Electric Kettle, 1500W Fast Heating, 6 Temp Presets, 1.7L

The Cuisinart PerfecTemp CPK-17P1 is an excellent electric kettle that heats water quickly and offers six precise temperature settings for different beverages. The Keep Warm feature is convenient, and the cordless design makes pouring easy. It's well-built, reliable, and perfect for tea, coffee, and everyday use. Highly recommended.

I've been using the Cuisinart PerfecTemp CPK-17P1 for a while now and it's been amazing. The 1500W heating element gets water boiling fast, so no more standing around waiting for tea time. What really sets this kettle apart is the 6 preset temperature settings. I love being able to dial in the right temp depending on what I'm brewing, whether it's a delicate green tea, a black tea, or getting water to the right temp for a French press. No more guessing or over-boiling and scorching more delicate teas. The 30-minute keep-warm function is a nice touch too, so if I get pulled away I don't have to reheat from scratch. The stay-cool, nonslip handle also makes it feel safe and easy to handle even right after boiling. Overall, this kettle has made my daily tea routine so much better. Highly recommend if you're someone who's particular about water temperature for different brews.

The longest lasting kettle I have owned. This cuisinart kettle heats up the water quick and to accurate temperature, I love the different settings for specific temperatures. Holds a lot of water. It’s easy to clean. I scale it with vinegar once a month. Display lights make it so easy to use. The appearance is nice so it sits on my countertop. It has not rusted or tarnished. The spout pours a good amount and it doesn’t spill.

UPDATE: October 30, 2017 Well, almost exactly 5 years to the day I bought it, my Cuisinart electric tea kettle finally bit the dust. In the last couple of months, it seems to have been catching water in the base area, and then when I'd pour hot water into a mug, some water would leak out the bottom of the pitcher from the seam where the base meets the sidewall. I wasn't sure if it was from boiling over because I filled it too high, or if something had cracked on the inside where I couldn't see. Finally today, when I tried to get it to operate, it warmed slightly but then shut itself off and wouldn't boil the water. I am assuming that this is a protection mechanism probably to help me avoid a fire. Regardless, I was very happy with this product, I used it multiple times each day when I was home, and I enjoyed the multiple temperature options. I would periodically use a sharpie marker to indicate the temp gauges on the handle for guests who might use it because the printing had long ago worn off from simple use. UPDATE: December 2014 I have been using this tea kettle for two years, several times (5?) each day, practically every day. It's shows no sign of burning out, and it still looks great. The printing has worn away from almost all of the buttons, but as I use this so often, I have all the temperature settings memorized. However, I can see that being something worth fixing going forward. (= ******************* ORIGINAL REVIEW: As of this writing (June 2013), I have been using this tea kettle for 7 months, every day, several times a day, save for a few weeks away here and there. I drink tea all day long, and I work from home. I was a tad leery before making this purchase because some people had complained about the tea kettle burning out. Thus far, I have not had this issue at all. I LOVE that I can set the relevant temperature for the tea I want to brew. Mostly I brew black teas in the morning, but I then switch to milder ones as the day turns later. It didn't take long for the "boil" (hottest) button to become illegible, which is about the only "bad" thing I have to say about this product. I'm not sure how I could have prevented the printing from wearing away from the most-used buttons, other than using some kind of plastic glove, but other than that, I am extremely pleased with this product. I was initially intrigued about the "warm" button, which promised to keep the water at the proper temp for 30 minutes, which means that it will start heating it up again all by itself. I didn't actually like that, and so I now never have that function selected. I sometimes take longer than 30 minutes to drink a large cup, and when I go back, it's quick enough to simply reheat the water again anyway, so instead of wearing out the heating element, I'd rather just do that manually myself. It's easy to clean, it looks sleek, I love the illuminated buttons, and it's a lot nicer than the several basic versions of electronic tea kettles I'd had in the past in Germany. I will never go back to a traditional tea pot on the stove. These are so much faster to heat up, and now with the precise temperature controls, it almost seems barbaric to think back to when I used one!

This kettle is nice. I appreciate all of the different temperature settings for making different types of tea. It is fast. I purchased the version with the Octopus on it. I just want to be clear to anyone looking to purchase: this is not an engraving. It is a plastic wrap over the standard metal Cuisinart kettle. I've had it for 2 years now and the plastic has not warped or torn, so it seems to hold up well. It's just not as nice looking as I had imagined. I love that the kettle has a "Keep Warm" feature if you're not able to get to the kettle to pour it right away once it is boiling, it will stay at the temperature selected for you. The only drawback is that I haven't figured out how to turn off that feature, so I have to remember to hit that button every single time I pour the hot water or else it makes a series of beeps and shuts off.

Exactly as described. Works great. I use this multiple times a day to make pour-over coffee in the morning, green tea at noon and herbal tea at night - every day. I haven’t had one problem with it. It seems to be very well made. It heats quickly and functions as described. The back-lit water gauge makes it easy to see how much water you’ve poured into it. It beeps loudly so I can hear when the water’s ready even if I’ve left the kitchen.

