I finally succumbed to the pressure and bought a silver porsche for the kitchen, although I shopped around on the internet quite a bit. Prices ranged from £100+ to about £67 (cheaper too if you didn't mind waiting five days for free delivery).
It's quite definitely a stylish work of art, sitting on the work surface in the kitchen. It looks sleek and simple, aesthetically very pleasing. However, still very expensive for a kettle. It only boils the water after all, it doesn't make the coffee or wash the cups.
Yes, it has a hidden element which is ideal for boiling very small amounts of water. It holds a nice lot of water and boils it reasonably quickly. However, whilst we do live in a reasonably hard water area, we only use filtered water in it. It's furred up a lot in just a few months so I'm going to have to try someone else's vinegar trick suggestion.
If you've boiled a full kettle and want to empty it quickly into a saucepan, you lift the lid for speed. And every single time the little mesh filter falls out, which means fishing it out of the boiling water in pan with fork. Plus if you empty the kettle and then need to boil it again straight away, even re-filling the kettle with cold water doesn't reset the thermostat, which means you can't just click the button down and walk away; you have to press it to start it boiling again, and keep holding 'til the thermostat resets itself.
It's an elegant looking kettle - just glad I only paid £67 for it and not £100+
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Porsche TW911P2 Jug Kettle makes a classy sophisticated statement with its brushed aluminum design and lighted blue LED switch. It features a roomy 1.5L capacity and a double sided water level indicator so you can keep tabs on its contents. The multi-directional base and cordless design make for easy handling. Who else but Porsche can design a kettle that can boil water in less than two minutes and look great doing it? 1.5 litre capacity Cordless with multi-directional base Cool wall body Double sided water level indicator Stainless steel filter Easy to fill Brushed aluminium design Matching toaster available model TT911P2
Aug 3rd, 2004
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