Andrew,

if you haven't parted with money yet, or if you're interested in a very cool alternative ("cool" being the operative word here), check this out:

http://www.jjc-electronics.com/

A walk to the kitchen is all this one needs, there's no hazard in something getting very hot and the amount of "steam" is impressive.
Oh, and it doesn't smell either...

I put one in my Mod. Slipway Envoy, and it does it work perfectly there....

Harald