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This thermo pot is great. It's a good size and really heats up the water. It's easy to use.

I purchaced this several weeks ago, and just love it. I use it for tea, coffee, hot chocolate, ect. I like to use it when I want to add water to a pot I am cooking in, and if I want to get water boiling fast, I use the water from my Thermo pot. I haven't had any problems with it. I use my britta pitcher to fill it with filtered water. If you like tea, you'll love this Pot!!

This hot water dispenser works beautifully. It actually looks and works identically to a Zojirushi model which costs almost twice as much, which a friend has. You can select which temperature to keep the water at. Each time you want to dispense water, you first press the lock/unlock button, then press dispense. The water is dispensed via an electrice pump, so it's effortless. 4L capacity is perfect. I would not get a smaller capacity.

Good product. Good material for interior pot. But I've used Tiger brand before. Compared to that this is less smart - make some noise continuously when keeping the tempreture at F208 (heating all the time); once pressed Reboil button, no way to stop it and has to finish it all the way; hasn't got the little "beep" at press of each button. These are the three major setbacks for it. Apart from these, every thing else seems so far so good.

This is a great product for the price. Similar Japanese Thermal Pots by Zojirushi sell for at least $30 more. I have the Zojirushi at home but bought the Panasonic as a cost effective alternative for my fiance while she's at med school and it works great. Figured we didn't need top of the line if she's only going to use it for 3-4 years so we're both happy. Haven't had any problems though there really aren't varying temperature settings. Only thing I'd change.

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This is a good rice cooker for a single person who just wants to make a small quantity of rice and likes the convenience of a rice cooker. Problem with this cooker is, once it cooks the rice it doesn't keep it warm--it just shuts off so you may find yourself eating cold rice.

i am a flight attendant. most of the time there is no meal service. also, we are runing from plane to plane no time to stop and get a hot meal. also, it's get expensive. room service is over-priced, and it's the same old stuff at every hotel. with this little work horse i can bring food from home and heat it up so i can have a hot meal. i have used it to heat up more than rice. i use it for soup, chili, oatmeal, even left over pasta with sauce. this may sound expensive, but will pay for itself if you use it as often as i do.

Although I've only owned this cooker for a lil over a month, I feel qualified to speak to it's usefulness. A bit pricey for the capacity, it's effectiveness can't be overstated. For family of 3 or less this cooker makes plenty of rice. I especially like that it can make one serving of rice fairly quickly. No fancy electronics, just a plain timed cooker. Mix the rice and water (or stock), flip the switch and when it turns off you have perfect rice. I found domestic packaged rice like Uncle Ben's to need proportions of 1:1 water to rice. Imported sticky rice from India or Asia needs a lil less water, like .8:1. You'll find the proportions you need. I hope this cooker lasts longer than at least one reviewer claimed. Once outside the warranty period, if the timer fails (I'm sure it uses a simple bi-metal timer), I just wire in a cheap electronic timer from Radio Shack.

I am using it everyday for probably 2 months and so far it is working great. I like the fature that it shutsoff after rice is cooked that is the reason I bought this for. The reason that I didn't give five stars is because I am only using it for 2 months and also I felt its a little expensive and also the shipping charges.

The perfect rice cooker for one or two people. I have been using one for over 20 years and is still working. Perfect rice every time. Every one in my family and many friends own one.

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I can't review this item since I never recieved the merchandise. corresponded with the seller several times since ordering the merchandise, each time I was reassured that it was on the way. Well here we are 2 months later and still nothing. I even talked to her about a refund, again I was assured that I would get one, once again nothing. I use to get alot of movies from amazon, but since this happened I began purchasing my tv DVD collections elsewhere.

Wonderful price, shipping, everything! I love One Tree Hill & I was so excited to see these in my mailbox so soon after making the payment!

I bought this for my daughter's birthday and she still watches it EVERY DAY! Her birthday is June 13th!

I gave this set to my niece, for her birthday, and she LOVES the show! In fact she has ALL the 5 Complete seasons now!

Received product in a timely manner. It was great quality and I have had no problems whatsoever with the product. I would buy from the seller again and plan on purchasing more items through amazon. :)

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While this is not the best of the Hartnell years, it stands the test of "time" very well (pun fully intended). One of the "let's revisit history" storylines, this introduces the first glimpse of another time-lord, and suggests the Doctor is part of a race instead of merely being a quirky individual. The character of the monk is quite interesting and rather funny, and the Doctor's disdain for his violation of the "prime directive" (to borrow from Trek) is interesting considering the directions the series would take in later years. Had this avenue been explored, the show might very well have turned out more like Quantum Leap, with the Doctor running around trying to correct mistakes throughout history. In sum: a worthy episode, but not as exciting as many others, nor as lavish in scope or atmosphere. Most of the supporting roles are rather lack-luster. Of interest mainly to those who are amassing a Hartnell years collection.

