Poss. OT. Recommendations for a cordless kettle

[PeterC]

The £10 job from Tescrot about 18 months ago was OK except that it dripped a bit. Looked around (and asked on here), but it's almost impossible to tell from pictures. Finally bought one from Wilkinsons for £15; not keen on the colour (dark blue, so shows dust but not odd splashes from the teapot) and it seems a bit lightly made, but it doesn't dribble at all (has a proper rim to the spout) and runs at about 2700W. Also, the vapou/steam is emitted straight up rather than out at an angle, so can be closer to walls etc. It's a Breville VKJ118:

Tescrot one has a 'switch' in the base of the kettle that disconnects the supply before the contact breaks; the new one hasn't.

[Rob]

I think the OP is referring to a kettle type where the cord is housed in a static base, and the kettle 'docks' with the base:

[Steve Firth]

"Some kettles can be detached from the cord more easily than others."

[Dave Liquorice]

We have a Breville "Lightning" but this a plastic jug style kettle not traditional. It runs at about 2.5kW (measured) has a silly blue light when it is heating and a "keep warm" button that is handy for making coffee temperature water but is easy to leave on... Easy to locate onto the base.

Must be 3 or 4 years old and is now starting to disintegrate on the inside of the spout but is otherwise fine. Our water is very soft, no descaling required ever.

[Rod]

As have we, for several years. (Though we have the European white model FLF1 - IIRC - with a mere 1700W element.)

Really like the kettle. No problem with the filter mechanism. The later models (FLF2?) bedecked with stainless steel seem heavier. Seems to release far less steam (OK - water vapour) into the room than any other kettle I have used.

[PeterC]

Sorry, that should have been: runs at about 2970W.

[Andy Champ]

[Steve Firth]