If you make tea daily there is no better electric tea kettle. Different teas require different temperatures for your water to be heated up to in order to get the proper steeping. For instance Green Tea has one of the lowest temperatures ideally to be used. This preserves the beneficial qualities of the tea. With multiple heat setting options it quickly and efficiently heats your water and beeps when temperatures are reached. I have a few. One for home. One for camping.

When this kettle works, it's great. The features are great. But an important part of a product is reliability, and when a product fails, whether the company stands behind the product and is easy to work with on replacement/repair is essential. On that count, Cuisinart fails big-time. My kettle stopped working about 3 weeks ago. After pressing the START button, it would appear to be working for about a minute, would beep four times - not the three beeps you expect when it reaches temp - and then shut off (all lights go out). So, being well within the 3 yr. warranty, (and living in Calif., where we don't need to pay for shipping to return an item for warranty repair/replacement), I called the toll-free number in the instruction booklet. After going through the regular script of "did you check this, did you do that?" we got around to returning my unit to them and getting a replacement sent to me. Well, the replacement is on "back-order"... Amazon and everywhere else has them in stock, but Cuisinart doesn't, and they can't tell me when they might be getting them back in stock. Okay. So we move on to returning the dead unit to them. They wanted to issue a call tag for UPS to show up at my door at some random time on some random day (totally not going to work for me), so I asked instead to have a label emailed to me so I could drop it off at a UPS Store which is more convenient. Sure. They take down and we confirm all my info over the phone. I was told they "would send an email." Great. (No mention of how long it might take to get the email, but I'm assuming a few hours. This is 2014, after all.) After 3 days, no email. I called again. They asked if I'd checked my spam folder. Yup, done it already, not there. They said they'd sent it, but would send it again. Waited 6 days this time. Still nothing. Called again. Same routine. Still nothing. Called this morning. Was told I should allow 3-5 business days for the email to go out... was told that previous reps had "lied to me" (exact words) about how long it might take to set up the service tag, send out emails, etc. That even 3-5 business days was a little too optimistic. I told them I had gone through this several times already, and asked to speak to a manager... well, they put me on hold for several minutes and come back and inform me that's going to be impossible, the "the person who knows how to do that" has just stepped out. They're (supposedly) sending an email in 3-5 business days hence (saying it was impossible to put a rush on it or push it through whatever incredibly stupid system they've created). So, here I am, waiting (as I have for the past 3 weeks) for them to do whatever it is that they do that takes 3-5 business days to send out an email, thinking that this time will be different. I know that fits the definition of insanity, but that's what happens when you deal with Cuisinart warranty service. They will drive you insane. And you're stuck with a broken appliance and very little hope of ever getting it replaced. And when it is replaced, after a few months, will I be faced with this frustration all over again? So, yeah. One star ... it would be zero if that were possible. UPDATE (6/18/2014): Just hours after submitting the above, UPS delivered the replacement. The replacement kettle that just this morning, when I was on the phone with Cuisinart customer service, was "still on back-order/out-of-stock". Astounding, the technological ineptitude which this company displays. They have no idea what's what going on or how to do the simplest "customer service" things. The replacement unit appears to be actually "new" but it does also appear to be less carefully made than its predecessor... comparing them side-by-side, there are a number of fairly rough/sharp spots on the inner part of the new handle (poor plastic molding or lack of finishing work), the new buttons look cheaper (almost like they're going to fall off), etc. I've fired it up and it appears to work okay. So, now, I'll wait a few days to see if they ever get around to sending me an email with a label for UPS, and make sure this replacement isn't a total dud. And then call. And then, when they start to inform me once again that the replacement is "still on back-order/out-of-stock", I'll correct them. Someday, I'll get a return label... maybe. And then they'll get their defective product back. At some point, however, I will give up on this process, as I've long ago given up on Cuisinart as a brand... because they've wasted much too much of my time.

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it is an absolute waste of money. not suitable for indian voltage , the converter recommended by the seller was for a lower voltage & the coil was damaged. Had to throw the kettle. entire money gone down the drain.

I did not care about the hefty price. Ordered while mail strike was on. It is beautiful and it was a work anniversary present. It works great and is similar to the last visionary kettle I had (Which I used to death). It was hard to do the warranty for this though.

What I really like is the colors, but the best thing is the sound at the end letting me know it's done heating the water. Recommend it

This has so many incredible features I love! A different setting for each type of tea and temperature, a button to keep the water hot, and a really cool stainless steel design. As long as you don't have hard water it'll look great for a long time. I find it sturdy and robust. Perhaps heavy for some people if it's full. I also love the button to open the lid easily. Couldn't be better! I'm so pleased with this purchase. It was pricey but I don't regret it at all.