Old Dutch 2 Quart Decor Copper Hammered Teakettle With Wood Handle

This copper kettle is pretty to look at, and ok for the price. But I can see why some pots cost much more. This pot is cheaply made.

I'm the type who usually buys cheap kettles at the grocery or department stores. The typical whistle type. It's just a kettle for heating water after all. But those department store kettles always drip while pouring and this drives me crazy. I decided to buy a nice copper kettle (no whistle) with a nice spout that wouldn't drip and that would be attractive.

But I didn't want to pay $100 or more for a kettle. What I wanted was something that was beautiful but would be used to actually heat water (and that means, removing the lacquer coating, which took a couple of hours).

Actually, the kettle itself is nice. The hammered finish is attractive and the spout is nicely shaped and functional. It's soldered to the rest of the pot with skill.

The problem is in the hardware and the workmanship used to attach the...Read more

This product arrived and looked beautiful. However, if you're actually going to use the tea kettle and not just have it for display, you have to go through this process of removing all the wooden pieces and placing it in a large pot of boiling water and baking soda to remove the lacquer film. I had to do this process twice and still had problems removing it. Even after removing the film, the kettle becomes discolored when you heat water in it. While the price is very attractive compared to other copper kettles I've seen, the old saying of "you get what you pay for" probably applies here. I'm using the kettle, but I can tell it's not something that will last a long time. Next time I'll make the investment for a better product.

I bought this to finish off my tea kettle collection that sits on top of the fireplace mantel. From a distance it looks superb, however up close it is a bit flimsier than I expected. Copper body is very thin, the spout is puny and the handle held in the best traditions of Chinese manufacturing. However, I have no intention of actually using it for anything other than a decoration, so it suits my needs just fine. Considering that picked it up as an Amazon Warehouse deal for less than $16 shipped, I can't complain!