Revere 8-Cup Copper Bottom Easy Fill Tea Kettle

If you actually drink tea you need a teakettle. If a friend drops by and the first thing you do is "put the kettle on" then this is the kettle you need. You can easily fill it from the tap. It whistles like a good kettle should. It's fast to heat with its copper bottom. The spout is moved with the handy little trigger so you need not burn yourself. It pours where it 's pointed and does not drip and spill. It is handsome enough just sitting on the stove, but not so stylish you hesitate to use it. Civilized tea drinkers, rejoice and have a cuppa.

We purchased one of these and really liked it until about 2 weeks later, when the whistle became very quiet and within a few days it stopped whistling at all! We returned it for another one, took it out of the box, and it barely whistled. It looked like steam was escaping from the lid at the top of the kettle. We researched kettles for some time before deciding on this one, and were very happy with our old Revere kettle, which died after several years (due to user error). We've tried this one and one other Revere model, and unfortunately we're back to the drawing board again.

I've had this kettle for about a month now, use it everyday and it really is a good one. I love the opening on top so I can see if I need to get in there and clean out anything. It doesn't have a loud clear whistle but whistles well enough to let you know when it's hot. It pours easily and I'm able to pour out the last drop without being burned with steam. It's a good design without leaks and the handle doesn't get hot. Of course, it would probably get hot if sitting uncentered over a gas flame. I'd buy another one but I hope I'll not need to for a very long time.