KitchenAid Gourmet Essentials 2-Quart Kettle

We bought this as a replacement for our Le Creuset pot, someone had left it on the burner without water. This kettle is a big improvement over the Le Creuset, it seems to heat faster and the flip down… whistler is a plus of over the pull-out method. The handle is fixed, but it is pretty easy to fill when you pull off the the lid. The best part is the brushed steel look, it goes very well in our kitchen and lends a very modern touch. Very pleased.

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I was given this kettle as a gift about nine months ago. It was used two-three times per day to heat water for tea. It worked fine but the handle got too hot to hold without hot pads if left on to boil… for more than a minute or two. The whistle feature fell out of the holding about a week ago so it wouldn't whistle when the water reached boiling. I just left it on the stove for a couple of minutes too long and the water evaporated and the rubber around the handle base melted. Lovely. Overall, it was a good looking kettle but didn't hold up to repeated wear and tear. It would probably be fine if you aren't hard on things and don't use frequently. It was also hard to keep clean. I am now looking for a stainless electric kettle now that won't give off a plastic smell.

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