Hamilton Beach Portable 6 Quart and Forget Digital Programmable Slow Cooker Set with Lockable Lid, Temperature Probe, Dishwasher Pot and Lid, Stainless Black

Assuming (apparently naively) that any electrical appliance that I buy from amazon.co.uk would be compatible with the national power ratings (230V), I simply found a universal plug converter and plugged it in. And of course, I blew up the machine (a loud pop). Probably I blew up one of the capacitors (I could not see any fuse circuitry but my electrical engineering days are way behind me so might have missed it) and it is fixable.So anyone who is planning to purchase this equipment once it becomes available, please bear in mind that you will also have to invest for a powerful transformer (around £100).