Hi there,

We are currently on the look out for yet another new kettle, we have
been through many from Breville, Rusell Hobbs, Prestige etc

All of them end up leaking after a few years of use, so can any of you
recommend a kettle that will last a long time and do the job quickly
and effectively, it will have to be a rapid boil element.

Thanks

On 29 Mar, 21:07, David wrote:
Hi there,

We are currently on the look out for yet another new kettle, we have
been through many from Breville, Rusell Hobbs, Prestige etc

All of them end up leaking after a few years of use, so can any of you
recommend a kettle that will last a long time and do the job quickly
and effectively, it will have to be a rapid boil element.

Thanks

Magimix. Expensive. Had it about a year. Can't fault it.

On 29/03/2010 21:07, David wrote:
Hi there,

We are currently on the look out for yet another new kettle, we have
been through many from Breville, Rusell Hobbs, Prestige etc

All of them end up leaking after a few years of use, so can any of you
recommend a kettle that will last a long time and do the job quickly
and effectively, it will have to be a rapid boil element.

Thanks

Krups FLF2 (IIRC).

Shame they only do black. We've got the previous model in white.

--
Rod

On 29 Mar, 21:14, Rod wrote:
On 29/03/2010 21:07, David wrote:

Hi there,

We are currently on the look out for yet another new kettle, we have
been through many from Breville, Rusell Hobbs, Prestige etc

All of them end up leaking after a few years of use, so can any of you
recommend a kettle that will last a long time and do the job quickly
and effectively, it will have to be a rapid boil element.

Thanks

Krups FLF2 (IIRC).

How old is it? Reviews don't look very promising.


Shame they only do black. We've got the previous model in white.

Black will match our kitchen perfectly.

On 29/03/2010 21:30, David wrote:
On 29 Mar, 21:14, wrote:
On 29/03/2010 21:07, David wrote:

Hi there,

We are currently on the look out for yet another new kettle, we have
been through many from Breville, Rusell Hobbs, Prestige etc

All of them end up leaking after a few years of use, so can any of you
recommend a kettle that will last a long time and do the job quickly
and effectively, it will have to be a rapid boil element.

Thanks

Krups FLF2 (IIRC).

How old is it? Reviews don't look very promising.


Shame they only do black. We've got the previous model in white.

Black will match our kitchen perfectly.



At least 5 years. Being the FLF1 it is only 1700 watts - maybe the
higher rating of the FLF2 makes it less reliable?

It is lighter than many - which is a significant advantage for us now
(not when we bought it).

--
Rod

On 29 Mar, 21:59, Rod wrote:
On 29/03/2010 21:30, David wrote:

On 29 Mar, 21:14, *wrote:
On 29/03/2010 21:07, David wrote:

Hi there,

We are currently on the look out for yet another new kettle, we have
been through many from Breville, Rusell Hobbs, Prestige etc

All of them end up leaking after a few years of use, so can any of you
recommend a kettle that will last a long time and do the job quickly
and effectively, it will have to be a rapid boil element.

Thanks

Krups FLF2 (IIRC).

How old is it? Reviews don't look very promising.

Shame they only do black. We've got the previous model in white.

Black will match our kitchen perfectly.

At least 5 years. Being the FLF1 it is only 1700 watts - maybe the
higher rating of the FLF2 makes it less reliable?

People are complaining of problems leaky handles, failing switches
etc, Funny though as some people have had no problems at all.


It is lighter than many - which is a significant advantage for us now
(not when we bought it).

Good, useful point


--
Rod

David
wibbled on Monday 29 March 2010 21:07

Hi there,

We are currently on the look out for yet another new kettle, we have
been through many from Breville, Rusell Hobbs, Prestige etc

All of them end up leaking after a few years of use, so can any of you
recommend a kettle that will last a long time and do the job quickly
and effectively, it will have to be a rapid boil element.

Thanks

My Tefal Vitess Gold Hi-Speed is still going strong since about 2003-4.

--
Tim Watts

Managers, politicians and environmentalists: Nature's carbon buffer.

In message
,
David writes
Hi there,

We are currently on the look out for yet another new kettle, we have
been through many from Breville, Rusell Hobbs, Prestige etc

All of them end up leaking after a few years of use, so can any of you
recommend a kettle that will last a long time and do the job quickly
and effectively, it will have to be a rapid boil element.

