Little Creek Stainless Steel Water Distiller, 2 Gallon Capacity, Works on all Stovetops, Double Boiler, Render Lard & Tallow

This arrived a day early, well packaged in a box inside a box. Looks and feels well made, had no dents or missing parts. I'm experimenting with it now. It takes a long time to distill water in this, so be prepared to take half a day just to get a gallon of drinking water. The idea is that you fill the top compartment with cold water and fill the bottom with the water you want to distill. The steam then rises through the cone-shaped bit in the middle compartment, condenses off the bottom of the upper compartment, and drips back down. You can then use the attached hose to drain the water into a glass or metal jug. The water in the top part doesn't stay cold for very long, so you have to constantly replace it. Instructions say not to use ice in it, but I might try adding a little just to see if it makes a difference in how fast the water distills. Otherwise, it's not a bad distiller for the price.I washed the pans as per the instructions, but the first water I distilled looks a bit yellow. I don't know if it's the tap water, itself, that's the issue or maybe I didn't clean the pans well enough and there was some chemical residue left over from manufacturing. Will do another batch and see if the same thing happens.Edit: After several uses, the pans have developed some pitting in the bottom section and two tiny rust spots in the upper one. This doesn't affect the performance, but is something to note if you want to buy a better quality product. The water did become clear after the 2nd try. Also, I turned the heat up higher so it doesn't take as long to fill a gallon jug. The water tastes good, too.

First, I never write reviews. And no one is paying me for this. But this is a good product. It works as advertised. And mine was quality, every part, weld, coating. The box says a 5 year warranty. So you know they are confident. Me too. One nervous commenter worried me. I was sure I'd wasted my money (again!!) on Amazon. But he's totally wrong. He used it wrong and got bad results. The instructions were perfect English. My mom's an English teacher; I know English. Every sentence clear, instructions simple. The company is in Utah. My experience, they're more honest than average. (Really, FBI used to recruit there because of it). DON'T let the water boil dry in the bottom!!! Check it every hour. DON'T get burned!!! 3 stacked metal pots full of boiling water and steam. Be SUPER careful!!! Once, I put the bottom pan on top and top on bottom. Dumb! They didn't fit, water sloshed around and I got burnt! - Make sure! Bottom, bottom, it looks different. That nervous reviewer said he got a pint or quart in 4 hours. And was using a lot of water, changing the top water all the time. I tried that. It didn't work! And it's not in the instructions! Just fill this and watch it so it won't run dry!!! (IT WILL RUN DRY !!!!) And that running dry is from steam made, and all becomes plenty of water. From 8 AM to 8 PM I got 3 1/2 gallons. About 1 gallon per four hours, practically. Using a LOT of gas (natural). And making a hot kitchen. Fire middle, not low, not all, but .. pretty high. Middle high. 1) Set it up and let it work. Don't mess with it like nervous guy. 2) DON'T let it boil dry on bottom!!! It will!!! And ruin it. Check it for sure every 60 minutes or less. R E A L L Y !!! Turn it OFF. 30 seconds. Then check, so you don't get burnt! 3) That plastic tube uses "syphon" action. Once going, it will keep going. It's hot!! Maybe turn (when cool) the metal pipe inside, 1 mm (1/8th inch), no more, to the side. HOT water comes out. It WILL melt plastic, use glass. Glass is super hot, be careful or get burned! 4) Definitely have good oven mits or such. 5) DON'T get burned!!! By steam in lower pot, when removing upper pots to check for water. Or lifting upper pots to pour water in lowest. (If you do get scolding water on you INSTANTLY remove wet clothing, INSTANTLY get much cold water on the burned area. Or something from freezer to put on it. Any burn goes deep, so get the heat out of your skin fast). This is not like some/much Amazon junk. It actually works and is simple. And the directions simple. Someone said add marbles in the bottom to know when it's boiling or Dry. Maybe smart. It WILL boil dry and ruin your $100 expense. So check it often! Be careful More often!!!

My expectations weren't terribly high due to the flood of cheaply made goods on the market. (I recently threw away my electric countertop distiller after it stopped working after only two months - and the water wasn't satisfactory, anyway, with a faint rusty tint to it.) I was therefore pleasantly surprised to receive this apparently solidly made, well and simply designed stovetop distiller. The fit and finish is good. There is a user learning curve, as one cannot see the water boiling or the water level in the bottom pot, and must learn through trial and error how fast to set the boil and for how long. There was a complaint in another review about the bottom delaminating, but it appears to me that would happen only if it were allowed to boil dry. I ordered glass marbles to place in the bottom of the pot so that I can tell by listening to them rattle how fast the boil is and, if the rattling stops, that the water needs replenished. I was able to get about a half gallon of distilled water in about 2 and a half hours of slow boiling. I didn't carefully time it the first time so will edit this in future. The process added warmth and humidity to the kitchen, a plus in winter but perhaps not so much in summer. It is good to know that I can have distilled water when it isn't available in the store and the pots can also be used as an excellent large double boiler. I found it very easy to clean as the mineral residue came right off after a brief soak with a vinegar solution. All in all, I am very pleased with it and feel that I received good value for the money and a piece of equipment that will be useful for years to come.