Others say...

"Plastic Inside - Not Stainless"
This kettle has a plastic interior. Although the heating element is under a stainless bottom -- most of the kettle interior is plastic. Moreover the lid is stainless on the outside and plastic on the inside!

I bought the black model. A colleague of mine has a white model that is stainless on the inside.

I plan to return this product!

KJ

"Not reliable"
The kettle's appearance is nice. It has high power and boils fast. Due to design of the lid the water is tightly covered so there is less evaporation.
Here are the problems.

1) The stainless floor becomes spotted and uneven really fast (faster than with my previous Braun kettle).

2) On my first unit power switch was malfunctioning. It took me 2-3-4 attempts before I could start it. I replaced the kettle with a new one and had the very same problems.

The bottom line.
If you decide to buy, don't do it online. Buy at some place where you can easily replace the kettle if the first (second, third etc.) one is defective.

I decided to return this kettle and buy Braun for the same price.


Update 08/08/2008
After half a year I decided to give it another try and bought a new black Krups Kettle from Bad Bath And Beyond again. I hoped that they produced a new batch with the known defect fixed. Nothing has improved. The third kettle is also defective in exactly the same way - power switch doesn't work properly and turns the kettle off several seconds after turning on.

"Excellent kettle"
I've been using this kettle at least once a day, but often more, for the last three years. It heats the water fast. It's very easy to heat only the amount you need - one scale is marked in cups and the other in ml, so even if you are heating water for a recipe you don't waste elctricity heating more than you need. You can see the scale from either side, so it doesn't matter if you're left or right-handed. I like that the kettle lifts off the base and you don't have to unplug it - my last electric kettle (admittedly almost 20 years old) had to be replaced because of the wear and tear on the cord from being plugged in and unplugged. The auto-off feature works well.

"Faulty switch"
I received this kettle for Christmas. After using it a few times, it started turning off a few seconds after I turned it on. If I turned it on again, it worked. I wrote to customer service, mentioning I had read a couple of other reviews that complained of a faulty switch. All I got in return was information on how to return it under warranty. I decided to take it back to the store and exchange it for another one, in hopes I would be luckier with the second. The first time I tried to turn it on, it turned itself off. I will be returning it and trying a different brand. When it worked, it was nice to use, but two faulty switches in a row is too much for me.

"In a word...plastic"
Smelled and tasted of plastic. Cheap thin plastic seems to be the reason. I sent back and purchased the Braun in black. Lived in England for years and only electric kettles used there, never had that problem.