Farberware Classic 1-1/2 Quart Sausalito Stainless Steel Teakettle

After reading all the great reviews I figured the item could not be that bad. I received one today (Paid $10.20 for it) and when they went on sale the other day I bought a few more as gifts hoping they were good items. When I received mine today I was very impressed with the design and thought it looked `perfect'. Very pleased with the look, I do not think it is cheaply made at all. But when it was put to the test I was surprised at the performance. I was making some hot water for some tea since it is so cold outside. I am so glad I stood there and watched the kettle warm up. As it was boiling the water it was coming straight out of the inside of the handle on the side! Dripping all over the burning and making the `his' sound and would not stop! Also, the whistle part did not work and the steam was getting the plastic really hot! The handle was not hot though. It looks great but functions very poorly. Had I not been standing there this could have flickered off and burned one of the...Read more

If you barely use a tea kettle and want one for a good price then maybe this is a good buy. Yes, it does look very nice and yes it is a very good price BUT.. the handle (like others have said) gets VERY hot and you can not pick it up without a potholder. The bell piece isn't attached to the kettle itself, so you need to take it off to pour - very likely to get misplaced too. But really though, the bell does not work and the there is absolutely no whisle at all. I went to answer the phone one day and the thing nearly evaporated all the water in it without a sound. I rather have something that is better made.

Unlike other reviewers I liked the removable whistle maker on the spout--just remove it before you pick up the kettle handle. However, what troubled me was the continual loosening of the screws in the handle--one day I picked up the kettle and the handle started to come off the pot because the screw was loose!!! No matter how tightely we screwed the handle back on nor how many times we did so, it always started loosening itself immediately. Despite how much I liked the pot I had to throw it away.