Water and fire or electricity should not come into contact with each other as they are very incompatible. This intolerance can prove problematic, especially if you are the type of person who often needs to defrost one thing or another from their freezer. Trying to defrost with a stove is difficult because if the water from what you're defrosting doesn't put out the cooking fire, the defrosting will be uneven.
However, with this high-quality heating pad, you don't have to worry about any of these problems. Because it helps to prevent the pot from coming into direct contact with the stove fire. It also has excellent heat distribution, making it perfect for defrosting.