Vektra VEK-1201R Vacuum Insulated Environmentally Eco Friendly Easy Pour Cordless Kettle, 1.2 Litre, Red

Not had for long but so far is excellent keeps hot a long time saves on fuel and very convenient hopefully will stay please with it

Optisch sehr ansprechend und auch nicht so überdimensional. Gute Warmhalteleistung über ca. 4 Stunden. Allerdings braucht er verhältnismäßig lange und ist auch relativ laut, daher ein Punktabzug.

I'm terrible at putting the kettle on to boil, then wandering off and forgetting about it and coming back and having to boil it all over again. With this kettle, it's still boiling hot, so I probably halve the electricity I use on kettle boiling! The only slight negative is that 1.7l isn't that many mugs of tea.

I so wanted to love this kettle as it is undoubtedly better for the environment but I'm afraid I can't. I've been using the kettle for about a month now and I've come to really dislike it. It's understandably quite heavy and my hands are a bit arthritic, so this makes life awkward: I find it difficult to stretch my hand enough to press the lever to release the water and lift and pour the kettle at the same time. I would do it with 2 hands but then the hand pressing the lever risks being scalded by the steam. Even with one hand, you often have to tip the kettle more than 90 degrees to get the water out and so scald your hand, meaning you have to pour the water in stages. I'm presuming that it is meant to be water-tight when locked but right from the word go, some water came out when I forgot to press the lever to release the water. Recently, a little rubber stopper came off and will no longer stay in place, which means more water escapes and I'm guessing this reduces the insulating effect of the kettle. On the plus side, the kettle does look good and keeps water hot for longer, reducing the number of times and length of time I need to boil it for but I wouldn't recommend it, particularly for those who lack strength in their hands and arms. Unfortunately, because I wanted this kettle to work for me, I left it too long to ask for a refund but I'm going to have to buy another kettle. :-(

Great kettle, which was purchased to avoid plastic manufactured kettles of today. Water boils very fast, stays hot as it says in the description. It is sturdy and a bit heavier to maneuver with, but the advantage of not having plastic lining inside outweighs this slight negative - great work out for your arms then... (-: It is most likely the material it is made from, so you don't burn yourself on the touch of the outside of the kettle. I recommend it to the health conscious who are attempting to minimize the use of the plastic material.