Alessi Electric Kettle

The price sounds quite special. Isn't that enough?

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I am soon to buy an electric kettle and intended to buy a Dualit one.

Mick

We have a dualit. It boils really fast. The only downside is that you can't fill it via the spout, so if you want to boil some more water after you have recently boiled some, you have to remove the lid, and be very careful not to get burnt by the steam.

Nigel

Deane

I would like to know if they have inbuilt longevity or whatever.

Regards

Mick

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Originally posted by Mick Parry:
Chaps

I am soon to buy an electric kettle and intended to buy a Dualit one.

However I saw an Alessi one with a small plastic bird in the spout. These kettles retail at about £115 which is top end price wise.

Does anyone use these kettles and what makes them special ?

Regards

Mick

When you've decided what to get, mine's white with two sugars thanks.

Hi Mick.

We have one of the Alessi kettles to which you're referring. I would say that it's a very nice kettle but certainly expensive - if it hadn't been purchased for us by my girlfriend's parents there is no way that we would have one(it's worth bearing in mind, though, that I am a peasent). It is now over 3 years old and is still going well, however, with the only thing needed for it being one of the replaceable spout filters - which had disintegrated over time - and this cost £2.00 to replace.

Hope that's of interest.

Regards,

Chris.

I always thought the form was the most important part of Alessi design. I've never tried one of their citrus juicers so I've no idea how well they work - but they look cool.

The bird whistles and the design is a near-classic. That's what makes it special.

Personally I like it in the subtler stainless steel and cream colour way, not the usual stainless steel and blue/maroon.

On the downside, the lid is slightly fiddly to get off and it doesn't fill too well through the spout.

But we don't buy Alessi things for their practicality (the lemon squeezer is useless, but beautiful).

We had one of the nice looking Duolit kettles to match the toaster. It was a disaster, as someone else said it was tricky to fill, and the electrics lasted less thyan two years, not a good buy, in my opinion.

Much as I like quality kit, with every supermarket out there knocking out kettles for six quid.. what would make one worth £115?

I'm not being funny.. it looks quite nice.. but £115?

Mick Alessi make really nice things.

Only £78 here !

Mick

If it works out for you - please donate the balance to a charity of your choice. Call it my consultancy fee !!!!

I don't think that's the electric one, LTD.

Oops.

Two sticks and a Boy Scout would be cheaper then 'leccy !!!

Mick,

Alessi make silly designed products for 30 something prats trying to be modern and trendy.

The Dualit kettle is the best. It has a 3kw concealed element making it fast and limescale free. The cordless connection is the best on the market.

Having a concealed element does not stop lime scale forming. It does make the kettle a bit easier to clean.

H

Get a water filter (jug type is fine).

Seems to prevent the formation of limescale and makes town water, and the drinks made with it, quite bearable.

I have a friend who has been through more kettles than is possibly healthy - he has ended up with something along these lines
Breville JK66 Stainless Steel Filter Kettle with BRITA Water Technology. Just Google "Brita Kettle".

mick,

Which Alessi kettle?

We have one and looks great but it's an ergonomic nightmare.

Buy a Dualit. ( we love their toaster )

Chaps

Thank you for your input, this forum never fails to deliver good advice.

I get the distinct impresion that the Alessi is more gimmicky rather than practical.

I shall therefore go for a Dualite Jug Kettle.

As regards to cleaning, I alway clean the kettle out with anti antiscale stuff about once a month and I also clean the bathroom shower heads at the same time to ensure that the water flows freely.

Thanks once again

Mick

"Having a concealed element does not stop lime scale forming"

The concealed element reduces the formation of limescale dramatically. The use of a brita water filter in combination with the concealed element eliminates limescale completely. A fact verified by me looking into my 6 year old Dualit 10 mins ago. It's never been "descaled" and still has a highly polished finish inside with no scale. Our water is not that soft.

Mick, you mentioned the word "jug" in your purchase decision. The jug version has a lower power output, has a different cordless base, I've heard of leakage problems and is nearly half the price. I would avoid it and buy the standard Axis version.

Count'd

Your advice has improved impeccable in the past, so I shall do as you suggest.

Regards

Mick

Good choice.

Nice gourd.

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Nice gourd

Organic too. It'll soon be soup.

Nigel