Rating: 4/5
Review:
A good kettle
This is a perfectly decent kettle from a good
manufacturer. It has very few bells and
whistles, but that's fine with me; it looks good and does the job, which is
what I want from a kettle.
The kettle is well made, is a pleasing shape with simple
black trimmings and sits solidly on its base.
There is no external level gauge, nor any "on" light. Inside is a little plastic level gauge with
three steps to show you one, two or three cups' worth of water. Personally, I've just taken this out (fairly easy
to do) because that leaves no plastic in contact with the water in the kettle,
something I much prefer. The plastic lid
is just lifted off manually; again, that's fine with me, although some people
may prefer a hinged one.
In use…well, it's a kettle.
It has a standard 1.7l capacity and 3kW power rating, so it boils fairly
quickly (as do all kettles with these ratings).
My one gripe is that the "max level" mark is just faintly
printed onto the interior surface and is almost impossible to see. Once you know where it is it's not hard to
judge, but it could be much clearer. The
on/off switch on the base is very simple to use and the automatic turn-off
works well, and there is an automatic cut-out if it's turned on with no water
in it.
So, a slightly basic kettle, but well made, attractive and fine
for my purposes. Russell Hobbs are a
reliable firm so I'm expecting this to last well, and if you like the look of
it I can recommend it.
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