Dualit:-)

Still going after 15 years use. You will also have the satisfaction of
owning the noisiest kettle in the world!

The external element makes them easy to clean if you are in a hard water
area.

regards

--
Tim Lamb

On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:07:25 -0700 (PDT), David wrote:

All of them end up leaking after a few years of use,

Plastic ones tend to or the plastic starts to fall apart.

it will have to be a rapid boil element.

That sort of rules out the traditional in water element kettle of all
metal construction. Donno if any of the all metal rapid boil jug type
are any similaryly long lasting. We;ve just brought another Breville
Lighting, the base contacts on the old one had given up and the
plastic around the inside of the spout was deteriating, didn't leak
though. I think that may have been in use for 10 years so not to
shabby...


--
Cheers
Dave.

On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:07:25 -0700 (PDT), David
wrote:

We are currently on the look out for yet another new kettle, we have
been through many from Breville, Rusell Hobbs, Prestige etc

All of them end up leaking after a few years of use, so can any of you
recommend a kettle that will last a long time and do the job quickly
and effectively, it will have to be a rapid boil element.


The best kettle I have ever owned is a very cheap unbranded white
plastic one from Tesco. It cost £5.97 about five years ago. I bought
it because its predecessor, a designer kettle from Bodum, had failed
after 15 months. It was only a stopgap until I found a better looking
replacement.

After five years of being boiled probably 8-10 times a day (I work
from home and drink a lot of coffee) it was still going strong when we
finally replaced it two months ago with something more attractive. It
was f'ugly. Its £30 Russell Hobbs successor looks nice but is no
better at boiling water. I have no idea whether it will last as long.

David wrote:
Hi there,

We are currently on the look out for yet another new kettle, we have
been through many from Breville, Rusell Hobbs, Prestige etc

All of them end up leaking after a few years of use, so can any of you
recommend a kettle that will last a long time and do the job quickly
and effectively, it will have to be a rapid boil element.

Thanks
I think you want the Anna Kettle.

Bruce wrote:
On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:07:25 -0700 (PDT), David
wrote:
We are currently on the look out for yet another new kettle, we have
been through many from Breville, Rusell Hobbs, Prestige etc

All of them end up leaking after a few years of use, so can any of you
recommend a kettle that will last a long time and do the job quickly
and effectively, it will have to be a rapid boil element.


The best kettle I have ever owned is a very cheap unbranded white
plastic one from Tesco. It cost £5.97 about five years ago. I bought
it because its predecessor, a designer kettle from Bodum, had failed
after 15 months. It was only a stopgap until I found a better looking
replacement.

After five years of being boiled probably 8-10 times a day (I work
from home and drink a lot of coffee) it was still going strong when we
finally replaced it two months ago with something more attractive. It
was f'ugly. Its £30 Russell Hobbs successor looks nice but is no
better at boiling water. I have no idea whether it will last as long.


I remember the days when an electric kettle got filled with water, and
boiled. If it ran dry, the plug popped out the back.

If the element went, you bought a new element. Ty[typical life was 25+
years.

Now they are all utter crap.

On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:07:25 -0700 (PDT), David
wrote:

Hi there,

We are currently on the look out for yet another new kettle, we have
been through many from Breville, Rusell Hobbs, Prestige etc

All of them end up leaking after a few years of use, so can any of you
recommend a kettle that will last a long time and do the job quickly
and effectively, it will have to be a rapid boil element.

Although I have an affinity for Dualit stuff on account of build
quality and serviceability, I have to say that their range of kettles
is pretty dire.

I've had a Russell Hobbs 3064 'cordless' for several years now, and it
seems to be my most reliable to date (famous last words!). I have no
idea about availability of replacement elements (the element isn't
visible in this one); I think most kettles nowadays are intended to be
'throw-away' designer accessories.

--
Frank Erskine

On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:07:04 +0100, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

Bruce wrote:
On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:07:25 -0700 (PDT), David
wrote:
We are currently on the look out for yet another new kettle, we have
been through many from Breville, Rusell Hobbs, Prestige etc

All of them end up leaking after a few years of use, so can any of you
recommend a kettle that will last a long time and do the job quickly
and effectively, it will have to be a rapid boil element.


