in China by slave labor really is the way to go. Boycott this brand, it is garbage. Target is smart to dump this lawsuit waiting to happen.