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Why can't these last these days?! The latest Nevill's Breville, has died today. Clearly Breville isn't built to last as it's not more than a couple of years old and come to think of it, my last similar 'what toaster' thread was to replace the matching toaster. (So far so good with the dualit btw). Soooo many kettle reviews seem to say they fail quickly. Ok.... Rather not spend dualit money but let's say I'd spend twice the usual £35 for something if it lasts. Ideally stainless steel jug kettle with a fastish boil so 2.2kw minimum, wife has ruled out a stove top one.
Bought SMEG kettle and toaster a few years ago. Both failed and now in landfill. Kettle replaced twice under warranty. 3rd failure just outside warranty period. Toaster failed just outside warranty.
its limescale that kills them here, but remove the 'filter', rinse before each use and at least monthly descale seems to extend life.
my typical kettle budget is significantly lower, and i always go small volume and no idea what power it is, as there is only two of us....
however, if i was going to spend big, i'd be looking for one that has adjustable temp cut off, so i can bring the water upto ~80* for coffee without guessing or taking it to the boil and then leaving to cool for mins...
We like our Russell Hobbs glass kettle. Around £38. Boils as little as one cup at time. Easy to see how much water there is as glass.Fast boiling with 3kW and only required amount of water.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Russell-Hobbs-21600-10-Illuminating-Kettle/dp/B071X4RKZJ
If you’re a coffee fan a temperature control kettle is useful. 90C water makes better Aeropress IMO. Pourover / Chemex / filter too.
I got a Bosch temp control model a few years ago and fingers crossed it’s still going. It only does 70/80/90/100 but that’s ok for me.
In the quest to avoid bisphenol I made sure it’s BPA free. I’d prefer stainless or glass but such a kettle with temp control got pretty spendy.
I'm in the market for a new kettle. I think we're going to go for an insulated one, I have several cups of tea in the morning and I'm hoping the insulated kettle will stop a lot of kettle boiling!
If I was in the market for a new one id buy a 1.7kw one.
Mainly because I'd rather wait a bit longer for my water to boil than have to draw from the grid if any other appliance is on.....
I'm only boiling a cup at a time so the extra few seconds is fine by me.
I’m hoping the insulated kettle will stop a lot of kettle boiling
Teapot and cosy keeps tea warm for ages.
Tea, hotter the better please.
Russell Hobbs Cambridge. Best kettle I ever owned, I now have the 'new and improved' version and it's not as good.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00CFHNI8M
Are you in a hard water area? Found that this kills kettles. Having lovely Peak District water seems to help, as opposed to previous chalky Thames water. We're on our second Philips kettle in 16 years.
First one still worked but started to leak at the edge of the viewing window after about 10 years.
This sort of thing https://www.philips.co.uk/c-p/HD9350_92/daily-collection-kettle
Anyone found one that minimises the steam kicked out into the kitchen?
I find metal kettles to be a bit noisy so prefer plastic. Glass looks good though if quiet.
These questions are what Which? Are for.
The answer appears to be dualit for reliability. Curiously, the only two brands rated higher on their reliability table are Asda and Aldi!
Just looked at the full reliability table on Which? And noticed a curious trend. All the supermarket brands score consistently high for reliability (measured as “fault free after 5 years”, when compared with the well known kettle brands eg kenwood, Hobbs.
Well my previous was a Sainsbury and that didn't last long. Leaky kettles seems a common problem judging by many reviews, particularly Russell Hobbs from what I can see so far.
We have that glass one further up the thread. It's about 4yrs old now so approaching what I expect is the end of it's life. We live in a hard water area and found that the min level for a single cup made scale appear a lot quicker.
We got one of those Breville hot water dispenser things a while back. It’s great, much quicker & less wasteful than a kettle.
Ok I've found a 1.7L 3kw Morphy Richards in brushed stainless for £25 and it has very few bad reviews in Amazon... Looks like the one..... For the next few months.
This is the best kettle I have owned. It’s quieter than any other quiet boil (inc the very expensive Dualit one).
Russell Hobbs 20460 Quiet Boil Kettle, Brushed Stainless Steel, 3000W, 1.7 Litres https://amzn.eu/d/3EWcVGW
We replaced a 10year old Russel Hobbs stainless kettle with the glass one IRC has above. I does its job as a kettle but I find it drips when pouring and the lid is a bit fussy to close.
Looks nice though.
Also have a Bosch temp control kettle as above^ it's at least 7 yrs old now (soft water area)
It is the little things that annoy, like level indicators that are unreadable and those ****ing blue leds all over the place.
I have a Bosch one too.
