Uniflame 5 QT. Cast Iron Humidifier, Chrome handle

I have had this sitting on my wood stove for a few days and it is working great. It is larger than I had thought and much heavier, both good things for me. I live in the Pacific Northwest and we have seen our temperatures drop over the past month and it has been great to use my stove instead of hearing my heater starting up every few minutes. The only negative I have with wood stoves is the dry air they tend to bring with them, but adding this cast iron humidifier has provided some much needed moisture to the air in my home. If you need some additional humidity due to your stove, this is a great, inexpensive solution to the problem. It looks like some rust has already started to form on the humidifier, but that is expected with cast iron and just adds to the beauty of the product. If you don't want rust, I've read some fairly easy ways to keep it away, but I prefer to allow the rust to form and protect the cast iron. Initially, I thought I would have to order 2 of these to provide enough humidity to my home, but 1 is taking care of the task very well. For most settings, I think 1 will work great for any home.

VERY rough casting of the cast iron. Made in China, so... Sharp edges around the rim, very rough grinding off at the spout.

Painted black, and paint was scratched off in several places but we plan to season it before using anyway.

Had thought about picking up a used one at an antique store, but the old ones are way expensive (but much nicer finish), and this seemed like a good deal at $42. You get what you pay for. I guess for what it is it's ok, but I was expecting a better finish.

May break out the angle grinder and do a little smoothing of the rough areas myself.

Handle is quite heavy-duty, and was hard to bend to fit into the tabs, seems well-matched to weight of the kettle. Overall, this does seem like a heavy-duty piece.

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I like this cast iron kettle for several reasons. One is that the cast iron transfers heat well. I put a stainless steel pot on the stove and the water never boiled, but in this kettle the water boils quite well. It also looks much nicer as it matches the stove. It holds a fair amount of water which is a plus also.

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While the specs make this kettle seem like a great idea, there's a problem not obvious until you put it to use: a horrible chemical smell when you first boil. Smells like petroleum, and made our smoke alarms trigger. We've since boiled the pot on the cooking stove with the exhaust fan on, and hopefully burned off whatever the smell is (paint, antirust agent, who knows.) Will update this review if the smell goes away, which I expect it will.

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This is a heavy cast iron pot that will rust a little when it is used as a steamer. I use it strictly as a steamer on the wood stove and I don't care about the rust (all on the inside). The pot probably holds close to a gallon and it works great as a steamer. Very pleased.