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My relatives have an equivalent Zojirushi model. The only difference is this one only has a 6 hour delay whereas the Zojirushi has a longer delay setting. It actually seems like the Panasonic insulates and holds the heat in better than the Zojirushi as it doesn't seem to reheat as often. I'm sure it would save a few pennies in power costs if I could delay it a little longer while I'm away at work all day but it isn't worth almost double the price to get that. That's the only reason for the 4 stars instead of 5. I actually like and prefer the nonstick interior and unless you've got hard water, you don't have to clean it as often as they suggest. It's over a month for mine being used every day and it doesn't look any different than when I bought it. I figure I'll clean it with lemon juice every other month.

Note that you don't have to buy the special cleaning solution. Make your own citric acid with a half cup of lemon juice concentrate mixed in with the water and then run it through the cleaning cycle. If you use fresh lemons make sure you get the pulp out.

Update 3 years later in 2012: Still working great. I clean it about twice a year as our water is already softened and we filter it before pouring into the boiler. One time after not running a cleaning cycle for over a year it stopped working in that it couldn't tell when to stop heating and overheated. I ran it through a cleaning cycle and it was fine after that. I suspect the thermometer had some calcium or other deposits built up on it.

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For Valentine's Day, my fiancee wanted something to get her up and running with tea early in the morning. After looking at a number of other electric kettles and pots, the Panasonic/Zojirushi style pots caught my eye and seemed like an interesting alternative to the teapot styles offered elsewhere.

After a few days of use, this has turned out to deliver on all promises made. It holds about 4-5 healthy cups of hot water. The alternatives for boiling, super-crazy-hot, green tea setting, and baby-milk setting (all digital) are more than you'll find on all but the most fully featured carafe-style pots.

At the end of the day, however, distinction should be made between the teapots and this. The teapots boast the ability to boil water in under 5 minutes. This model takes around 20 minutes to get to a boil: not much better than a stove-top model. However, for an energy efficient and convenient way to have hot water on hand all day, it beats the pants off other solutions.

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Nice and simple pot. Has six hour timer, however, would like to have a longer delay for the day use. Also, when using the timer, it always resets the final temperature to 190 degree. Would be nice if it can "remember" the previous temperature setting. The inner container is coated with floury charcoal, not teflon coating that any other brands offer. It claims to bring out the fine taste of water. To me, at least it looks better than the grey teflon coating. Another feature missing is it does not come with the audible alarm.

Extra spec that I would like to know before ordering:

Power: 700 Watt

Temp setting: 140, 180, 190, 208

No audible alarm for any events.

After all, I am happy with the pot for the price and the build quality. Not sure if I would pay extra $30+ for the fancy features Zojirushi brand offers.

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I bought this to make my baby's formula. I have had this product for about 5 months. I boil the water and place the water into a glass water pitcher and let cool to room temp. I then use the room temperature water to mix the formula. I noticed a couple of days ago that I have brown particles floating in the bottle. I open the machine and the whole bottom part of the pot and the filter is rusted at first I thought it was calcium deposits since I know these pots get that problem but and it's not calcium deposts. I called Panasonic, the specialist in the department named Anthony said this "Do you leave the water inside the machine?" I replied yes. He the said "You are not suppose to leave water inside the machine, on your manual it states VERY CLEARLY that once you are done with the machine you are to pour out the water". I replied, "If I need to pour out the water every 3 hours after I use it than wouldn't that defeat the purpose of having an electric water pot, I minus well boil my water on the stove". I asked " what should I do now, will this be under warranty" he replied, "no, because it's not a manufacturer's defect because you left wate inside the pot". I other words, chuck it and get a new one. I didn't argue with him since I did not have my manual on hand because I was at work. I return home and looked at the manual several times, I found in the manual that yes you are suppose to empty out the machine but only when NOT IN USE. I called them back the next day, spoke to someone else who elevated to a manager and they will replace the machine. .

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Last winter, I discovered Puerh tea. To discover Puerh is to drink Puerh all day long; and Puerh cannot sit in water, it has to be steeped freshly each serving or it will become bitter. I was boiling water a million times a day; then I found an old vacuum bottle and boiled water half a million times a day. This winter, I figured I had paid my dues and started looking for an electric kettle. Even better, an appliance that would not only boil the water but keep it hot. Better even than that, an electric thermal unit that would maintain an almost boiling temperature. The Panasonic Electric Thermo Pot does all that and even gives you a choice of temperatures to maintain, because some teas need to be steeped cooler and others hotter. This unit is easy to use and doesn't take up much space horizontally or vertically. And compared to the Zojirushi model of the same size, the cost is super reasonable. My brand new pot arrived promptly and well packed. I put it to work immediately and it has performed continuously and perfectly. This was an EXCELLENT purchase and I would recommend it to anyone!