Product Description
This 2.8-Quart tea kettle features a metallic colored powder coating over the heavy gauge stainless steel body. Fully encapsulated bottom allows for quick heating. Stay cool handle made pouring a breeze. Whistling spout notifies you when water is boiling. Metallic Chartreuse color adds a pop of color to any kitchen.
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #11199 in Kitchen & Housewares
- Size: 2.8 Quart
- Color: Chartreuse
- Brand: Creative Home
- Model: 77006
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x 8.00" w x 8.00" l,
Features
- Heavy stainless steel construction
- Stay cool handle
- One handed operation
- Whistling spout
- Heats quickly
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
49 of 49 people found the following review helpful.
By Andrea L. Duncan
This is decidedly THE most beautiful thing I've ever had on my stove ~
Now, to the complaints folks have had in other reviews as well as my personal observations...
First of all, no tea kettle has ever claimed it won't rust. Any of them will rust eventually if you leave water in it.
The whistle: Nice mellow whistle with a pleasant sound to it. Not the ear piercing shriek of my last kettle that I couldn't possibly miss in a million years. This is the perfect kettle for me but I do have very sensitive ears and anything louder or more shrill would offend me deeply.
My last one (same bottom and interior as this one) lasted 10 years before it started to show signs of rust and I abused the crap out of it. I finally threw it out because the handle melted and gave at the bottom (no longer attached to the kettle) ~ it sat closer to the flame than this one does, I'm sure it was my fault as I've always put them on high heat (gas). I want my TEA ~ lol
There are instructions as to what to do if rust does start to appear: add 2 Tbsp of baking soda, a little lemon juice and water, then boil. Never use anything abrasive (and since I'm using this water for my tea I personally wouldn't use anything chemical for fear of it leaving residue that would wind up in ME). They do recommend you don't leave water in it but let's be realistic, that's not gonna happen.
The finish on this thing is SO gorgeous... And quite by accident it matches the readout on my stove :o)
Recommended to use a pot holder but really not necessary. It doesn't get that hot.
It pours nicely too. Good balance to it.
As for protecting the finish, it's probably best to use a medium flame... It's really beautiful and probably would have issues if the flame lapped over the side, but that's what the instructions tell you to use anyway, medium flame. I've managed to live with that since I bought it and it hasn't killed me yet so I suppose it's a small sacrifice...
Love the free shipping with Amazon Prime too ~ got it in 2 days. Ordered a different one by Copco the same day (sentimental reasons ~ see review of Copco Holsteam kettle) and it still hasn't gotten here a week later... That was shipped by an outside source.
35 of 37 people found the following review helpful.
By Del
Bought this to replace a forgotten-and-ruined "Livestrong" kettle (bought it for the cheerful yellow enamel, didn't realize it was a Cancer Awareness kettle till I got it home). The whistle had broken on that one after about a year of use, anyway.
As others have said, the finish on this one is truly beautiful. It's really light in weight, which is pleasant for use but makes me wonder how long it will be with us. A very nice feature is the latch for the spout lid keeps it either open or closed---you don't have to keep pulling the trigger to pour, like some other kettles. Standard kettle whistle, starts out low and gets shrill. No spattering when you pour, and I think you could get away without a pot holder if it hadn't been on the stove long. Will try to develop the habit of emptying it after use to avoid the possibility of rust---I want to keep this pretty thing on the stove as long as I can.
Update, 11/28: Apparently I don't have the patience, while waiting for my morning caffeine, to gently coax water to a boil with a flame low enough to prevent this kettle from scorching. I didn't have the flame lapping up around the kettle but it did extend almost to the edge, and after only a handful of uses, brown scorch marks appeared on the front and back. They are now almost two inches high and about six inches wide. There is a demarcation line about an inch up from the bottom that is undamaged, which leads me to believe that the bottom of the kettle sides are reinforced with something that stops an inch up. I finally found a polish that will clean off the scorch marks (Hagerty) but it takes the color off too. Will be looking to replace this with something more durable. It's a shame, because it really was pretty right out of the box.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
By Jon Kreisler
It is a shame that quality control fell short on this very lovely kettle. It is light weight and has a nice, large capacity (nearly 90 ounces.) The whistle is loud enough and it does a good job boiling water. However, the edges (where the lid attaches, especially) are prone to rust. The handle and knob are phenolic plastic and, unfortunately shoddy. The two halves of the handle were not smoothed when assembled so there are bits of plastic all over the handle. Also, the knob is rather weak and can easily break off, since the lid is friction fitted and a tight fit. This would be a great kettle if the plastic pieces were of better quality.
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