Kitchen Set
It’s not often that one finds a product that’s both visually attractive AND functionally satisfying. This kettle is one of those rare items: the shiny stainless steel body is beautiful to look at, and it boils water very very quickly! It features a nice big and sturdy handle which is very comfortable, and the spout is perfectly designed so that you’d have to be a real klutz to spill things. The cordless feature is wonderful, I tried a cheap ten dollar “Hot Pot” for a day or two and hated having to deal with the cord, plus that model doesn’t have automatic shutoff despite what it says on the box—huge fire hazard! There is also a power-indicator light and water-level indicator gauge which are both handy, and I like that there is no exposed heating element inside which would be a pain to clean. Instead it’s all smooth clean lines, inside and out!
Sure the outside of the kettle does get a little hot so you probably don’t want to have this within reach of toddlers or anything, but if your toddlers can get up on your kitchen countertop then you have a LOT of other problems as well! I appreciated not having to deal with how plastic inevitably gets dirty-looking and sometimes leaves a funny taste in the water.
My only slight concern is that the lid needs a little bit of force to shut completely…probably some kind of insulating seal that shortens the time needed to bring water to a boil, but makes me wonder how durable that part of this kettle is going to be.
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I have never offered a review here before, but after using this, just felt like i needed to say something. I have had the smart pots, the large 7qt, the next smaller, and then a rival smaller one…..can’t remember the exact sizes, but my frustration with all of them is that it didn’t matter what setting you put it on, they all “boil”. so i really never felt that i had an option except to cook on low for 4 hours, or cook on “warm” by putting it on low for 20 minutes where it would switch over. cleanup is always a pain, dishwashers just bake the stuff on, and you have to soak it before you can easily wash…….so i was ready to take the risk with this new crockpot after handing over the others to my daughter….they worked, i just didn’t care for the boiling.
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