Russell Hobbs KE5550BKR Retro Style 1.7L Electric Kettle, Black & Stainless Steel

I've been very pleased with this kettle after using it heavily over the past few weeks. Operation is single-button simple, the kettle heats water quickly and retains the temperature for a decent length of time, and the enamel-like finish is very attractive.The kettle is a large vessel, but the weight is balanced in such a way that you can fill and pour without giving yourself carpal tunnel syndrome.My favorite feature is the low-profile heating base the kettle rests on. When the water finishes heating you can remove the kettle from the base, but the base itself remains completely cool. This is a nice feature, as you aren't leaving behind a hot element to worry about.This kettle is a pleasure to use, and well-worth the price.

I love the color and shape of my kettle on the counter. It doesn’t really match anything in my kitchen but it seems to make it all the more charming. I love how handy it is to turn on or off. Just the flick of a little lever. Works great. I keep it filled so it’s always ready to make a cup or a pot of tea. Today I made instant oatmeal without messing up the microwave. So cute and a good quality. It is thinner metal than I expected but at least it keeps it lightweight for my arthritic hands. It’s adorable and handy. I use it every day.

After going through 2 cheap $20 electric kettles within 5 months -- first one lasted 3 months, the other two, before they each developed a short -- I decided to upgrade in the hopes of having a kettle that would at least last through the end of the year. I really like this Russell Hobbs. It holds plenty of water for two coffee and tea loving people (and enough to supply the entire family at Sunday brunch). The water heats up fast, within 5 minutes even when filled to the top line. And I like the retro styling which fits in with my farmhouse-style kitchen.I've even been able to use the temperature gauge to heat water to a precise temperature for bread making -- not that I'd recommend it, because it hits that low temperature in about 30 seconds -- but I gauged it against my instant thermometer and the temperature matched. So it's very accurate.So, fingers crossed that this lovely kettle will last for much longer than a bargain-store kettle. I'll keep you posted.

Beautiful, fast, lots of hot water. Love this! We purchased this after I broke my pretty ceramic kettle. We’ve had this one for a few months now and I’m really happy with it. Every time I see it I think wow, that’s a good looking kettle! It holds a lot of water so I don’t have to refill often and o can make plenty of tea or coffee for guest. I like the thermometer so I can have brew tea at the ideal temperature. I also like that it’s short and wide vs tall. It’s also very light so I’m handling mostly water weight vs kettle weight. Thank you!!!

Love this kettle. This is my key kitchen shortcut machine. Heats water amazingly fast. Use it for many time-saving shortcuts, including bringing my pasta water to boil quickly, water for cooking lentils, quinoa, rice etc fast to boil. Love the mechanical (simple, non electronic) old fashioned temperature gauge. Love the large capacity (1.7L), easy of operation, great design.Only negatives: WHY did they use PLASTIC tabs inside the kettle and WHY is there a PLASTIC measuring gauge to show how full the kettle is? These 2 things mean that I am getting a dose of plastic boogers each time I use my stainless steel kettle. I bought stainless to completely avoid plastic. There must be a better way to do this. Please? I took off one star because of this, perhaps I should have taken off more? But I really love the function of this kettle. Russell Hobbs, can you get rid of the plastic bits in contact with water in your next iteration, pls?

I bought this several months ago and use it at least twice a day. I love the Heavenly Blue color, the retro look, and the front dial showing the water temperature. I typically only use this for tea on a cold day, but I also use it twice a day to heat up water for my dog's kibble. It takes several minutes for the faucet to produce warm water and I used to microwave my water, but now it's just so much more convenient with an electric kettle. Now I just flip down the switch on the Hobbs and it's done in a matter of a minute. I can switch it off when it hits a certain temperature, or just let it turn off automatically when it's done. You really can't miss what you've never had, but after having one of these, I will never be without one.

The QC for this product is trash. Customer service is unresponsive.I replaced my first one since it is lacking a screw on the lid, making the lid hard to open. The second one seems good. But it started leaking right after 1 month of usage. The water enters temperature gauge and leaks out from it. Then the temperature gauge turned rusty due to the water in it not coming out. So both product I received are defective.I contacted their customer service and created a ticket. They only got to contact me after 3 days and never got replied in the same day. They required me to send money order of $7.5 for the product replacement. I sent it a month ago and they NEVER MAKE ANY UPDATE to me. So I sent email for the status, and was told my requirements are met and that I need to wait for email of a tracking number.I have waited 3 weeks for the email notification but nothing had come, even though I sent one asking for update. But now the customer service is not even replying to any of my email. The customer service is just a scam and the product has the worst QC I have ever met. (never met defective products two in a row, and asking for my money to cover their problem)