1.2 Liters capacity
Stainless steel body
Cord-free kettle easily removes from base
Concealed heating element
Automatic/manual switch off with power indicator
With 1500 watts of power, this electric kettle boils 1.2-liters of water quickly, allowing you to enjoy your tea, coffee or instant noodle in minutes. Designed with a concealed heating element, mineral deposits are kept to a minimum and makes cleaning easier. Unit automatically shuts off when water has boiled. Kettle rotates 360 degrees on the base and lifts cord-free for easy pouring. Also features an anti-scale mesh filter to trap lime and calcium particles, power indicator light and water level indicator.
This review is from: SPT 1.2-Liter Stainless Cordless KettleNice cordless kettle. Note it is 1.2 liter - sometime it is very nice to have this slightly smaller size (most of the cordless kettles seem to be about 1.7 liter). It has a stainless/metal body for those who hate plastic. Well designed placement of plastic so that the hands are protected from hot metal. This includes on the handle, and on the lid for popping it open or for habitual holding of the top while pouring. Weighting is nice, it seems balanced when holding it filled with water. Design was fine. Lid pops open. Top opening is a little small for my hands to reach in if I wanted to scrub it out. Element is not exposed, however, so just clean space for the water. Kettle has the usual inside mesh filter on the pour-spout. Compared to the Tfal vitesse 1.7 liter (which I have 3 and have been using for years)- it is a bit more important to not fill above the 'max' fill line. The first time I did that I noticed water around the kettle - I was worried at first that perhaps it was leaking, but I suspect what really happened was that it bubbled out the spout during the boiling. It hasn't happened again, but I've warned my spouse to not cross the line!I didn't time the 'heating' of a cup of water, but things seemed normal for the first few test boils I did before letting my spouse take it away to his office. It boiled quickly. It appeared to shut off in standard amount of time after water came to boil.It came with warnings that the automatic shutoff might not work properly at high altitudes (defined as over 600' above sea level). I've not noticed this warning quite so prominently displayed with my other cordless kettles (the Tfals) but I got those a long time ago so maybe this is new reminder. (We take a Tfal cordless kettle to trips in the mountains in Colorado - and haven't had a problem so I don't know how seriously to take this warning or whether this kettle has some settings differently set than our others.)...
This review is from: SPT 1.2-Liter Stainless Cordless KettleThe kettle is ok, however, it is pretty small, enough maybe for 3-5 cups of coffee/tea when full. It looks big in the picture, in the actuality it looks much smaller. The residue still builds up on the sides and on the bottom of the kettle. The opening is so small its very hard to fit even a finger in there. The residue trap is very hard to clean, I havent even attempted to clean it out. Also the mesh is not that fine so it allows a lot of the residue in your cup. It is impossible to clean with hands, the only way to do it is put vinegar every week or so to get rid of the residue. Also when the lid opens it stays directly above the kettle so its very hard to fill it. Have to get a cup or something else and pour water from the side. Cant just put the kettle in the sink and allow water to go in because the lid does not come off. Also be careful as the metal surface gets really hot.I should have exchanged it for my money back but I had too much stuff going on at that moment. If I had to choose, I'd get another kettle with a bigger opening so I can fill it in the sink and be able to clean it with a rag. A few good things about it: it detaches from the base easily and looks expensive....
This review is from: SPT 1.2-Liter Stainless Cordless KettlePro: Small footprint, light, heats water, and one isn't likely to touch the hot surfaces accidentally.Con: Hard to fill and clean due to small opening and spout; water level gauge hidden behind one's hand as one fills it; unnecessarily noisy due to small (pencil-sized) heating element. On mine (same model, but not from Amazon), the lower handle was attached by a single, stripped M3 screw threaded(?) into a thin, sheet-metal bracket. Then, I had to drill out a plastic plug to replace it.So... the handle detached after 3 months of use, but it's still in use after my repairs. I wouldn't buy another one. If SPT had called this version a prototype, then designed it right, they probably could have made a good teapot. As it is... don't waste your money....
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