The best kettle I have ever owned is a very cheap unbranded white
plastic one from Tesco. It cost £5.97 about five years ago. I bought
it because its predecessor, a designer kettle from Bodum, had failed
after 15 months. It was only a stopgap until I found a better looking
replacement.

After five years of being boiled probably 8-10 times a day (I work
from home and drink a lot of coffee) it was still going strong when we
finally replaced it two months ago with something more attractive. It
was f'ugly. Its £30 Russell Hobbs successor looks nice but is no
better at boiling water. I have no idea whether it will last as long.


I remember the days when an electric kettle got filled with water, and
boiled. If it ran dry, the plug popped out the back.

If the element went, you bought a new element. Ty[typical life was 25+
years.

Now they are all utter crap.


I couldn't agree more. The elements in most kettles were identical,
reasonably cheap and relatively easy to replace.

But I suppose the Tesco £5.97 cheap kettle is cheaper than today's
price of a replacement element.

On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:17:05 +0100, Frank Erskine
wrote:

I've had a Russell Hobbs 3064 'cordless' for several years now, and it
seems to be my most reliable to date (famous last words!).



Phut!!!

Oh, bugger. ;-)

In message
,
" writes
On 29 Mar, 21:07, David wrote:
Hi there,

We are currently on the look out for yet another new kettle, we have
been through many from Breville, Rusell Hobbs, Prestige etc

All of them end up leaking after a few years of use, so can any of you
recommend a kettle that will last a long time and do the job quickly
and effectively, it will have to be a rapid boil element.

Thanks

Magimix. Expensive. Had it about a year. Can't fault it.

One like this? :

http://www.magimix.com/index.php?rid=196&cid=9465&lg=502

Yup, I bought one of those about a year ago, still really pleased with
it.
--
Chris French

On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:17:05 +0100, Frank Erskine wrote:

Although I have an affinity for Dualit stuff on account of build quality
and serviceability, I have to say that their range of kettles is pretty
dire.

I agree. Ours was really bad. But the toaster is great!

--
Use the BIG mirror service in the UK:
http://www.mirrorservice.org

On 3/29/2010 6:55 PM, Bruce wrote:
On Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:07:25 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

We are currently on the look out for yet another new kettle, we have
been through many from Breville, Rusell Hobbs, Prestige etc

All of them end up leaking after a few years of use, so can any of you
recommend a kettle that will last a long time and do the job quickly
and effectively, it will have to be a rapid boil element.


The best kettle I have ever owned is a very cheap unbranded white
plastic one from Tesco. It cost £5.97 about five years ago. I bought
it because its predecessor, a designer kettle from Bodum, had failed
after 15 months. It was only a stopgap until I found a better looking
replacement.

After five years of being boiled probably 8-10 times a day (I work
from home and drink a lot of coffee) it was still going strong when we
finally replaced it two months ago with something more attractive. It
was f'ugly. Its £30 Russell Hobbs successor looks nice but is no
better at boiling water. I have no idea whether it will last as long.

My Russell Hobbs is just over 12 years old.

chris French :
In message
ps.com, " writes
On 29 Mar, 21:07, David wrote:
Hi there,

We are currently on the look out for yet another new kettle, we have
been through many from Breville, Rusell Hobbs, Prestige etc

All of them end up leaking after a few years of use, so can any of you
recommend a kettle that will last a long time and do the job quickly
and effectively, it will have to be a rapid boil element.

Thanks

Magimix. Expensive. Had it about a year. Can't fault it.

One like this? :

http://www.magimix.com/index.php?rid=196&cid=9465&lg=502

Yup, I bought one of those about a year ago, still really pleased with
it.

A couple of questions:

1 Can you easily fill it through the spout?

2 If you boil it, empty it, refill it immediately, switch it on, does
it always *stay* switched on?

--
Mike Barnes

The Natural Philosopher :
I remember the days when an electric kettle got filled with water, and
boiled. If it ran dry, the plug popped out the back.

If the element went, you bought a new element. Ty[typical life was 25+
years.

But it took up a lot of room on the worktop. You had to unplug it to
fill it then plug it in again afterwards. The lid was awkward and had to
be removed for filling. It was very heavy. The attached cord made life
difficult if there were left- and right-handed users. You had to take
the lid off to see how much water was in it, and even then there were no
graduations. You couldn't boil less than a pint or so. Etc.

