Russell Hobbs 18267 Regency

I’ve always had bad luck with certain kitchen items, fortunately it’s not with sharp items such as knives, which is good. The kitchen items I am always having terrible trouble with, breaking them quicker than cricket ball going through a glass window, are mainly toasters and, my dreaded kitchen ‘nemesis’, the humble water boiling device that is called the kettle.So over the years I have owned, used and broke more kettles than Harrod’s shop has sold, which has cost me a small fortune trying to keep my household happy with that fresh cup of tea and coffee, or even those dodgy cappuccino’s that ... more

I bought this kettle a few months ago from tesco direct for £34.97, I do not normally pay this much to be honest but the cheaper ones kept breaking, and my boyfriend offered to pay, so I took advantage. The lookThe look of the kettle is really pretty basic, it is stainless steel all over, with a plastic little window on the front which shows you the water level of the kettle, including the minimum and maximum for filling, do not fill the kettle over the maximum amount, as it will spill out as the water starts boiling. Also do not fill below the minimum as this can ruin the elements in the ... more

I don’t know why but it our flat Kettles seem to be cursed, we were given one from my partner’s mum when we moved in which was barely used which started to leak so it had to be chucked. Since then we’ve had to get rid of two new kettles one because it broke and the other was very small and useless when we had anybody over. I decided rather than buying another kettle relatively cheaply at Argos that I’d use some of the Amazon vouchers and get a decent one in the hope of it saving us a bit of money in the long run. My Mum recommended that I buy the Russell Hobbs Regency Kettle, as she’d bought ... more

As you guys know, plastic kettles don’t last long, however much you pay for one. The kitchen is a grave yard for them; one semi busted one tucked away in a cupboard and another one on top of the freezer. As they are so cheap our mums and other halves tend to buy another one when they start to go wrong whereas guy hang on in there until they get the last flicker of life out of them, all manner of electrical tape and tinkering applied to make them last. It’s like ball-point pen. Don’t lob it until it stops writing. Auto cut outs on kettles can be very annoying though. Women, on the other hand ... more