Russell Hobbs 17869

A few months back now we finally had to say goodbye to our ancient, long-serving Mellerware electric kettle. It had no water gauge, it wasn't cordless, it wasn't pretty, but my it lasted. It was well over ten years old, and was purposefully bought BECAUSE it had no gauge to leak out of, having gone through several prettier and more pricey models that had sprung leaks in that particular location. It eventually began to decompose on the outside, of all places, with the plastic flaking off, so with great sadness we said goodbye to our faithful friend, and looked for a replacement. We were going ... more

This kettle was bought in conjunction with a Russell Hobbs toaster (see separate review). A matching kettle of a good price was the requirement and this was fulfilled, though for a kettle on its own I perhaps wouldn’t choose this one. To me, a kettle and a toaster are basic kitchen necessities, though I don’t tend to use either a huge amount. For this reason it’s more important that they look nice rather than have a huge range of features. This one matched the said toaster and the rest of the kitchen well – it was black, simple and clean looking. I must say however that it looked slightly on ... more