It's quiet* and Its quite hard to tell if it's boiled because a distinct lack of steam and plastic insulation means it's not HOT to touch*
*Except for the ****ing alarm that goes off.
We've had a black painted Russel Hobbs similar to the above for a few years and it works well.
Nice feature is red plastic level indicators inside for judging amount of water when filling. Much easier than using the gauge on the outside so can more easily judge the right amount of water.
I'm not sure insulated kettle will save much energy if you put in only the amount you need. If you fill first thing the reboil a few times taking a mug or too each go then it might but will use more energy overall. YMMV.
This being STW, I'm surprised "what kettle" hasn't resulted in even one "get a £1k Quooker hot tap" answer 😉
Bought a cheap Alid stainless one recently, after our last one (Russell Hobs) decided to electrocute me - got a right shock down my arm and chest and it tripped the electric.
Anyone found one that minimises the steam kicked out into the kitchen?
Our old one was terrible for this, the off switch system seemed to have a little metal tube that had to have steam forced into to make it switch off. It used to do a rolling boil for quite a few seconds before it went off.
Replaced it with a temperature control one, it clicks off far quicker and if you are only using 90 degrees then there is very little steam. Massively reduced the condensation on the kitchen windows.
Dualit kettle and toaster here. Given as part wedding gifts over 14 yrs ago! Never had any issues with either of them
It's not just limescale that kills - I'm in a hard water area and have a Brita plumbed in ion exchange water filer that removes all the calcium. My last couple of kettles died when parts of the switch broke and the water level window started leaking. Both were Russell Hobbs. I've still got a Russell hobs as if you register you get a 3 year guarantee, so the current kettle is a warranty replacement.
I believe its cheaper to have a gas stove top kettle at the moment.
My gf has an Alessi, but it does my head in how long it takes and you can't leave it to click off itself, so I have a baby Dualit one.
Brita filter kettle fan here.
Plastic so ypu dont burn your knuckles.
Blue led, bang on trend.
3mths out of a filter cartridge, they are around £6.50.
Did taste of plastic for the first week or 2 mind.
Its ok, you have to remember it takes a few minutes to filter the top into the bottom, or you just refill it while the tea is brewing
I was going to buy a very fancy one from this list of links
https://coffeehit.co.uk/collections/fellow-products/products/fellow-corvo-ekg-0-9l-kettle
https://www.zwilling.com/uk/zwilling-enfinigy-electric-kettle-pro-silver-53006-003-0/53006-003-0.html?cgid=kitchen-appliances_kettle#gclid=Cj0KCQjwxveXBhDDARIsAI0Q0x2Qo9ngi6aIJLeqxIWhfnKCscfLlOoK9fA1dc_bxITE7dzo-yFGmWUaAhZPEALw_wcB&start=4
In the end I bought a ‘Phonect’ that does 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 Celsius and boils on Jeff’s site Amazon - you might have seen it. It was cheap and has worked well for over a year.
We've got a Kitchen Aid one. Been fine for years now and has a nice switch.
We had a Duralit kettle and the element failed quite quickly.
After that I just bought the cheapest one in the supermarket.
I have always wanted an Alesi Tea Rex,
But it might nit be that much fun in real life.
Over the years we’ve had a few expensive kettles which failed too soon, bought a £12 plastic one from Tesco and its lasted far longer.
If plastic do be concerned about BPA’s. It’s said now that even non BPA plastic shouldn’t be in contact with food especially when heated. Hmm the kettle get used a LOT.
My Bosch is heat control but also (BPA free) plastic. I better save up for an all metal temp control model!
*Except for the * alarm that goes off.
I couldn't live with that. When our Bosch washing machine died (to be fair to them it lasted something like 15 years) my top priority, well apart from getting something cheaper and more energy efficient, was to make sure its replacement didn't have a * alarm that goes off as if your wash ending was a risk to life.
Dualit temp control (for coffee or tea nerds). Had it over a y at regular us with filtered water and it's going well. Takes a minute to suss out the controls, but once you do it's ace.
Our Russel Hobbs kettle is about 20 years old, so I'll be buying the same when it eventually dies.
Kettle, nah! Hot water dispenser is the future. We had a kettle that had a side bit for one cup, but that died last year after about 5 years of use. Got one of these now and its great. Highly recommend. Will boil 150ml - 1.5l
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Tempted fate. My "new and improved" (new and inferior) kettle I mentioned earlier just died.
Seems it might be in warranty. It has a standard 2 years, with an extra year if you've registered it (I can't remember whether I did or not). It died at 2 years, 2 months. 🙄
I've placed a warranty claim. They'll get back to me "within five days." I bought a new one.