If you like your appliances to look cool this is your kettle. But be ready it gets hot! The good Well made. Nice plastic was used for the plastic pieces and the stainless steel has a thick wall and a nice finish. Nice tight tolerances for good fit and finish. Heats water quickly. On/Off switch has an LED indicator to let you know when it's heating up.The 'you should know' When the water inside gets hot the outside of the kettle does too just like a kettle you would use on the stove. There is no insulation between the inside where water is heated and the stainless container there is not a heating chamber inside which I imagined there was. The kettle is a bit heavy when it's full of water so if you need to use 2 hands to pour it be ready to use a towel to touch the body of the kettle.
NOISY.but FAST This kettle heats a full pot in 7 minutes and 24 cups in about 4 minutes but it is extremely noisy. The stainless steel does get really hot but so does a regular stovetop kettle. The bottom stays cool so if you need to pour 2 handed you can support the pot from the bottom. I checked the water temp a couple of times and it heats to about 205207 degrees F. I love the nodrip pour spout and how beautiful it looks sitting on the counter. If it weren't for the noise I would give it 5 stars but I do recommend this kettle.
Great Kettle We looked at a variety of kettles then chose this one. We are very pleased with it. It boils quickly. It has a very comfortable handle. It's attractive and matches the appearance of our other stainless appliances.
A really good kettle This is an excellent electric kettle. It heats faster than my previous one a General Electric holds a good amount pours evenly and without drips and looks great on the counter. One caveat is that it is a heavy when full and the trigger to open the pour spout is placed such that it's a little tricky to carry the kettle across the room say without having the spout open you need to balance the kettle with your thumb on top of the handle.I should note that this may not be a good choice if you have small children as the metal exterior does get quite hot.
It's a winner I read lots of reviews at Amazon before buying this kettle including the negative ones. I decided not to let the gripers control the agenda yes it gets hot to the touchas does any stovetop kettle and yes it has two plastic windows to show the water level and the lid is plastic but no other electric kettle isolates the water completely from any plastic.
Finally a truly great electric kettle for the States HiWhile living and working in the UK for many months a few years ago I came to enjoy the ease of quick boiling water afternoon tea and other hot beverages. Upon returning home I purchased an electric kettle not a Krups hoping to replicate those with which I enjoyed while abroad. Unfortunately after purchasing two different electric kettles I was left a bit disappointed primarily because of the very long time required for each to reach boiling. I chalked it up to perhaps the different outlet voltage 110v US vs 230v UK.A friend recommended the Krups BW500 and thought that I would give it one more try and I am very happy that I did. This electric kettle is fantastic! Very fast heating quality build and very nice features. Did I mention that it was very quick to bring water to boil? I find that I use it so much more often than my old kettles because it is so fast. Have not encountered any loud sounds when it comes to boil as mentioned in other reviews I hear the water boiling.
Boils water fast Steve Jobs would fire the designer So it does its job. It boils water fast. But for the price if this were an apple product more thought would have gone into how the stainless meets the plastic near the handle. The quality is automotive body work from a distance looks great. So my user tip would be don't look at it too closely and you will be happy.On another note also to do with the plastic other reviewers noted that it takes a few uses for the toxic fumes to disperse where they go we don't want to think about. For us it took perhaps twenty use cycles before the smells diminished enough for us to feel safe drinking water boiled here.Note to Krups hey this is for food! Why not get the toxins out of your supply chain before you build the product instead of expecting consumers to have to cleanse the appliance of poison before use? Just an idea. In fact read
Terrific I have been wanting a good electric kettle and found this two weeks ago at Tuesday Morning for fifty dollars. I used the amazon scanner and took a look at the reviews. It seemed like a good deal and it was.I can't believe how fast this works compared to the stove top kettle. What a waste of electricity the stove was in our home since we drink a couple cups multiple times a day. The stainless will show fingerprints. They are easy to wipe off. Like all regular kettles it gets hot to the touch when boiling. There is no plastic taste that people mention sporadically about these types of kettles.I am very satisfied and feel like I got a great deal for the money spent. Build quality is rock solid and the look is appealing and simple. The weight is just right to convey a solid built kettle but not so heavy its a pain to lift and fill.
switch problem After seven weeks the switch has became erratic I flip it on and it doesn't go on then I toggle it off and back on. I repeat until it goes on. Usually it does go on after no more than ten repetitions. PITA. It hasn't yet failed entirely. This happens even when the water is cold but it still could be the temp sensor. The AC connectors in the base and bottom of kettle are undamaged. Before this problem I would have given it a 4 or 5.Update I sent the unit back to Krups authorized repair/claim center in NJ for warranty replacement. Shipping was not as expensive as I thought only $7 USPS. I had the replacement unit 17 days later. So I'll up the rating by a star for good customer service.
Great Kettle This kettle is great. It has a large capacity nice design and boils water fast. The brushed stainless looks good too. You can hear the water coming to a boil which is fine with me. It seems quite sturdy and wellmade.
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