OT: Electric kettle

[PeterC]

My present kettle works but the vapour shoots out about 20 deg. from vertical and the kettle drips when pouring; it's a £10 job from Tescrot :-)

I'd like to keep it as a spare and get one that sends the vapour vertically up (there's limited space and I try to keep the vapour away from sockets etc.) and doesn't dribble. Prefer not to go over about £20 if possible.

This seems as if it could be an expensive exercise to buy then try. Seen a coupel that have a bit of a curve to the outlet but nothing with a 'drip strip' and it's difficult to tell where the vapour will go. It needs to be the jug type (although I like the 'traditional' sort) due to space and 3kW.

Any suggestions based on experience, please? I've looked in a couple of shops and on the web, but pictures usually aren't much help.

[Colin Wilson]

Argos, cordless value special ~=A34.50

Seems to work ok, but if you open the lid to fill it, you might get=20 the odd drip coming off the underside of of the lid towards the=20 handle.

[PeterC]

Thanks. Worth a look if the spout doesn't drip and the vapour goes straight up, but it's not 3kW (most of the cheaper ones aren't).

[Bob Eager]

Or there's this (was reading a review in the IET mag...):

[Dave Starling]

booklet' wtf! Also allows you to program the water temperature - great idea for a kettle chaps. Finally, made in China. Says it all really; designer label, made in china for a few quid, sell in UK for =A3183.

Dave

[Bob Eager]

Apparently you can boil as little as one cup of water!

But you can't tell how much water is in it until you turn it on...

[Bob Eager]

There's a bit here too:

[Andy Burns]

[PeterC]

[PeterC]

Actually, I might find a recipe book for cooking water of some help. Water alone isn't too bad but lumps in it...

[chris French]

In message , PeterC writes

Well, well over GBP 20 (GBP 60- 70 !!), but I'll mention it anyway FWIW.

We bought a Magimix kettle earlier this year after a bit of (umming and ahhing) , to replace the latest in the line of plastic kettles which have failed (last two had those plastic windows in which many have nowadays, one the window just deteriorated and I put my finger through it, the other it cracked along the join).

Yup, expensive, but steam goes straight up and it doesn't drip :-) Twin wall stainless steel, lid opens nicely so easy to fill, and does at least feel like it might have some life in it. I am pleased with it.

Though IIRC ours was nearer the 60 mark.

[oldhenwife]

But I love Spouse's copper kettle which used to sit on the gas hob and now sits on the wood burning stove even more. When it fails I'll look on Amazon,

Mary

[PeterC]

That does look good but, as you say, a tad over 20 quid! Looks as if the handle isn't big enough for my hand, though.