We had similar ones installed in some of our freighters. Ours didn’t have a lid though and the galley was next to the R1 door, which was right next to a supernumerary seat. To turn it on, you simply rotated a knob with a timer, which prevented it from boiling the water dry. Ours slid into position and required some force to pull it out because it plugged into the power at the back. This meant that if you over filled it, you would easily scald your hand as the friction causes by the plug at the back released when you pulled it out. Very dangerous but we survived.
The trick to pouring was to tilt both the hot pot and the cup you are pouring into towards each other, keeping your fingers clear. This method allows the hot water that misses the cup to spill onto the floor. Alternatively, we would leave the cup on the table without touching it, and pour it that way. But yeah, crap design.
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