A Great Tea Kettle...
I drink a cup or more of tea every day, and wanted a nice tea kettle to replace my wife's which has a metal handle that can literally blister your hand if you forget to grab it with a thick towel. The gas-only simplex is a beautiful tea kettle, well made and nice to look at. After using it for a while, the only drawback I can think of is that it takes a little longer to boil water than your average kettle. The instructions say to only use low heat, and on my stove low is very low and water doesn't boil for over 30 mins! I've since been using low-medium heat, and have gotten the boiling time to 14-16 minutes. Much better than 30+ but still 5 minutes more than our old kettle.
All in all I really like this kettle and the extra 5 minutes it takes to boil water really makes no difference to me since the appearance and design is far superior to our old one. I don't think you'll be disappointed with this kettle.
Great item, poor service
I ordered this kettle as a birthday gift for my wife. We have used these kettles through the years, and they are second to none. I did not unpackage the kettle upon delivery, and the first time it was opened, was 2 weeks later on her actual birthday, the kettle had a dent in it. I contacted Amazon, who forwarded my return request to the supplier, Big Kitchen, they refused return of the item, said it had been used, and why would we be complaining 2 weeks after delivery. I will not order anything from Big Kitchen ever again, and am surprised Amazon would not "man-up" and take some responsiblity in this matter as well. I will use other suppliers in the future.
beautiful. Save Money & Energy with a copper tea kettle
A classic! Well made. You'll see it in some films in the background (Steel Magnolias, etc).
The beauty of heating water in copper is that the copper conducts heat very efficiently. To get this to boil, we put it on a very low setting on the gas range. A totally full kettle heats up in the usual time-perhaps faster-at a very low setting. You don't want to heat this on high as A. It wastes energy. B. It is not necessary. C. Will probably diminish the life span of the kettle. SAVE ENERGY & SAVE MONEY ON YOUR GAS BILL!
It cleans up beautifully with a quality copper cleaner. Will look beautiful for years to come.
This kettle is well worth it. Save up for it-buy one once & never again!
Update: Three years later, used daily, still looks beautiful. Whistle works well. Cleans nicely with copper cleaner. Does not scratch easily.
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