Looking for a kettle with all the mod cons...

Post date: 2020-03-30 05:22:08

As a Brit living in the US, one of my lifeline appliances - my electric kettle - is starting to show signs of dying. While I can go online and buy a $25 replacement, it might be time for an upgrade. My wife and I have identified a couple of features we'd like, but I can't find one that has them all. Can AskMeFi help?

We're looking for the following features:
- 1.7l or greater capacity
- Double-wall construction (ideally vacuum insulated)
- Variable temperature selection (for different tea types) (Note: ideally, the kettle should retain last temp setting, or have a single-button selection for "boil", as it will be used this way 90+% of the time)
- Externally-visible water quantity meter

Active electric stay-warm is not a requirement, and if fitted, ideally should be optional-on rather than optional-off (i.e. no additional step required to turn off)

An external temperature indicator (so you can manually turn the kettle off at the desired temperature) would be an acceptable alternative to auto-shutoff if a kettle met the other criteria.

The closest we have found is a Bodum Bistro Glass, but at 1.1l, it's a little small for our uses.

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