How did you manage to massacre a kettle quite so comprehensively?
/r/AccidentalRenaissance
Don’t but a plastic one. Stick to stainless.
Apart from that there’s not much in it.
If you’re a serious Tea person I recommend the Sage SmartKettle. Sits on a base where you can specify different temperatures to heat your water. No more murdering your green teas.
it is a kettle, go the feckin shop and pick one
It’s 100% a Kettle.. Do not buy anything other than a kettle.
Microwave – NO!
Toaster – NO!
Panini Maker – NO!
Kettle – YES!
I got a Russell Hobbs Honeycomb about 5 years ago and it’s been doing a good job. I forget what it cost but I got it from AO on sale.
Looks like it’s £30 at the moment.
I really fancy kettle with lots of functions might be worth paying extra for if you need something for a wide range of teas and coffees but if you just want boiling water quickly there’s no real need to spend a lot.
I got a digital display one from Amazon. You can dial the temperature you desire. 40oC for bread making, I just set it to 90oC for all my hot drinks, no steam in the kitchen then, and it BEEPS when it up to temp..
Edit for those who havnt read my reply further down:
“Note: I only drink instant coffee. Not sure how 90 would effect teabag brewing”
To the nearest electrical retailer/Argos/Tesco, buy two.
I bought a cheap own-brand one for general use, highest wattage and volume they had.
I also have a brita kettle (Russel Hobbs) for filtered tea water
Step 1: Decide how much a new kettle is worth to you, remember that they’re not super cheap as they’re designed to last a long time
Step 2: Look online on Argos and supermarkets to see what your options are in that price range
Step 3: Pick one, go to the store and buy, or do click and collect of you prefer, or even delivery
Step 4: Set up your new kettle, boil a full kettle and get rid of the water (just use it for washing up) as it’s just the initial boil and won’t taste right
Step 5: Make a cup of tea
Step 6: DO NOT THROW THE KETTLE AGAINST THE WALL. If however you do, go to step 1.
I couldn’t find one that met all of my needs. This one was not expensive and met most of them.
Pros:
– Proper limescale filter (essential if you’re in a hard water area – a lot of the trendy looking ones on amazon don’t seem to have this)
– Glass – minimise microplastics
– Temp control (good if you want to play barisita/speciality tea maker; potentially save energy over time e.g. if you’re using 90 degrees for coffee)
Cons:
– Not insulated (less energy efficient)
– Looks a bit naff
My friend has a Bosch one that does the above but is insulated stainless steel inside and out, however when I was looking the available versions of these seem to have a plastic interior. So will fill your brain with microplastic. Or possibly would just be fine.
Pours well, beep isn’t obnoxious, lid comes fully off for easy filling, easy to clean, suits left and right handers as it swivels on the base.
Get a nice glass one where you can set the temperature of the ‘boil’ yourself. That way if you live in a hard water area set it to 95° and avoid all that nasty limescale
Bosch Styline gets you an insulated kettle with variable target temperature. Nice!
It’s ok I’ve called MI6 they on the case, remember it’s perfectly fine to panic, we are here for you.
Go on the Argos website, or your localy convenient click and collect site website (because you need the kettle today, damnit).
Search ‘kettle’
Pick one you like the look of.
Second guess if it’s all looks at the expense of quality.
Notice some kettles have different temperature settings, ponder how that might be useful for coffee or that fancy variety of tea you sometimes make (or your spouse or children might make or like to make were their dreams not being tempered by your basic kettle).
Ponder whether the ability to turn on your kettle from your phone might completely chance your life and solve all your problems – laziness, mental health issues, adhd – perhaps these can all be cured if only you could remotely operate your kettle.
Spend several hours browsing kettles. Consider driving to curry’s to actually look at kettles on the shelf, as if you don’t know what a kettle looks like.
Choose one. Find it’s not available at your local shop till next week. Go back several steps, I should have written numbers. You can skip this step next time round.
