Nostalgia Retro Electric Water Kettle

This kettle is so beautiful; it makes this Art Deco lover happy just to see it sitting on my counter. It also works like a charm for my needs. The water heats up very quickly, and it keeps it hot enough to brew a second or third cup of tea or coffee quite a while after the first.While on vacation, both houses we rented in different areas of my state had a version of one of these tea kettles. I did notice that the two I used did not have a separate metal conduction unit inside the body, so they were a bit easier to wipe clean (use a soft cloth!). Although this one does have a small conduction rod inside, it's beauty more than makes up for the slight inconvenience of wiping the inside dry.It's important to read the short instruction manual before using. It tells you clearly to boil the inside twice with DISTILLED WATER before first use. [Note: A gallon of distilled water should never cost you more than $1.98 or less. There is some kind of pharmaceutically approved distilled water that sells for 40 times that price (!) for cleaning CPAP masks. I do not know what the difference is between regular distilled water for steamer irons and pharmaceutically approved distilled water because all distilled water has all the minerals removed. I suspect it may be some kind of profit making scam scaring ppl into buying breathtakingly expensive distilled water. but you'd need to check with your pulmonologist about that.]Be sure if you are in an area that has hard water that you take care to manage the mineral build up. There are easy-to-follow instructions in the user manual about how to manage mineral build-up in your kettle. It's really easy to do. I know, I live in an area with very hard water.Honestly, I am a bit giddy about this adorable kettle. It brings me moments of joy just to look at it and use it.

Love the retro look! Works great, although there is some dribble when you pour too fast.

Love this Kettle. Works like a charm and looks fabulous.

We use it all day every day.

Very retro chic and terrifically priced insofar as I opted for "used" under the rating of Good. Like New apparently requires a pristine retail packing around the product. The inside story was absolutely perfect, and clearly a new and unused item. Recoup'd from a previously opened, and since I am the end-user, deal of the year. The packaging, a couple blemishes was completely unimportant to me. Can't say if that's luck or typical, but I'm guessing the latter. And the product itself is everything advertised and looks better in person than the photos on Amazon and certainly the photo in this review. Thus for an item that's both a function and style driven purchase, I would be equally giddy had I paid the going price for new. The lone difference is merely a couple or three days extra as opposed to one or two day delivery. And that it arrived one day earlier than scheduled, blurs that distinction. So utterly delighted in every aspect. Lastly, there are electric water kettle with more features and capacity, but nothing this retro trendy / stylish, and FTLG, how many features must we have to make water 212/100 f/c? Or on Seattle's Capital Hill and some floors up in a high-rise, maybe 500 feet above tsunami level, 210°/99°? So less heat needed is a perfect fit with fewer buttons to look over before pushing, most of the time, the one I want.So best looking and best user experience. I'd give it top marks on every level.

I have had this for about a month now and it always works great. It can heat water up when it's completely full in 5 minutes. The temperature gauge is a great feature. When I go to make my second bowl of oatmeal I don't have to guess if I have to heat the water back up or not. It does keep water hot for a long period of time. From 1 to several hours depending on how much water is in there. The more water that is in there the longer it stays hot.I just wish they would move the water level reader someplace other than putting it under the handle. It makes it a little difficult to see easily. The heating element is a little challenge to clean around. And these two minor issues are just that, minor. Other than that, it is a great product. Works great and is well made. I would definitely buy this again or for myself, a friend or family member.

I absolutely love this water kettle. It makes me happy looking at it. The color is a soft aqua that is beautiful. It heats the water quickly and then shuts off. No boiling dry with this pot! It looks pretty onmy counter. I really couldn't ask for more.

I love this tea kettle. It heats water fast and it automatically shuts off. The water is very hot. Love it for my afternoon tea and it is so pretty.