Just as described. Works better than I had hoped, this was a Christmas present for my husband but the kids and I have used it more than him! His feet sweat in his steel toed workboots (gross, I know) and he requested one of these. I'm so glad I got the 4 armed model because we use it for gloves, mittens, shoes and boots almost daily. It will dry a snow soaked set of mittens and boots in about 90 minutes, and my husband uses the 60 minute timer on his boots. The heat can be turned on or off, but we've mostly been using it with the heat. It does make a low humming noise, a bit quieter than a dishwasher. With kids that love to play out in the snow or rain I don't know why I didn't get one of these years ago!