So far so good....
After reading every single review and practically poking my eyes out....I decided on this one, in part because it has a glass pouring spout, glass interior and hidden heating element. No plastic touches the boiling water...only the condensation on the plastic lid. It's slim pickens out there these days. My 16-yr-old Russell Hobbs kettle suddenly bit the dust. It was a real RH (before the company was sold off) and it had the heating element inside the stainless steel kettle. Over 16 yrs, we went from a family of 6, hardcore tea drinkers....down to just the two of us. To go from that old RH to this glass one was a leap of faith. I initially am not disappointed. I boiled an initial pot of water & dumped it. Then I washed the interior out with soap & water before boiling two more kettles to spill out. It was easy to get my hand inside to clean it. It took 7 minutes to bring ice cold tap water to a rolling boil at the maximum fill line. I enjoyed a pot of tea without any strange...
Nice design and engineering. Quality feel.
I just received this today, so only time will tell. I read a LOT of reviews before making this purchase and so far I am happy that it has none of the short-comings I've read about other kettles. My primary requirement was that the kettle not be plastic. I've read about many of the "stainless steel" models rusting over time or having plastic liners or other plastic parts. This glass kettle solves most of those issues. The only plastic inside the kettle is the bottom of the lid and a small frame that holds the metal debris screen in the spout.
Starts bubbling within 30 seconds on being turned on and brings 30 oz of cold tap water to a rolling boil in just over 2 minutes. Boils the 50 oz. maximum volume of cold tap water in about 5 minutes. Pours beautifully. No spills or slop. Well balanced. Easy to read volume gauge. When the lid release button is pushed, the lid locks in the open position making filling easy. The lid also 'locks' shut.
The cord isn't...
Poor design, Poor quality, and just Unsafe
I bought this as a replacement for a Breville Kettle.
[Good]
Glass design: really like being able to see what I'm boiling even if it is just plain water. I also really like the fact that glass doesn't rust, nor does it contain horrible, unhealthy chemicals that plastics tend to leech when they are heated.
The spout doesn't drip.
[Bad]
UPDATE: The button that pops open the kettle is now stuck. I can no longer keep the kettle's lid closed. The kettle also no longer shuts off the kettle automatically once the water is starts to boil. This product is a safety hazard and I've only had it for four months.
Overfilling is very easy (and makes this not so safe): At most match the 2nd highest mark for water. The highest mark will result in an overfill. What happens when you overfill and boil water? Well water will start coming out of the unit's glass and seep into the part where the glass and metal meet, meaning that water will...
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