KitchenAid Teakettle 1-1/2-Quart Stainless Steel Curling Kettle

I"m surprised that KitchenAid made such a lame teapot. I thought it was a good buy at about 24 bucks but it slipped out of my hands and I dropped it in the sink, I mean it dropped six inches above the bottom of the sink into the sink and the handle completely broke apart into a million pieces. I can understand if you dropped it from a few feet onto concrete upside down maybe but come on, and it was empty. The metal pot itself is pretty beefy as teapots go put the plastic handle is pathetic. Get a different tea pot. Sheesh.

I read the other low reviews of this kettle before making my purchase. I disregarded peoples' warnings that the plastic handle isn't sturdy, thinking that perhaps people were being too rough with the kettle and had too high expectations for plastic. Whoa, was I wrong! I should have heeded their advice, because the handle broke off this kettle after owning it for less than 8 weeks. A slight bump from another pot on the top of the handle was all it took to completely obliterate the shoddy plastic mounting point, It appears to be unrepairable! That's 28 bucks down the drain. What a piece of junk!

I would suggest that people stay away from kitchenaid. Whoever is now running the company seems to be on a campaign to reduce costs until they've ruined the brand.

I received this teakettle as a gift. I used it once. The whistle button is loose so it won't whistle. I returned to where the purchaser bought it so I could exchange it. All of the teakettles of this model the store had on the shelves were the same way. I ended up just returning it. Real bummer as I have always had good experience with Kitchen Aid Brand. Don't waste your time or money on this product.