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 a dangerous kettle Jul 29, 2010
I had a very scary experience with this kettle. I poured a cup of hot water for tea one day before the water had come to a complete boil. I emptied the kettle and then, seeing that the indicator light was "off", assumed that the kettle was off and set it back on its base. Three or four hours later I went to put water in the kettle for more tea, and the kettle sizzled! It was HOT. All that time it had sat empty with the on-off light OFF, and the kettle was heating. There is no safety mechanism that turns the kettle off either when it is lifted from the base or when it is empty. The on-off indicator light isn't reliable. I promptly stopped using the kettle and contacted the manufacturer, who told me that there was no defect; that was just how the kettle was designed. I asked the telephone representative to tell me what the purpose of the on-off light was, if one cannot tell by looking at it whether the kettle is on or off. He had no answer. I don't recommend this kettle to anybody.
 Fast Hot Water Jul 29, 2010
Reliable, very convenient, and fast. Water is boiling by the time I get the tea bag in the cup.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
SILICON GLUE FOUND IN KETTLE!!! Jul 26, 2010
I bought this glass kettle at Bed, Bath and Beyond. It looked very nice in the box. I took it home, opened the box, took out the kettle, and looked inside. There I found a corn-kernel sized piece of SILICON GLUE -- a small ball of it sitting in the pot! I kid you not! The kettle also literally stunk of silicon glue odor. The smell automatically raised red flags. The stainless dome that heats the water in the center of the kettle is SEALED with a RUBBER circular sealer, obviously GLUED in place with SILICON GLUE. Enter logic and reason: if just under that rubber seal is a batch of silicon glue, then what probability is there of seepage into the water? Based on actually finding a piece of amber colored silicon glue, I invite each person to reason out the possibilities for water contamination. This is not the end of my story. I called the CAPRESSO Corporation on the phone. I told them about the amber piece of solidified glue -- and they played dumb. They had no idea what that piece of stone-hard, amber-colored substance could have possibly been. In other words, how could possibly they KNOW what THEIR KETTLES are made of? So I then introduced the topic of the SMELL that greeted me upon opening up the lid of the kettle and putting it to my nose. They said: boil some lemon juice and the smell will go away. I said: that's all well and fine, but what about this piece of glue sitting in my kettle; and what about this flimsy rubber seal that is most definitely GLUED to the glass bottom? I THEN ALSO ASKED THEM IF THEY HAD DONE ANY SCIENTIFIC TESTS ON THE WATER AFTER BOILING IT, TO SEE WHETHER THE SILICON LEAKS INTO THE BOILED WATER. THE REPRESENTATIVE, A MALE, SAID, YES, OF COURSE WE"VE TESTED FOR THIS. LET ME PUT YOU ON HOLD AND I WILL GIVE YOU THE LINKS FOR THIS INFORMATION. HE CAME BACK AND SAID SOMETHING YOU WON'T BELIEVE: HE SAID: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE KETTLE IS WRITTEN ON THE BOX. Well, this pretty much PUSHED OUR DISCUSSION OVER THE CLIFF. I THEN LECTURED HIM ABOUT THE FACT THAT THIS IS SIMPLY NOT ACCEPTABLE INFORMATION. I SUGGESTED THEY DESIGN A KETTLE IN WHICH THE ENTIRE INTERIOR IS MADE OF GLASS or get rid of that damned rubber seal. I never even heard of Capresso before purchasing this kettle, but it's pretty obvious that this company, to be polite and restrained, is devious. I think this man was banking on me hanging up AFTER he put me on hold. After all, why would he state YES to the question I posed about testing INFORMATION on the boiled water in the pot for contaminants? I will never do business with this company again. This is a money making outfit importing these potentially dangerous and cheaply constructed kettles from China AND with NO guarantees to the customer about water purity or information on the potential for silicon poisoned water.
 Capresso Water Pot Jul 20, 2010
This is the third of these that I've had. They are great because they are made of glass rather than plastic. Only downside is the top. On the first two pots both broke after continued use. They would do better to make the top out of metal rather than plastic with a plastic coating to replicate chrome. They are attractive, as much as a water pot can be!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Really cheap Jul 05, 2010
This gorgeous looking kettle with a list price of $100 has extremely cheap and shoddy finishing. The top is made of plastic, not metal, with a thin layer of metallic-colored film to give the look of chrome. One year into use, the film is peeling off and looks really tacky. The handle on the top has also given up, with the plastic screw snapping in two. I am so disappointed: at $100, I expected use of more than a year and I simply can not believe that the manufacturer saved so much money that it was worth ruining a potentially great product. A metal top and screw in the handle would have had me enjoying it for a long time. Too bad...
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