Cookworks 1.7 Litre

Our former kettle made a sudden exit at a most inopportune time. We tried a ‘fuse to plug’ transplant but to no avail. Therefore having determined that life was extinct, and after a very short mourning, we set about a replacement. We were restricted in our choice due to it happening when most shops had shut. No way could we contemplate waking in the morning without a cuppa, so decided to purchase a ‘temporary cheapo’ and review the situation at a later date. Knowing our local branch of Argos would still be open; we dug out their trustee catalogue. With frugality uppermost, our eyes were immediately drawn to a couple of Cookworks Cordless ...  Read the complete review

I purchased the Cookworks KK03 kettle as part of a three-item set (kettle, sandwich maker, toaster) from Argos, and paid £19.99 for the lot. I'm really pleased with my purchase and use all three items a lot. The kettle is 'cordless' which is very practical; it makes refilling the kettle or carrying it to the table so much easier. I would not use a corded kettle again. The capacity of 1.7 litre is ample for a single-person household. The kettle features 'dry boil protection' and 'auto-switch off', which I hope are basic safety features in all kettles nowadays, so they're hardly worth mentioning. The water-level ...  Read the complete review

Being sick and fed up with our corded kettle , I was kind of pleased when it finally decided not to work . It had been playing up for ages , boiling , then not boiling . It was also restricting as you had to pull the lead out every time you wanted to take the kettle over to the cooker . ( I don't trust myself carrying saucepans of water , and come to think of it neither does my girlfriend !!! ) I decided to go and buy a new cordless kettle . I was so impressed with the cost of my new cookworks toaster ( see op ) I decided to look at the cordless kettles in their range . A 2 litre cordless Cookworks kettle for only 9.75 , I didn't need to look any ...  Read the complete review