Kenwood Kettle comes to stay and stay and stay

Advantages: An efficient attractive kettle
Disadvantages: Hubby's fingers are a little big for under the handle

... Kenwood SJM270 Kettle I'll start off by saying that this is likely to be a pretty boring review!! It's a kettle for goodness sake - and don't we just take them for granted!! The kettle is probably my least used kitchen appliance now. My family are predominantly coffee drinkers (a cup of tea has not passed my lips for 38 years!!) and since I purchased my indispensable Senseo Coffee Machine it is VERY rare that I make a cup of instant coffee. But, of course, I do need a kettle for other things apart from tea and coffee and when my old one went to the big kettle skip in the sky I needed to go and look for a new one. My previous kettle had been brushed stainless steel, and to be honest I wasn't that keen, I found that it took a fair bit of cleaning to keep it looking decent. It is twelve months now since...

oldchem 29.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Kenwood SJM270

Kenwood's Classy Kettle

Advantages: Boils quickly, 360 degree base, cord storage
Disadvantages: cheap looking button!

...I had been using a cheap Cookworks kettle that was bought in the Argos sale for just £4.99 around 5 years ago and although it was very basic it had lasted me well. When it started to leak though, I had to look for a replacement, rather than run the risk of electrocuting myself! To be honest I don't use my kettle much - I only drink the occasional cup of tea and in recent weeks have been using it to fill my hot water bottle before bed (I can't stand the cold!), but otherwise it stands unused. Although I'd been satisfied with my cheap white plastic kettle in terms of function, I wanted something that looked a little bit smarter to replace it with. I prefer jug kettles and I knew I wanted stainless steel, but I particularly wanted matt or brushed stainless steel as I have a polished stainless steel bin in my bathroom, and know how awful...

pink_champagne 08.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Kenwood SJM250

Kenwood SJ526, the sexiest kettle on Planet Earth

Advantages: Looks unique, affordable, boils water quickly, safe, hidden element. viewing window
Disadvantages: None

...How exciting must my life be that I have taken time out of the weekend to sit and give my valued opinion on a kettle? Yes, I kid you not trusty readers, a kettle, that well known device for taking normal boring everyday water and making it into boiling hot boring everyday water. The Kenwood SJ526, hardly the sexiest name I've heard for a domestic appliance has taken pride of place on my kitchen worktop for over 6 months and was presented by my mother in-law as a house warming gift. For £22.99 she had chosen in my opinion the most beautiful and stylish kettle around. To describe the entire unit as cordless is a little misleading, as there is a need for a power supply and this is directed from the mains into the rounded base unit which is a small, compact yet deceptively weighty. The kettle slots onto this unit and once in position...

littlexen 19.05.2007 · Read review
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Review of Kenwood SJ526

Kenwood kettle

Advantages: 360degree base, water window, scale filter & prevents scale build up.
Disadvantages: Stainless steel

...This kettle is one of the best i've found. It's very easy to use due to the swivel base and the water window does not mist up, as some others that i have tried do. It is also very easy to clean as it is made to reduce scale build up. The scale filter is also very useful and is easy to remove and clean. I have found the capacity to be perfect for large family gatherings and with the water window you can just as easily have just the right amount for one cup of tea. The light up power switch is very easy to use and my mother in law, who has arthritis in her hands, was able to use it with ease. The fact that it lights up is also useful as it is quite quiet when in use. There is also a very useful cord storage underneath which allows you to have just the right amount of cord needed which I have found is very useful if you have kids...

sarahlouduck 07.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of Kenwood SK630

Great Kenwood Kettle

Advantages: Looks Great, Boils Fast and its Cordless!
Disadvantages: Being Silver it does show up any water, splash marks

...I have had my Kenwood Kettle now for 6 months and it is great. My previous kettle wasn't cordless and it was a terrible job trying to de-scale the kettle inside, but the Kenwood kettle I have no problems with what so ever. I have only had to de-scale this kettle once in the whole 6 months which was a very straight forward job as there are no elements inside the actual kettle. One of the main reasons I got this kettle is because I don't like having to wait around for ages for the kettle to boil. This one boils in under 2 minutes which isn't long at all. I also like this kettle as there is also a matching style of toaster you can get. I got mine from the argos catalogue and the kenwood toaster looks great next to the matching style of kettle. I do think that £39.99 is quite a steep price for a kettle, although having said that I...