When Doctor Who began in 1963, the types of stories it told could be roughly categorized into one of two classifications. There were the science-fiction stories in which the TARDIS crew would visit the future or an alien world and have some sort of adventure there. Then there were the purely historical stories -- adventures where the crew would become separated from their ship, be accused of murder, or something along those lines. These stories would allow children to learn miniature history lessons (one of the original purposes of the show) by showing the regular characters interacting with historical figures. The important distinction between the two types was that the historical stories contained no science fiction concepts. The villains were regular humans, not evil alien monsters. Fights took place using swords or pistols, not death-rays or blasters. THE TIME MEDDLER changed all this by combining the science fiction with the historical (pseudo-historicals as they became known in fan nomenclature). Looking back, it's intriguing to see how the production team played on viewer expectations by opening with an adventure set in the 11th century and only slowly dropping clues that a subversion of this story-type is unfolding: a modern wristwatch is found in the woods; a monastery has a phonograph (which apparently broadcasts the "Chant" album across the countryside). The story is relatively straightforward. Landing in England in 1066, the TARDIS crew are puzzled by the aforementioned anachronistic clues. The one thing they have in common is a monk who has recently appeared in a previously abandoned monastery. This character is commonly known in fan circles as the Meddling Monk, who would become a semi-recurring character in one later television serial and a few spin off media appearances. (Watching this story for the first time in a decade or so, I was stunned by Peter Butterworth's resemblance to New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, complete with hoodie.) Once the Meddling Monk's scheme is discovered, the Doctor, Steven and Vicki must stop him to prevent the entirety of Western Europe's history from being completely corrupted. The Monk's plan never feels particularly concrete and so there isn't a lot of drama to be pulled from what is a relatively high concept in this era of the show's history. The character is also mostly comic relief which makes for fun viewing, but is an odd decision for the serial's only real villain. THE TIME MEDDLER contains a neat science fiction concept, but it isn't a story that really stands up to multiple viewings (in 1965, it wasn't meant to be seen more than a single time). Once the secret and the plot are known, follow-up viewings make the serial seem slow to get to the point. What's left are the performances from the actors and they do in fact just manage to keep the story afloat. William Hartnell and Peter Butterworth have a great rapport which makes it a pity that Hartnell is absent for all of the second episode. I particularly enjoyed Alethea Charlton who has a much more subtle character to play than that of the cave-woman which she portrayed in AN UNEARTHLY CHILD. Still, the script is probably cleverer than it appears at first glance. Take, for example, the fact that at the beginning of the story, Steven (as a brand new traveler on the TARDIS) is given the standard information dump about what kind of adventures he can expect and how the TARDIS works. This seems like just the usual material, but for once it actually comes in handy in episodes three and four once the Monk's true nature is revealed. This DVD release (as usual) contains a much cleaned up and superior picture compared to the old movie-format PBS version that had been my only experience of this serial. There's a short extra which briefly explores how and where much of the digital scrubbing took place. The text commentary is informative but seemed even more dry than usual. If you ever find yourself wondering the exact time of day the actors took their lunch and dinner breaks on the recording days of this serial, then this is the extra for you. The audio commentary track is crowded in this one: producer Verity Lambert (who unfortunately passed away only months after she recorded this track), actor Peter Purves, story editor Donald Tosh, designer Barry Newbery and commentary moderator Clayton Hickman. As with other moderated commentary tracks, the conversation very often is not focused onto the on-screen action, but instead in loose discussions. It's rather refreshing to hear Peter Purves freely admit that he recalls almost nothing specific about this serial. The track really only gets lively during a digression where Verity Lambert starts dishing the dirt on which male members of the BBC production staff couldn't stand working for a woman. THE TIME MEDDLER is a decent little story, and, if slow at times, it manages to not become tedious. The twist is a little long in coming, but there's other stuff to appreciate along the way. And who hasn't wanted to see someone throw their breakfast on Bill Belichick?

My wife got me this for my birthday, and I couldn't be happier! Prior to this, I had only been exposed to Doctors 4 through 10. After this, I was able to get story arcs from Troughton, Pertwee, and T. Baker. I have to say that Hartnell and Troughton are DEFINITELY my 2 favorite Doctors. If for no other reason than Hartnell explaining the layout of the T.A.R.D.I.S., you simply HAVE to watch this.

For fans of Doctor Who, this is an excellent view into the Timelords world. This is the first time a fellow timelord shows up and his TARDIS really works. It starts out slow, but once the action starts, it's great.

Doctor Who - The Time Meddler (Episode 17) It was a vintage Dr. Who. Well acted. The sets are a little hokey, but the story is good. This must have been one the early stories, as the series started as a teaching (History) tool.