My electric kettle has started leaking and switching itself on and off so I am looking to replace it before it blows up or sets the house on fire.
Can anyone recommend a good one? I don't mind particularly whether it's electric or stove top. In fact I had a look at Wesco on Amazon. They seem pretty stylish but the reviews are not very good. My current kettle was a former Which best buy recommendation so I'm not too happy to take Which advice this time round!!
I suggest if you go for an electric one you choose a 'fast boil' one. I managed to acquire three. People died and I got their kettles after clearing out the houses (charities wont take second hand electrical). So rather than waste them I kept them all and over the years two went within weeks of each other and I am now down to the last one. It is so slow it is driving me mad.
I suppose that because, having three, there were times when a couple on together was handy and that was how I got to realise how different kettles could be.
You would not think there could be a difference in them but there is. Ease of cleaning and filling.
The slow one is a decent make and looks attractive, it even lights up and has a large glass area but it is slow at coming to the boil.
Manufacturers change the design of their models on a regular basis so recommending an old kettle might not be a great asset but I could be tempted to dump this one if some one comes along with a good recommendation.
We just go to somewhere like Currys and buy their cheapest - the one we bought just before Christmas cost less than £10.
The Phillips energy efficient one has been really good for us and it's in the sale at amazon for £17.50
Would put a link on but I can't seem to log out of amazon so everyone would have my details!
our kettle is over 50 yrs old, still going strong!
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Excuse me but how can a kettle be enery efficient?
You put in water, you plug it in and it heats up.
You put in too much water then you will heat up more than you need that is not energy efficient.
The kettle can not dictate that.
Quote from: PurpleHeather on January 03, 2011, 20:00:58
Excuse me but how can a kettle be enery efficient?
You put in water, you plug it in and it heats up.
You put in too much water then you will heat up more than you need that is not energy efficient.
The kettle can not dictate that.
excuse me!! I assume you meant energy efficient, not enery efficient?
http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/Home-improvements-and-products/Home-appliances/Kettles
a lot of kettles have a 1/2 ltr minimum fill, the new energy efficient ones enable heating of just 1 cup full of water, hence, saving energy.
that wasn't too hard, was it? ;)
I'm very happy with my fast boil Breville - bought at Wilko's for around £25 if I remember correctly. For hot chocolate I use just enough water to make one mugful - boils by the time I've spooned the powder into the mug!
Tricia
dear me tony there was a g missing from energy it was hardly going to make a different word to give a different meaning was it? Your underpants too tight after the Christmas binge again?
Fact remains. The efficiency of heating water is up to the electric kettle owner by using the necessary quantity not more. The electric kettle remains innocent.
That dreadful slow one I have which I would gladly dump is a Breville. Perhaps they have a variety of models.
As I understand it, all kettle heating elements and associated switches are made by one company so I'd go for 1) the biggest wattage, and 2) one that the stylists have largely left alone.
Our Asda one has lasted for years now.
I think for under a fiver it is a bargin.
Just before Christmas I bought the black Kenwood 1.7litre from argos. £19.99. I am very pleased with it. cat. no. 423/0948. Have a look.
I have this. it's brilliant, so much so that when family have seen mine, they bought one! Price has gone up a lot for it over the years (prob due to popularity, but it's currently on offer, so it's relatively cheap at mo) we've all had ours for 3-4 years now with no probs
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4236014/c_1/1|category_root|Kitchen+and+laundry|14418476/c_2/3|cat_15701302|Kettles|14418611.htm
It glows blue when heating, which is another useful indicator if its been turned on/off accidentally
Thanks for the suggestions!
We are very happy with our Hitachi one. It has a blue light too!
The main advantage is the strength of the connection which is in the middle of the kettle. The ones where the connection is at the side are a lot more flimsy and seem to have "built in obsolescence" something which really annoys me!
We have an Hitachi one too - and are very pleased with it.
Alison
Ours last just over a year usually because of the very hard water. Touch wood...the breville one we have now is nearly two years old...however the one before the last one was a breville and didn't last that long...we just buy the cheapest cordless one which fits our exacting criteria each time.