saraha007 02.01.2005 · Read review
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Review of Kenwood SJ367

Kenwood Kettle Klub

Advantages: fast
Disadvantages: plastic

...Well I'm space age now and no mistake. I have my very own white plastic Kenwood kettle. It is one point seven litre capacity, that's BIG! It boils that amount in about two minutes. Smaller loads take less time. While it boils you can take in the soothing blue-ish light it gives off from its transparent side panels and control lever. Can you take the excitement of watching those bubbles mount to boiling point? Naturally it switches off automatically. What else can I tell you about this miracle of modern science? Whatever I did, it would be more than Kenwood tells you. There are no instructions whatsoever in the box. Maybe you never read instructions anyway, but I do. And they may have saved me from blowing a fuse the first time I used it. Over-full? Over wattage? Who knows? There is a generalised safety leaflet included, but that takes in...

maklhouf 22.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of Kenwood JKP105

Kenwood kettle

Advantages: rapid boil
Disadvantages: stainless steel has to be constantly cleaned

...Capacity 1.7litres Main body is STAINLESS STEEL The product is cordless for easy utility Product Dimensions: 21.0x16.0x26.5(H/W/D)cm The element is concealed within the appliance The Jug is attached to a 360 degree connector base It comes complete with a limescale filter, useful if you live in a hardwater area The lid is Snap-fit Power: 2.2kw The Kenwood kettle, with its Lustrous design, would certainly not be out of place in any kitchen. However, if this product is the one for you, make sure that, before installing it in your kitchen, you take the advice of Friends of the Earth and recycle your old kettle at a civic amenity site and avoid adding to the six million kitchen appliances carelessly discarded each year. I have had this kettle recently and I found it to work reasonably well. I liked the jug design in comparison to...

bkjoley44 25.05.2006 · Read review
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Review of Kenwood SJ350

Kettle chips

Advantages: A really crisp potato chip
Disadvantages: none

...When I sit and watch television in the evening I like something to munch, the `something` all depends on my mood. There are times when I reach for the biscuit tin, other times when a bar of Cadbury`s will do the trick and times when I feel like something savoury. There aren't many crisps and potato snacks that I don't like, but Kettle Chips have to be one of my favourite snacks. Maybe they remind me of my childhood, my Mum used to peel and slice some potatoes very thinly and then deep fry them, the result was much like a Kettle chip. Kettle chips are produced at a factory in Norwich, interestingly enough by a firm called Kettle Foods! I have always thought of them as an adult snack, let the children enjoy their Monster Munch and their Wotsits and let the adults enjoy the unique taste of the Kettle chips. A pack of any flavour...

Sarahjh1 27.01.2009 · Read review
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Review of Kettle Chips

Process up your bits with a Kenwood

Advantages: Small, easy to store and good for those small jobs in the kitchen
Disadvantages: Will struggle with larger items

...I tend to spend quite some time in the kitchen these days but I don?t really mind as I do like cooking, I suppose that stems back to when I was ?cheffing? for a living. Anyway, back when I was ?cheffing? you had to do most things by hand, cooking wise that is, so it was a little more work back then. These days life in the kitchen is so much easier, what with all the mod-cons that are on the market to give chefs a little helping hand. One of them items, which I am the owner of and have been for some time, is the kenwood Multi Pro food processor/liquidiser. ** Brief specs? * White food processor. * Separate liquidizer. * 1.2 litre mixer capacity * 2.1 litre bowl capacity * 750 watt power * 2 speed and ?pulse? button * Safety interlock to prevent accidental start without lid. * Detachable blades for easy cleaning...

blissman70 28.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Kenwood FP 220

A toast to Kenwood

Advantages: Good price, nice toast, looks good
Disadvantages: None yet

...Last week I decided that I fancied beans on toast for lunch. I put the bread in the toaster and got the beans out ready. The next thing I knew was that there was a bang, a flash and a smell of burning and my toaster was dead! So it came to pass that we were looking for a new toaster. Hubby decided it would be good to have one of those square ones with four slots, side by side, until I pointed out that the work surface in the kitchen of our new home isn't very big and one of those monstrosities would be rather in the way! So we decided to look for one of the long, slim ones. I thought that white would be good as the kettle, microwave and cooker in the cottage are all white and I do like things matching. We had a look in Curry's and Comet, but couldn't see anything we liked. Then Dave reminded me that we had vouchers to use in...

SusanLesley 15.04.2008 · Read review
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