Spec me a Kettle

[LeeUK]

One you stick on the hob with a whistle in it.

 

[Grimley]

If I lived in a hardwater area I'd get a super market special as kettles and hard water just don't mix so owning a nice one is a waste of money.

This. If I need to buy a new kettle I just go on HotUKDeals and see whats there. Kettles live for a short time in my house, it's by far the most used small electrical appliance on about 6/7/8 times a day, limescale is a kettle killer no matter regularly its descaled, they usually end up with a worn switch or they leak. The one I remember most was a plain plastic Asda one I bought for a Tenner back in 2021, it lasted two years and some don't last half that.

 

[Hagar]

Im sure that ALDI would do one on the centre aisle but seriously there must be dozens on thr highstreet rather than going on line. I think ours came from ASDA three years ago, a glass Russell Hobbs, quite serviceable, just de-limescale it every so often.

 

[chaparral]

Hi guys, as the subject says! Looking for a new kettle ours is covered in limescale, the outter paint is peeling and it's getting minging... Looking for a suitable replacement and need suggestions?!

Requirements are needs a filter/plastic filter that can be easily cleaned (hard water in Lincolnshire) and not cost a fortune (ideally less than £50). Don't really mind if it's a bit loud so long as it does the other bits well, like boil the water.

Seen some that have temp controls for 70c, 80c and 90c which is cool! But probably a pointless gimmick for me and the wife I think.

Cheers

Glass Kettles are by far the best as it so easy to see how much water in them without having to try to look at a stupid little cloudy sight gauge

 

[Sparx]

If you buy a Ninja KT201EU (EU = euro power plug), 0,5 - 1,7 liters, the beeper can be turned off by pressing and holding down 'hold' button & 'minus' button, for a few seconds.
The 201 version afaik is an improvement over the older 200 model as I understand it.
Although the box says 3000W, measured power draw was much less, about 2600W or something like that.
Only potentially bad thing I can think of, is that the single layer metal can get very hot to the touch.
Kettle base shows current temp with a digital display as it warms up and cools, which is nice.
With preset buttons for 60, 70, 80, 90, 95, and 100 deg C, a minus and plus button adds adjustements in increments in 5 deg C as well.
Says in the manual.. to always unplug the device after use.. never ever use an extention chord for the kettle.

Not sure why you resurrected my thread from 2018 (8 years ago) ?!

I've been through another kettle or two since...

 

[DXP55]

I have also found the SS/metal ones are quite dangerous as they do get very hot and it is quite easy to brush your hand across them when picking up sugar or milk jugs etc. I also find the same with matching toaster.

 

[ttaskmaster]

FWIW, we just went up Curry's and found one with a glass side and metal filter. You can see when it's starting to scale up and just scrub it out with a scourer.
£50 should do it, and they last years even in a mechanic's workshop where it gets used up to 30 times a day.

If hard water is that much of an issue, get an inline filter on the tap and/or the feed pipe. It'll help your dishwasher and washing machine too.

 

[iamgigglz]

Also, can recommend this guy (many colours available). My rough maths has ours on about 5000 boils by now and it's still rock solid.

Also, sorry, has to be done