Now they are all utter crap.

Well, most. But they're dirt cheap.

--
Mike Barnes

On 29 Mar, 22:08, David wrote:
On 29 Mar, 21:59, Rod wrote:



On 29/03/2010 21:30, David wrote:

On 29 Mar, 21:14, *wrote:
On 29/03/2010 21:07, David wrote:

Hi there,

We are currently on the look out for yet another new kettle, we have
been through many from Breville, Rusell Hobbs, Prestige etc

All of them end up leaking after a few years of use, so can any of you
recommend a kettle that will last a long time and do the job quickly
and effectively, it will have to be a rapid boil element.

Thanks

Krups FLF2 (IIRC).

How old is it? Reviews don't look very promising.

Shame they only do black. We've got the previous model in white.

Black will match our kitchen perfectly.

At least 5 years. Being the FLF1 it is only 1700 watts - maybe the
higher rating of the FLF2 makes it less reliable?

People are complaining of problems leaky handles, failing switches
etc, Funny though as some people have had no problems at all.


Yes, I've never had problems with a kettle. Get a cheapish fast boil
one, it er, boils fast and thats it. Maybe if you have acidic water if
could speed corrosion, but it thats the case, surely kettle descaler
would destroy the thing in minutes !
So what if you have to buy a new one every 5 years ? Get one for
christmas !
Simon.

In message , Mike Barnes
writes
chris French :
In message
ps.com, " writes
On 29 Mar, 21:07, David wrote:
Hi there,

We are currently on the look out for yet another new kettle, we have
been through many from Breville, Rusell Hobbs, Prestige etc

All of them end up leaking after a few years of use, so can any of you
recommend a kettle that will last a long time and do the job quickly
and effectively, it will have to be a rapid boil element.

Thanks

Magimix. Expensive. Had it about a year. Can't fault it.

One like this? :

http://www.magimix.com/index.php?rid=196&cid=9465&lg=502

Yup, I bought one of those about a year ago, still really pleased with
it.

A couple of questions:

Well, just for you I've checked :-)

1 Can you easily fill it through the spout?


Yes, even with the filter in place. Not quite as fast as via the lid but
a perfectly acceptable speed. But always use the lid, it pops up at the
press of the button and stays up by itself.

2 If you boil it, empty it, refill it immediately, switch it on, does
it always *stay* switched on?

Yup. The switch wasn't at all hesitant about saying latched on.

The possible downsides of it are that is relatively heavy being double
walled stainless steel. Some people say that they are a bit noisy. ISTR
that it was noisier than our old plastic one, but if anything it is
less noisy now than new. F-I-L commented recently on how much quieter it
is than their kettle.

A few of the Amazon reviewers aren't happy with theirs, but this seems
par for the course for such things. Maybe Magimix had some quality
control issues. But ours has worked faultlessly. And if it is as
reliable as the food processor we got as a wedding present 13 years ago
I'll be happy.
--
Chris French

In message
,
sm_jamieson writes
On 29 Mar, 22:08, David wrote:
On 29 Mar, 21:59, Rod wrote:



On 29/03/2010 21:30, David wrote:

On 29 Mar, 21:14, *wrote:
On 29/03/2010 21:07, David wrote:

Hi there,

We are currently on the look out for yet another new kettle, we have
been through many from Breville, Rusell Hobbs, Prestige etc

All of them end up leaking after a few years of use, so can any of you
recommend a kettle that will last a long time and do the job quickly
and effectively, it will have to be a rapid boil element.

Thanks

Krups FLF2 (IIRC).

How old is it? Reviews don't look very promising.

Shame they only do black. We've got the previous model in white.

Black will match our kitchen perfectly.

At least 5 years. Being the FLF1 it is only 1700 watts - maybe the
higher rating of the FLF2 makes it less reliable?

People are complaining of problems leaky handles, failing switches
etc, Funny though as some people have had no problems at all.


Yes, I've never had problems with a kettle. Get a cheapish fast boil
one, it er, boils fast and thats it.

Both our previous kettles (plastic, with 'windows', like most kettles
nowadays) failed due to the windows. First one the palstic of the window
seemed to degrade and I put my finger through it one day. Second - the
body cracked along the join with the window.