Flip a coin.
Heads – buy a basic kettle that’s not the cheapest and doesn’t look like complete trash, but also has no frills, worry you might later miss the features when in reality you’ll forget they are an option in 3 days. Stop here.
Tails – spend 3x more than you initially planned to and flip another coin in a month
Heads – you have never used the additional features. You look upon the kettle with slight regret that you could have spent that extra £50 on something you now have convinced yourself you desperately need.
Tails – you can’t imagine living like a prole with a basic kettle. Your life truly is easier now you can boil water to 80° for your Aeropress.
*”Hi Susan. I was a bit bored so I dismantled my* *~~Corby Trouser Press~~**. Kettle. I can’t put it back together again. Will that show up on my bill?”*
If you’re in the UK I’d go to Currys as they do “instant replacement” on certain items thus no payment for a replacement and it’s unlimited
Have you got Nectar points? If so that narrows your search down to Argos/Sainsburys.
Decide your budget, visit either outlet and see what’s in your price range. Discount any according to colour preference, daft gimmicks etc
Buy, and don’t do with it whatever you just did with your last kettle.
Obviously if you don’t have Nectar points none of the above applies.
Bugatti Jacqueline Pelle electronic kettle.
– 18/10 stainless steel
– covered with a red leather finish
– link to the Bugatti Chef app for remote activation, target temperature and regulation to precise temperature for up to one hour
– crafted by Italian artisans.
€52.05
It depends.
I live on my own so have a Breville One cup.
Speed over features.
Buy a 3kw kittle
Phillips daily kettle stainless steel. Simple, robust, no weird little decorative grooves that collect grime, an indicator light on the power button, a button on the handle to open the lid one handed. Indicator window for the water level. Reasonably fast and not too noisy. Reasonable price.
I’m using “Philips HD9365/11” from their “Conscious Collection”. It costs about £50, so not the cheapest one, but it looks so good I couldn’t help myself. The one thing I’d look at when choosing a kettle would be how easy it is to clear limescale and how visible it is. This one is white inside and the mesh at the spout can be removed easily to wash it.
Stick to one of the majority brands and buy the cheapest 3kW kettle and you really don’t need to spend over £20 unless you want special features or a particular design.
Go to a shop, buy one at whatever budget you want, they all boil water and use the same amount of electric to do so.
The correct replacement is the one you can put in service quickest at a price you are willing to pay.
Neighbor have a spare? That’s it!
Shop around the corner have one? That’s it!
Amazon can deliver tonight/tomorrow? That’s it!
​
Good luck, and my sympathies on your loss.
Yes, Dualit.
Shared in Wigan hun x
I think we have the same kettle but I’m not at home so can’t check for you. Good luck!
sage kettles are great. i replaced three unbroken kettles that annoyed me for various reasons until getting this one. get a sage one
I splurged on a Bosch stainless steel kettle back in 2002. After a few years I retired it as a camping kettle as my wife wanted appliances that matched the cabinets, then when we gave up camping I kept it in the garage for the odd time I’d want a coffee without going in the house. Then the kitchen got remodelled and a boiling water tap was fitted so the kitchen kettle was passed on to family.
Then we moved house, and did we think about buying a new kettle when we moved? No of course not. But I happened to mention the 20 year old Bosch kettle, brought it in, scraped off the odd paint splash and gave it a quick clean inside and it’s now pride of place in the kitchen again. It’ll probably outlive me.
TL;DR: buy a Bosch.
Horrible scene, you need to mark this as NSFW!
Google ‘best kettle UK’
“Hi I’m looking for new kettle do you know the best one?
“Kenwood”
“Where’s Ken?”
Could go oak or walnut would need to see the rest of the room to get a decent floor replace..-oh god the kettle!?!
I have a Russell Hobbs one that looks like this. It’s absolute shite. Don’t get it.
