Heats Water Quickly and Water Doesn't Have a Bad Taste or Smell

Author's Rating:

Pros: Quick boil, quiet, no bad smell or taste

Cons: Spot-weld for the handle may prove to be weak.

Author's Review
We have been having bad experiences trying to purchase a new kettle to replace our old Russell and Hobbs (European manufacture not the new Chinese). They all seem to have a problem with taste and smell if you leave water in them. That is longer than the first boil. The Cuisinart had no problems with that and boils water quickly and quietly.

I was nervous buying the Cuisinart since there had been several bad reviews saying their customer service is unresponsive. I did a little research and called them directly. Fastest connection to a real person I have experienced in a long time, they do require you to pay for shipping if you return the unit. Not much profit on a sixty-dollar item so that should be expected. Shipping for this item would be about five dollars.

Only bad thing I can see could be the thin steal it's made of and the spot-weld for the handle may prove to be weak with long term use. Our old Russell and Hobbs was a tank compared to this one but it also cost twice what we paid for the Cuisinart.