Others say...

"Nice looking Kettle"
I am very satisfied with the performance of this kettle. It is very attractive and well made and performs flawlessly. Exterior does get hot when heating water as there is no insulation of the kettle body. However, the insulated handle allows handling of the hot kettle with little chance of suffering a burn. Should use the same precautions with regard to children that you would use with a coffee maker.

"Great at boiling water, but the design IS defective!"
Is this kettle dangerous?
Answer--It depends on how high you fill it.

The kettle works very well at boiling water. But it does get scalding hot, as other reviewers have pointed out.

The defect in this kettle is that the handle is so close to the body of the kettle and they skimped on the insulating material on the body near where the handle is. If you only fill it to 24 ounces or less--about half-way, it's not a problem. When you grab the handle, you won't touch anything else. But if you fill it to near its capacity, then you have to be careful. The thing gets fairly heavy and is not all that well balanced; when you grab the handle, the your hand may press against the body of the kettle or you may inadvertantly press your thumb against the kettle to steady it. The only thing that protects you then is a very narrow strip of rubber/plastic insulation on the outside of the body. If you're not paying attention--or maybe if you have a bad grip because of your age or physical condition or because your hands are greasy--you could easily find your hand pressing against the scalding metal and drop the whole thing.

The Breville and Braun kettles have handles that are disconnected from the body at the bottom so they don't pose this problem. Your hand naturally falls away from the body of those kettles. This Krups is great at boiling water but it could be dangerous for some people.



"Attractive great but ran through two in a year and a half"
The kettle is very attractive, heats water quickly, and unlike many other kettles on the market has no plastic or metal after taste. However, like other cordless electric kettles we have tried it won't last within a country mile of a coons age.

We have had two Krups kettles in the last year and a half. The base keeps going on the fritz. Our handyman said it is very cheaply made (he added, like other brands of electric kettles he has worked on.)

If it weren't for that darn base we would buy another one. . .

We continue our search.

"Flaulty Lid"
Krups FLF3 Stainless-Steel 54-Ounce Electric Kettle
I purchased a Krups SS Electric Kettle on October 2007 and after thirty days the lid would not unlock from the kettle. I contacted Krups Customer Service and they had never heard of this problem with the lid. The Customer Service representative even got a lid from their display to see how it worked. However, they could not find a reason for the difficulty. They told me to return it for a replacement at the store it was purchased. The replacement kettle was used for thirty days before the lid got stuck and would not come off. I now have a third kettle and hope this one will not have any problems. I like the kettle which does a great job boiling water. Maybe a third time is a charm. I would recommend a lid redesign. A simple lid without the current twist lid lock would solve this problem.

"White water rapid"
I've had other electric kettles, and this one is terrific. It is aesthetically pleasing, boils water quickly, is easy to handle....what more could you want?