Speedwell

Calamity struck this morning in our household as the kettle I'd been using for two or so years failed to turn on, despite a vigorous brushing of the contact points on pot and base, close examination and switching around of the power plug and various wall outlets, and refills of various amounts of water. I successfully got it to work once before when it did this, but I am afraid that now it is just dead.

I'm looking for a US-powered replacement that is between 1 and 2 liter capacity, has a concealed heating element (I insist!!), and has as little plastic as possible touching the hot water and steam... and incidentally won't leak or rust or give out in a mere 2 years of twice or three times daily use.

What do you use that you like? Thanks!

Pulaski

We have an old fashioned "dome" kettle (no lid, no way in, other than the spout) that sits on the stove top. Now that we have an induction stove it heats the water very quickly, and having no element, we can boil a very small amount of water if we need to.

Sally Redux

I just bought a new one from Target called Aroma Hot H2O X-Press

http://www.target.com/p/aroma-hot-h2...e/-/A-13795316

It seems OK so far.

sir_eccles

I've had one of these for a few years now:

http://www.amazon.com/Chefs-Choice-6.../dp/B0000E5IN3

markwm

Buy one from Costco and, when it fails, take it back and get a new one. Or, use the microwave to heat a cup of coffee.

robin1234

We have that one ... It's not terrible, but my problem with it is that it's not a good pourer. For some reason, when you pour it out, half the water wants to dribble down the outside of the kettle rather than pour into the cup, teapot or whatever. Must be a poorly designed spout or something.

We've got through a lot of electric kettles in the US, and as well as being overpriced and very slow to boil, none of them last very long.

Lbjen

I boil water in my Keurig, I only ever need one cup at a time.

joto

We have a Breville Icon. It is around 4 years old and hasn't given us any trouble yet, touch wood. Stainless steel, but it does have some plastic in the lid and filter thing at the spout. The element is hidden, and the kettle lifts off its powered base. We got it in Bed, Bath and Beyond. Not cheap at around $70, but it is solid and it works well.

Holliver

I use this one from Macy's.
http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/c...6kws%3Dkettles

I like it. It did stop working randomly after about 6 months, but I just took it back and swapped it with a new one, didn't even have to show a receipt. Our new one has been fine and it's been about a year now. So I hope it was just a random break.

The heating element is covered and it looks pretty cool. No plastic either.

Oh, and I always use filtered water in it never get any buildup or residue.

Speedwell

Thanks, all.

robin1234

Just looked at Tesco, they have a kettle for £5 and plenty of nice ones for more money, but mostly under £30. What the heck is it with America and kettles??

Jerseygirl

My latest kettle has lasted the longest...stainless steel...can't see the element. Bought it from Costco.

mikelincs

I was going to say that, they are cheap as chips here in the UK, we have one that has a built in water filter, we just change the cartridge once a month, It's a Brita, and as it uses deionised water you never get any furring, and in any case the element is hidden in the base.

robin1234

I'm pretty sure the roads are paved with gold over there, mate

MiniBrit

That looks similar to the one I have. I got through so many of those rubbish plastic kettles when I first moved to the US I had to find something more robust. The average yank kettle isn't made to withstand the punishment it receives from us Brits. This is the one I've had for about 5 years now I think!

http://www.adagio.com/teaware/utiliTEA_kettle.html