Precise Heat™ 1.3qt Surgical Stainless Steel Electric Water Kettle

I love love this!!!
I have wanted an electric water kettle for several years but had not found one that I truly loved.This one has met all my expectations!!First it is all surgical steel no plastic whatsoever ever touches your water!This is very well made too it actually looks nicer than the picture I have had quite a few compliments on it.One great thing about this is that it comes with a 5 year warranty which by the way is longer than my high end appliances.I am very very happy with this product!

beautiful but didn't withstand constant use
I loved this kettle when it arrived and it looked beautiful on the kitchen counter. I had read from other reviewers that it took quite a while to boil the water but I thought it had more pros than cons. However, it did take forever. (Well, ten minutes, but when you are wanting that lovely cuppa, ten minutes seems like hours!)
I put up with the time though because everything else about it was so appealing and it functioned fine. I am a Brit and boil water constantly, all day for tea, but I was very disappointed when not too long after I was using this kettle, it started to take longer and longer to boil and even after cleaning inside lime build up, the time it was taking was ridiculous. I finally gave up and went back to a different model I had in the past and am now happily using that.
If you really have no concern about the time it takes to boil water, this kettle is still a great buy. It truly is beautiful to look at and does it's job, albeit slowly.
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Worked great for 1 year
I bought this kettle in October of 2011. It lasted till June of 2012. The on off button stopped engaging. I also paid about half what it is being sold for now. I hope they made some longevity changes. I loved the look and that it took up little space. That's why I'm giving it 3 stars.

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KRUPS BW500 1.8 quart Electric Kettle, Stainless Steel

THUMBS UP!
FORM: Snazzy, sleek, modern, industrial-style. Surprisingly, the beautiful brushed stainless steel is not a magnet for fingerprints.

FUNCTION: Quick and efficient.

OF NOTE: Perhaps a negative to some, this kettle is on the heavy side (the upside of which is its sturdiness).

For optimal use of the removable filter when filling the kettle and subsequently pouring the boiled water, Krups instructs the user to fill directly into the spout. I prefer to fill through the wider opening in the top of the kettle because there is less spillage. Since I use filtered water to begin with, this is not an issue to me.

a quality product
We purchased this kettle to replace two failed Capresso programmable kettles (the lids fell off both among other faults). It was immediately apparent that this product is well made and the first impressions have proved to be correct. The kettle boils water fast and switches off very quickly once it boils.It also looks good so what more could one ask for?
No negative points yet and dont expect any as this is a real quality product.

update It is now April 2012. The kettle has been used 3 to 4 times a day every day since we had it. Still proving to be a great product

KRUPS BW500 Electric Kettle
I like this product very much. The only drawback I've noticed is a big noise when it comes to the boiling point.
Other then that it's on of the best on the market. Practically no smell, no plastic parts inside.

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