So what if you have to buy a new one every 5 years ? Get one for
christmas !

Because I really don't like just throwing away things like that
--
Chris French

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the
drugs began to take hold. I remember The Natural Philosopher
saying something like:

I remember the days when an electric kettle got filled with water, and
boiled. If it ran dry, the plug popped out the back.

If the element went, you bought a new element. Ty[typical life was 25+
years.

I grabbed an old Russell Hobbs of similar design that was being tossed
out. New element, Bob's yer auntie and good for another 25 years. I'm on
the lookout for an old Swan of bigger, heavier design.

Now they are all utter crap.

Yep. None of the pricey or cheap ones I've had in the past twenty odd
years have lasted longer than four years or so and many of them leak
terminally after two years. The current Breville is still boiling ok,
but the fancy flashing lights gave up after the first week.

The Natural Philosopher wrote:

I remember the days when an electric kettle got filled with water, and
boiled. If it ran dry, the plug popped out the back.

If the element went, you bought a new element. Ty[typical life was 25+
years.

Now they are all utter crap.

You'll be wanting something like this then:

http://www.cnmonline.co.uk/Burco-2-L...-pr-16728.html

Tim Lamb wrote:
In message
,
David writes
Hi there,

We are currently on the look out for yet another new kettle, we have
been through many from Breville, Rusell Hobbs, Prestige etc

All of them end up leaking after a few years of use, so can any of you
recommend a kettle that will last a long time and do the job quickly
and effectively, it will have to be a rapid boil element.

Dualit:-)

Still going after 15 years use. You will also have the satisfaction of
owning the noisiest kettle in the world!

Wot, even noisier than our new Breville? Wakes up the missus if she's
asleep in our room above the kitchen - personally I don't know what was
wrong with the 4.99 GBP Tesco job which it replaced, but as it was her
that bought the Breville I have no sympathy!

David

On 30/03/2010 00:45, S Viemeister wrote:

My Russell Hobbs is just over 12 years old.

Ours is 24yo. The plastic is starting to perish, but it still works and
I see no need to replace it.

--
www.winenous.co.uk

On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 20:35:00 +0100, Steve Slatcher wrote:

Ours is 24yo. The plastic is starting to perish, but it still works and
I see no need to replace it.

24 years, that could be before they started making "plastic"
biodegradeable... I doubt a modern plastic kettle will last 24 years.
Out last one had done about ten but bits of it inside were flaking
off and other areas had gone soft.

Clearing out my Dad's house last month we'd find ordinary supermarket
carrier bags that are of the 20 year vintage, good as new. Ones from
the last few years fall apart into crumbs the moment you touch 'em.

--
Cheers
Dave.

Dave Liquorice wrote:

Clearing out my Dad's house last month we'd find ordinary supermarket
carrier bags that are of the 20 year vintage, good as new. Ones from
the last few years fall apart into crumbs the moment you touch 'em.

Isn't that a modern 'design feature' though - to stop them lasting 1,000
years in landfill?

David

Lobster
wibbled on Saturday 03 April 2010 12:20

Dave Liquorice wrote:

Clearing out my Dad's house last month we'd find ordinary supermarket
carrier bags that are of the 20 year vintage, good as new. Ones from
the last few years fall apart into crumbs the moment you touch 'em.

Isn't that a modern 'design feature' though - to stop them lasting 1,000
years in landfill?

David

I just bought some plantpots and noticed the "biodegradable" sticker. Not
sure I want plantpots that biodegrade in contact with soil???!!

--
Tim Watts

Managers, politicians and environmentalists: Nature's carbon buffer.

Tim Watts wrote:
Lobster
wibbled on Saturday 03 April 2010 12:20

Dave Liquorice wrote:

Clearing out my Dad's house last month we'd find ordinary supermarket
carrier bags that are of the 20 year vintage, good as new. Ones from
the last few years fall apart into crumbs the moment you touch 'em.
Isn't that a modern 'design feature' though - to stop them lasting 1,000
years in landfill?

David

I just bought some plantpots and noticed the "biodegradable" sticker. Not
sure I want plantpots that biodegrade in contact with soil???!!

Well, the plants will, so why not the plant pots?

Dave