Spec me a kettle!

Cosimo · 1 Jan 2011 at 16:39

uvarvu said:
I just have a whistling kettle which is maintenance free

EDIT: Search for the Trendglas kettle on Amazon!

It's quite a collection:

http://www.trendglas-jena.com/produkte.php?products=range

Nexus · 1 Jan 2011 at 16:42

Glass kettles eventually get their look destroyed by limescale, so I'd avoid one.

SB118 · 1 Jan 2011 at 16:47

XRAY said:
This looks like a better alternative, and the water come out actually boiling (though in 40 seconds...)

The Breville VKJ318 Hot Cup

That's what we've got, cracking piece of kit.

XRAY said:
Exactly what I've heard. Looking at reviews, the Breville looks like a safer bet. Also, there's a version with an alarm that can wake you up with a fresh cup of tea!

Alarm clock version is pap, doesn't hold enough water for you both to have a drink in the morning.

Trixter · 1 Jan 2011 at 17:14

SB118 said:
That's what we've got, cracking piece of kit.

Same here, would recommend.

GT3 · 1 Jan 2011 at 18:11

Had a Breville brushed alu cordless kettle with built in brita water filter for 4 years now and it works and looks good as new, it was only about £35 too.

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Jez · 1 Jan 2011 at 18:23

With the breville, does the kettle part detach for use as a...kettle?

I like the idea, but how do you for example fill a saucepan with boiling water. Having 2 separate appliances seems a little messy.

Grimley · 1 Jan 2011 at 19:09

DiamondMark said:
Just get a random tenner kettle and buy a new one every 6 months

This. Just get the cheapest. I bought a cordless kettle from the high street catalogue store last year for £2.50 & it's lasted longer than the Tefal cordless kettle that cost 15 times as much. The water's so hard around where I live it kills kettles in about a year or so & that's using a water filter too.

I've found that flat bottomed cordless kettles are prone to leaking too. The cheap ones have a conventional heating element in them & are less prone to leaking for some strange reason.

SB118 · 1 Jan 2011 at 19:52

Jez said:
With the breville, does the kettle part detach for use as a...kettle?

I like the idea, but how do you for example fill a saucepan with boiling water. Having 2 separate appliances seems a little messy.

The nozzle is the only water outlet, there isn't a "normal" kettle hiding inside.

I used ours to fill a mop bucket a few weeks ago, had to fill the bugger twice, dispensing a cup sized shot of hot water each boil. Dug out one of our old cheapo kettles to make it easier when i moped a few days ago. omfg how SLOW is a regular kettle compared to a one shot! :eek:

It was actually quicker to put 2 "shots" into a jug and pour that into the bucket (repeatedly) than it was to wait for the regular kettle to boil a couple of times.

Jez · 1 Jan 2011 at 23:39

SB118 said:
The nozzle is the only water outlet, there isn't a "normal" kettle hiding inside.

I used ours to fill a mop bucket a few weeks ago, had to fill the bugger twice, dispensing a cup sized shot of hot water each boil. Dug out one of our old cheapo kettles to make it easier when i moped a few days ago. omfg how SLOW is a regular kettle compared to a one shot! It was actually quicker to put 2 "shots" into a jug and pour that into the bucket (repeatedly) than it was to wait for the regular kettle to boil a couple of times.

Not ideal though for the (very) regular need to fill saucepans with water, for rice/pasta etc!? Rather huge flaw there unless everybody is running both.

I notice that there is a thing called a quick2boil which seems to have both, might look at that

Django x2 · 2 Jan 2011 at 17:16

I've fixed it, albeit temporarily I guess as there was corrosion build up on the magnetic plate and clips to the element. The magnet plate was therefore not holding down properly. Ultimately, I assume a small leak which has lead to the corrosion in the first place but it keeps the kettle going a bit longer