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(41 customer reviews) 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
orange flamethrower,
March 9, 2011 kaninhop (Denmark) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bodum Bistro Large Electric Water Kettle, Orange (Kitchen)
I bought one of these in October 2010 because it looks lovely and bright, but last week it caught fire.
I smelt burning plastic and went into the kitchen to check and there was smoke coming out of the top where the red button is.
I emailed Bodum about it and their reply was more concerned to tell me that they can't give me a refund than the fact that their kettle is a fire hazard.
I wonder if anyone else had the same problem?
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
hot plastic smell when heating,
December 31, 2010 ashrod - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bodum Bistro Large Electric Water Kettle, Red (Kitchen)
I was under the impression from the description that the interior of the pot would be stainless steel, which was my desire, but it is all plastic. I didn't want hot water from a heated plastic container. The hinged lid is difficult to open to fill with water,it does not open very wide. Very expensive to be entirely plastic.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Didn't know I needed one, now couldn't live without it!,
August 25, 2011 This review is from: Bodum Bistro Large Electric Water Kettle, Red (Kitchen)
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This is one of those products that, until you get it and use it, you never know you needed it! Right now if I had to go back to just using the microwave or stove top, I would be very sad.
Our last microwave died while I was trying to get a 4-cup glass measuring cup full of water to boil. I was standing about five feet away from the microwave, waiting for my water to be hot enough. Suddenly there was a huge noise; the door of the microwave flew open and hot water blew everywhere. The microwave refused to work after that, and we had to fork out for a new one. Ever since then, I've been paranoid about having to boil water in my microwave; yet the stove top is TOO SLOW. I've gone through a few stovetop kettles, and none of them were fun to use.
When people say it takes only a short time to boil water in the Bodum Bistro, they are not exaggerating! I can get a full pot of boiling-hot water (for tea, hot cocoa, instant cup-o-soup for the teen, etc.) in less time than...Read more
