Copco Gismo 1-1/2-Quart Teakettle, Polished Stainless Steel with Copper Bottom

 (10 customer reviews)

three people in my family bought this kettle at the same time and within a year, each of the three kettles had broken. the plastic around the whistling spout apparently doesn't hold well to the heat of normal use. Though a lovely and smart looking tea kettle, I would not advise this for someone who wants a lasting use kettle.

I've owned this teakettle for more than four years. It hasn't melted (and I don't use it only on medium heat--whoops!) and it hasn't broken. I like the copper bottom. However, I can't actually boil an entire quart of water in it at once (like if I want to brew an entire pot of tea in my teapot). If I fill the kettle with more than about three cups of water, it will boil over. This means that a) it doesn't whistle--the water is where the steam should be and b) if I'm not careful, the teakettle spits boiling water at me.

I really wish I could find a small (no more than 2-quart), copper bottom teakettle to replace it, but no luck so far.

Basic small teakettle with a copper bottom. It heats up reasonably well, although the instructions say to not go above the medium setting (perhaps this is why another reviewer reported a plastic separation problem?). But even when you follow the instructions, both the handle and the spout cover get extremely hot, when it starts to boil. So you do have to handle the teapot very fussily, or you will get burned.

I like the copper bottom, and the look is not too flashy, but nice, so it's above 1 star for me. I considered 3 stars or 4, but have burned my fingers too many times. To me, a teapot is much more than the aesthetics of the kettle, it's the whole aspect of being able to grab it off the flame/element without burning one's self.

I would buy another Copco Teakettle, if I had to, but not the 'Gismo' style. It's cute but disfunctional.