The angle of the handle keeps the sponge/scrubber head from flatly touching the bottom of a pot, even a small 3 quart pot. The handle hits the rim of the pot and all you do is scrub with the tip of the sponge unit. Unlike other soap dispenser scrubbers that drip a small amount of soap into the sponge this one has a hole in the center and you have to shoot out about a quarter size amount of soap with every item you clean. The scrubbers last about 2 weeks with dishwashing 3 nights a week.OXO if you read this you should scrap this and start over! Do not buy this product.