Hopefully this helps hun x
/s
Hotel Deals than pick the best deal…
For the love of all that is holy, avoid SMEG.
>Does more money get you anything useful?
Depends.
If you spend ~£40-50 you should be able to find a kettle that let’s you boil water to a specified temp and if you need, with a goose-neck spout. [This is more or less the first one I found, not a recommendation](https://amzn.eu/d/gwJsOyO)
These can be useful for a few things.
Water temp can affect the flavour and bitterness of certain teas, lighter teas/green teas are better and less bitter around 80/85C instead of at a boil.
Similar story with coffee. If you drink from a cafetiere, water that’s not boiling can make the coffee taste better.
If you make coffee with a filter, using a V60 or similar. Having a goose-neck let’s you pour onto the grounds more easily.
I wouldn’t bother blowing money on anything Internet enabled or alexa controlled though. Waste of time. And if all you drink is instant coffee then it’s not gonna a make a difference. But… it could be an opportunity to improve your hot drinks game.
Bosch are excellent
Bit pricey but Dualit is the answer
Oh boy not a Friday post – so upsetting. Worse than the Gregg’s fiasco this week (albeit a close call!)
If you can afford a Dualit classic kettle, get that. Otherwise, get something stainless steel or glass. Otherwise, get literally any kettle.
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How did you manage to massacre a kettle quite so comprehensively?
/r/AccidentalRenaissance
Don’t but a plastic one. Stick to stainless.
Apart from that there’s not much in it.
If you’re a serious Tea person I recommend the Sage SmartKettle. Sits on a base where you can specify different temperatures to heat your water. No more murdering your green teas.
it is a kettle, go the feckin shop and pick one
It’s 100% a Kettle.. Do not buy anything other than a kettle.
Microwave – NO!
Toaster – NO!
Panini Maker – NO!
Kettle – YES!
I got a Russell Hobbs Honeycomb about 5 years ago and it’s been doing a good job. I forget what it cost but I got it from AO on sale.
Looks like it’s £30 at the moment.
I really fancy kettle with lots of functions might be worth paying extra for if you need something for a wide range of teas and coffees but if you just want boiling water quickly there’s no real need to spend a lot.
I got a digital display one from Amazon. You can dial the temperature you desire. 40oC for bread making, I just set it to 90oC for all my hot drinks, no steam in the kitchen then, and it BEEPS when it up to temp..
https://amzn.eu/d/fbaGLMl
Edit for those who havnt read my reply further down:
“Note: I only drink instant coffee. Not sure how 90 would effect teabag brewing”
To the nearest electrical retailer/Argos/Tesco, buy two.
I bought a cheap own-brand one for general use, highest wattage and volume they had.
I also have a brita kettle (Russel Hobbs) for filtered tea water
Step 1: Decide how much a new kettle is worth to you, remember that they’re not super cheap as they’re designed to last a long time
Step 2: Look online on Argos and supermarkets to see what your options are in that price range
Step 3: Pick one, go to the store and buy, or do click and collect of you prefer, or even delivery
Step 4: Set up your new kettle, boil a full kettle and get rid of the water (just use it for washing up) as it’s just the initial boil and won’t taste right
Step 5: Make a cup of tea
Step 6: DO NOT THROW THE KETTLE AGAINST THE WALL. If however you do, go to step 1.
[https://www.argos.co.uk/product/9186248?clickPR=plp:6:6](https://www.argos.co.uk/product/9186248?clickPR=plp:6:6)
I couldn’t find one that met all of my needs. This one was not expensive and met most of them.
Pros:
– Proper limescale filter (essential if you’re in a hard water area – a lot of the trendy looking ones on amazon don’t seem to have this)
– Glass – minimise microplastics
– Temp control (good if you want to play barisita/speciality tea maker; potentially save energy over time e.g. if you’re using 90 degrees for coffee)
Cons:
– Not insulated (less energy efficient)
– Looks a bit naff
My friend has a Bosch one that does the above but is insulated stainless steel inside and out, however when I was looking the available versions of these seem to have a plastic interior. So will fill your brain with microplastic. Or possibly would just be fine.
