Tiny not-crock pot

Shopping at Shaw's the other day, I bought a tiny little thing labeled a "food warmer" that was on sale for ten dollars. It looks like a wee little crock pot but apparently it's not really designed to cook in. I'm not sure why I bought it, except that it was cheap and looked like it might be interesting to experiment with.

It holds about two cups and it's apparently intended to keep things like dips warm during service. I don't know if I have much need of it for that purpose, but I'd kind of like to figure out something to do with it. Maybe melt stuff like chocolate for candy making. Or make homemade chai latte. Sauces? I'm not sure. It's a bit limiting to think it's not really intended for cooking, but I might try and push that a little. It doesn't have temperature control, and it's cheap enough that I'm concerned that its likely to dangerously overheat, but if I break it, so what. It was a ten-dollar gadget I bought to mess around with. I just hope it doesn't start a fire. I'll have to watch it carefully.

Still, I'm a bit stuck for ideas of what to do with it. Any suggestions?