Quick but rather noisy (Breville Lightning Kettle)

Member Name: Cyberprophet

Product:	Breville Lightning Kettle
Date:	07/09/09 (44 review reads)
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Advantages: Usefull at night

Disadvantages: Flawed lid mechanism

We have had this kettle for around 3 months and I must admit, it has been well used, its normally boiled every 2 hours or so (dictated by our 3 month old baby on formula milk). It boils quickly but it does make a racket. The illuminated case is ideal when wandering about at silly o'clock on a night feed and gives a positive indication that the unit is placed correctly on the stand. I like the 360 degree circular socket, which is slightly tapered to aid replacement. There are a couple of negative point though; firstly, the operation of the lid (by use of thumb trigger at the top of the handle) causes drops of water to flick onto you hand. No great issue, unless you have just boiled the kettle and are refilling it; my partner and I generally refill immediately after boiling (one less thing to do when you are carrying baby), we have both found that hot water flicks off the lid. Once the lid is up, the opening is limited and is difficult to get under the tap. We have also found that the case of the kettle gets very hot, which makes you jump when using the back of your hand to guage when it was last boiled; needless to say we both take care now, but it caught us both out when we first had it.

Summary: Nice and quick to boil, but keeps you on your toes!