[Breville temperature select](https://amzn.eu/d/6Ifh9sA)
Pours well, beep isn’t obnoxious, lid comes fully off for easy filling, easy to clean, suits left and right handers as it swivels on the base.
Get a nice glass one where you can set the temperature of the ‘boil’ yourself. That way if you live in a hard water area set it to 95° and avoid all that nasty limescale
Bosch Styline gets you an insulated kettle with variable target temperature. Nice!
It’s ok I’ve called MI6 they on the case, remember it’s perfectly fine to panic, we are here for you.
Go on the Argos website, or your localy convenient click and collect site website (because you need the kettle today, damnit).
Search ‘kettle’
Pick one you like the look of.
Second guess if it’s all looks at the expense of quality.
Notice some kettles have different temperature settings, ponder how that might be useful for coffee or that fancy variety of tea you sometimes make (or your spouse or children might make or like to make were their dreams not being tempered by your basic kettle).
Ponder whether the ability to turn on your kettle from your phone might completely chance your life and solve all your problems – laziness, mental health issues, adhd – perhaps these can all be cured if only you could remotely operate your kettle.
Spend several hours browsing kettles. Consider driving to curry’s to actually look at kettles on the shelf, as if you don’t know what a kettle looks like.
Choose one. Find it’s not available at your local shop till next week. Go back several steps, I should have written numbers. You can skip this step next time round.
Flip a coin.
Heads – buy a basic kettle that’s not the cheapest and doesn’t look like complete trash, but also has no frills, worry you might later miss the features when in reality you’ll forget they are an option in 3 days. Stop here.
Tails – spend 3x more than you initially planned to and flip another coin in a month
Heads – you have never used the additional features. You look upon the kettle with slight regret that you could have spent that extra £50 on something you now have convinced yourself you desperately need.
Tails – you can’t imagine living like a prole with a basic kettle. Your life truly is easier now you can boil water to 80° for your Aeropress.
*”Hi Susan. I was a bit bored so I dismantled my* *~~Corby Trouser Press~~**. Kettle. I can’t put it back together again. Will that show up on my bill?”*
If you’re in the UK I’d go to Currys as they do “instant replacement” on certain items thus no payment for a replacement and it’s unlimited
Have you got Nectar points? If so that narrows your search down to Argos/Sainsburys.
Decide your budget, visit either outlet and see what’s in your price range. Discount any according to colour preference, daft gimmicks etc
Buy, and don’t do with it whatever you just did with your last kettle.
Obviously if you don’t have Nectar points none of the above applies.
Bugatti Jacqueline Pelle electronic kettle.
– 18/10 stainless steel
– covered with a red leather finish
– link to the Bugatti Chef app for remote activation, target temperature and regulation to precise temperature for up to one hour
– crafted by Italian artisans.
€52.05
It depends.
I live on my own so have a Breville One cup.
Speed over features.
Buy a 3kw kittle
Phillips daily kettle stainless steel. Simple, robust, no weird little decorative grooves that collect grime, an indicator light on the power button, a button on the handle to open the lid one handed. Indicator window for the water level. Reasonably fast and not too noisy. Reasonable price.
I’m using “Philips HD9365/11” from their “Conscious Collection”. It costs about £50, so not the cheapest one, but it looks so good I couldn’t help myself. The one thing I’d look at when choosing a kettle would be how easy it is to clear limescale and how visible it is. This one is white inside and the mesh at the spout can be removed easily to wash it.
