Others say...

"Nice but expensive"
I wanted a different looking kettle and this one is definetely different, bright color, cool design; love the automatic spout action, really practical, whistle works great BUT it's near impossible opening the kettle to fill with water without hurting one's hand really badly: that's poorly designed.
all in all, great kettle but I was expecting just a lot more for that price.

"A great kettle!"
This is a great kettle. I was a little hesitant to purchase it because of the price and because some of the reviewers had mentioned that it splashed hot water droplets when they picked it up, but I checked it out at a local store and loved the feel of it, so I went ahead and purchased it. I can happily report that we haven't had any problems with splashing droplets, even when the kettle is very full. I think I also recall complaints about a hot handle. This has never been a problem for us with this kettle; though with our previous one (a German-made Kamen kettle) it definitely was.

The one thing I would point out to potential buyers is that it has a slightly smaller volume than most other kettles. This isn't a problem for us since we're usually just making tea for four people at a time. The upside of the smaller volume is that it saves energy when, if you're like my husband, you have a tendency to fill the kettle to capacity before heating, even if you're just making a single cup of tea. The smaller capacity just means that it comes to a boil faster.

Beyond that, it's just a great looking, great feeling kettle!

"Beautiful design with an *almost* ideal functionality"
The kettle has a very attractive aesthetic. I absolutely love that the spout opens with a flick of the handle. No more burning your fingers, pulling the plug from the spout. The flick-handle is a wonderful feature and makes the kettle. The rubber handle is also comfortable on the hand (though it can get hot).

I have only one complaint about the kettle: the spout is too short. Why does this matter? Because of the spout's length and angle, combined with the handle's angle, when pouring freshly boiled water into a mug, steam rushes out of the open spout and right back on to my hand. That is hot.

A few other reviewers have complained that this kettle rusts. I have never had that problem, and I do occasionally leave water in it overnight by accident. At least one other reviewer has complained about the thin bottom. The bottom is thin, which doesn't enhance the aesthetic, but it does enable to water to boil more quickly and with less heat (with would cause the rest of the kettle to get very hot).

So, I really like this kettle and recommend it, with one caveat; and I hope that OXO will remedy this design flaw in future versions.

"easy to use and nice looking tea kettle"
I like this kettle because it looks nice and is very easy to use. It's simple one motion opening mechanism works very smoothly. It's handle is never hot to the touch. It has a large capacity, and makes lots of hot water for everything we need. The only thing I dislike about it is that the whistle is not very loud, and is hard to hear. Overall, it's a little pricey, but I think it will last a long time.

"Great Kettle .. Misrepsented Color !!"
Although this Oxo Good Grips Uplift Teakettle is a wonderful product .. the "Green" I ordered and received .. was NOTHING like that which is shown on the Amazon web site. I was attracted to this particular shade of "Bright Apple Green" which would blend in quite nicely with my kitchen decor. However .. the one I received was a rather DRAB DARK OLIVE GREEN .. and needless to say .. I'm extremely disappointed.