Bodum Clara 59-Ounce Glass Stovetop Whistling Water Kettle

I have had many kettles, the last two from Cuisinart (china made cheap)- they all leak, rust badly , or softer parts (whisttle, etc) melt on the gaz stove.

After a long research I settled on this "crystal clear" kettle but was so disappointed to see that the side of the kettle was ALL AROUND full of warnings in many languages. I thought it was absolutely ridiculous and ugly and I was planning to return it and gave a 2 rating.

(The edit does not allow me to change the rating which I would now put at 4, given what's out there)

Then I started on my search again moving way up in prices only to find out that the kettles I wanted are lined with tin, or nickel, etc and that none of that is entirely safe, or is it? After finding some info on the web I decided to stop my search for now.

So, I re-unpacked Clara and I am using it. The whisttle is not very loud unless the kettle is full but at least we are not absorbing all kinds of metals...Read more

Many years ago I had a lovely, "modern art" type glass stovetop water kettle, with 2 cork balls connected by a plastic tube, which kept top cool (think of a vase with a big bottom and narrow top/handle). It lasted 10+ years until I turned on the wrong burner and it cracked. I've never been able to find a replacement, and finally decided it was time to replace a little stainless steel kettle with a spout that is way too small. I was happy to find this glass kettle, and the blue accents go with my kitchen. It seems to work! It's nice to have a whistling teakettle again. The handle and the whistle remained cool enough to handle. However what did surprise me, and this -should- be obvious from the picture (but I managed to overlook it), is that there are cautions -in 4 languages- written in white letters on the pot! These warn you to "Keep away from children.", "Hot water should always be handled with caution and kept away from children", etc. The likelihood of someone reading these as...Read more

lot of people talk about the writing on this kettle, but unless you gonna sit there for 10 minutes to watch it boil, I don't see who cares. The writing is not even that big of a deal, besides if you are looking for a clean way to boil your water this is the kettle for you, it was for me.
Love this kettle, have had it for a month now, use it 3 to 4 times a day, and I have no complaints. ;)

UPDATE, its now Jan 2nd 2009 and this kettle is still going strong, I use it 3 to 4 times a day, every day, and I mean every day, I work from home so yes every day.