[Breville Kettles ](https://www.argos.co.uk/product/3425053?istCompanyId=a74d8886-5df9-4baa-b776-166b3bf9111c&istFeedId=c290d9a9-b5d6-423c-841d-2a559621874c&istItemId=ltqqiilia&istBid=t&&cmpid=GS001&_$ja=tsid:59157%7Cacid:598-923-9094%7Ccid:20435174830%7Cagid:%7Ctid:%7Ccrid:%7Cnw:x%7Crnd:14760594907963888320%7Cdvc:m%7Cadp:%7Cmt:%7Cloc:9045018&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=20435174830&utm_term=3425053&utm_content=shopping&utm_custom1=&utm_custom2=598-923-9094&GPDP=true&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2PSvBhDjARIsAKc2cgMt3MiH11_2BAOoE8yO1_LmZbaAK7TZQFYlKCBIWQh2cjGqUZzBrmkaAgcIEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds). I’ve had expensive ones that aren’t nearly as good as this one
For the sake of £8 or so, go to a supermarket and buy a new one.
Water and electricity…..aghh
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Stick to one of the majority brands and buy the cheapest 3kW kettle and you really don’t need to spend over £20 unless you want special features or a particular design.
Go to a shop, buy one at whatever budget you want, they all boil water and use the same amount of electric to do so.
The correct replacement is the one you can put in service quickest at a price you are willing to pay.
Neighbor have a spare? That’s it!
Shop around the corner have one? That’s it!
Amazon can deliver tonight/tomorrow? That’s it!
​
Good luck, and my sympathies on your loss.
Yes, Dualit.
Shared in Wigan hun x
I think we have the same kettle but I’m not at home so can’t check for you. Good luck!
sage kettles are great. i replaced three unbroken kettles that annoyed me for various reasons until getting this one. get a sage one
I splurged on a Bosch stainless steel kettle back in 2002. After a few years I retired it as a camping kettle as my wife wanted appliances that matched the cabinets, then when we gave up camping I kept it in the garage for the odd time I’d want a coffee without going in the house. Then the kitchen got remodelled and a boiling water tap was fitted so the kitchen kettle was passed on to family.
Then we moved house, and did we think about buying a new kettle when we moved? No of course not. But I happened to mention the 20 year old Bosch kettle, brought it in, scraped off the odd paint splash and gave it a quick clean inside and it’s now pride of place in the kitchen again. It’ll probably outlive me.
TL;DR: buy a Bosch.
Horrible scene, you need to mark this as NSFW!
Google ‘best kettle UK’
“Hi I’m looking for new kettle do you know the best one?
“Kenwood”
“Where’s Ken?”
Could go oak or walnut would need to see the rest of the room to get a decent floor replace..-oh god the kettle!?!
I have a Russell Hobbs one that looks like this. It’s absolute shite. Don’t get it.
Hopefully this helps hun x
/s
Hotel Deals than pick the best deal…
For the love of all that is holy, avoid SMEG.
>Does more money get you anything useful?
Depends.
If you spend ~£40-50 you should be able to find a kettle that let’s you boil water to a specified temp and if you need, with a goose-neck spout. [This is more or less the first one I found, not a recommendation](https://amzn.eu/d/gwJsOyO)
These can be useful for a few things.
Water temp can affect the flavour and bitterness of certain teas, lighter teas/green teas are better and less bitter around 80/85C instead of at a boil.
Similar story with coffee. If you drink from a cafetiere, water that’s not boiling can make the coffee taste better.
If you make coffee with a filter, using a V60 or similar. Having a goose-neck let’s you pour onto the grounds more easily.
I wouldn’t bother blowing money on anything Internet enabled or alexa controlled though. Waste of time. And if all you drink is instant coffee then it’s not gonna a make a difference. But… it could be an opportunity to improve your hot drinks game.
Bosch are excellent
Bit pricey but Dualit is the answer
Oh boy not a Friday post – so upsetting. Worse than the Gregg’s fiasco this week (albeit a close call!)
If you can afford a Dualit classic kettle, get that. Otherwise, get something stainless steel or glass. Otherwise, get literally any kettle.