Le Creuset Enamel-on-Steel Ogive 1-8/9-Quart Teakettle, Caribbean

I bought this kettle maybe 5 years ago. Within three years, it began to degrade inside. I have never used anything acidic in this kettle and we are on soft well water that is very good to drink. I cannot even give this kettle away to Good Will because I don't want anyone else to be unhealthy either. I have bought a new kettle and won't be buying a Le Creuset kettle again, ever.

The first kettle was damaged and had to be returned. We are reserving judgement right now. There is a small screw that holds the handle on that was loose when we got it. We've had to tighten it several times. The phillips head will strip if you're not very careful. It is a heavy kettle. To me, the screw is too tiny for the weight of the handle, especially when the kettle is full. For the price and considering how well made the rest of it is, why such a wimpy screw? I'm keeping the box in case it needs to go back....

I am quite disappointed in this kettle and am returning it. At least five problems: (1) the cover is difficult to get off, because the knob if too small, slender and slippery, there is not enough to grip or pull; (2) the whistle is too quiet and insufficient for those of us who put water on to boil, go into another room and forget that it is on the stove; (3) the positioning of the handle makes the kettle feel unusually heavy and awkward, it pulls my arm in an uncomfortable way when I pour; (4) the water spits out of the spout, it does not flow; (5) the handle takes up extra space because it juts out into the rest of the stovetop, or on the countertop. It is an interesting-looking kettle, but I don't like the look as much as I thought I would, it is more "clunky" than it appears in the picture. Definitely not worth the price. I have had the halo le creuset tea kettle for years and really like it. I needed to replace it and decided to get the Ogive kettle because I thought the...Read more