Save your money (spend more actually)-this piece of Chinese-made garbage lasted less than one year. Was not used much at all and just gave up the ghost one morning-heating element failed and that was it. Manufacturer's solution is to drive 50-60 miles to drop it off at a repair facility and pay more than the initial cost to get it fixed. In other words, it's a throw-away that you need to replace every year. My previous unit was an old US-made (at that time)Proctor Silex that we had for 10-12 years and just replaced because it had gotten so worn looking-BUT IT STILL WORKED!! Stupid me-I should have kept it. I'm going to spend some real money and get a European-made unit that will last more than a year. You've been warned.