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(171 customer reviews) 126 of 128 people found the following review helpful
BIG! Beautiful, and stylish.,
April 22, 2007 B. T. Denyer "Web designer" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: KitchenAid Gourmet Essentials 2-Quart Tea Kettle, Stainless Steel (Kitchen)
Yes, it's big, but I didn't think it was heavy. ***I JUST WEIGHED THIS KETTLE WHILE IT WAS FULL OF WATER AND IT ONLY WEIGHS 6 POUNDS. I can see that if you have trouble lifting a cat or bag of flour then you may have a problem here.
The craftsmanship is pure Kitchenaid. You will have no problem there. But beware that ONLY the stainless steel version is usable on glass-top stoves. The ceramic-covered versions are NOT. ***For those that don't know, you can click on this product to see what a glass-top stove/range looks like: Ceramabryte 28oz Cooktop Cleaner
The whistle is a bit screechy, but then again, you want it to alert you over the noise of the house.
The handle DOES get hot. Not burn-your-hand hot, but very warm. If you only touch the rubber part, you're fine, but you almost have to grab the whole thing to lift it and pour it safely.
I highly recommend getting the stainless steel version; it's beautiful and functional.
69 of 70 people found the following review helpful
First impressions. Mostly positive.,
February 22, 2008 Ed R. (San Francisco Bay Area) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: KitchenAid Gourmet Essentials 2-Quart Tea Kettle, Stainless Steel (Kitchen)
The Kitchenaid 2qt tea kettle is an attractive, solid-performing, and simplistic addition to my cookware. I got tired of boiling water in my small Calphalon pot that I decided to finally buy a dedicated kettle.
Sure, boiling water in a pot is fine, but have you ever forgot about the boiling water while waiting for it and it boiled dry? I'm guilty for sure. That's terrible for your pots too, not to mention a safety hazard. I wasn't sold on a stove top kettle over an electric but finally settled on the stove top.
The plastic electric kettles concerned me over leeching issues and the stainless steel electrics were very expensive. I was also worried that cleaning the electric kettle's would also be harder and really did not want one more thing in my kitchen to plug in amongst the mixer, toaster, microwave, ice cream maker, blender, etc. When Amazon's price dipped below half of what it cost elsewhere, I plunged in head first to get the stainless steel Kitchenaid...Read more
35 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Rusted,
March 22, 2010 KA (Long Island) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: KitchenAid Gourmet Essentials 2-Quart Tea Kettle, Stainless Steel (Kitchen)
I have had many tea pots and most of them have been inexpensive.
I purchased this one hoping it would last longer and not
rust. I've had it for less than a month and it
is rusting already. I've been drying it out after
ever use to try to lengthen it's life.
I thought that if I spent $50 on a teapot it would last...wrong!!
