Review on 🔥 Premium Designer Electric Water Kettle: Temperature Control, Thermal Insulation, Vaccum-Insulated Double Stainless Steel, Cool Touch, 8-hour Temperature Maintenance, BPA-FREE, Fast Boiling Heater, 1.7 liters by Rob Misra

We drink a lot of tea and while we've never broken one, we've upgraded several teapots over the years. We thought the vacuum insulated and temperature controlled feature was nice and pretty but we're bringing it back for the Revain Basics vacuum insulated and temperature controlled kettle which is half the price due to 3 major safety issues and 1 false advertisement. this played a key role in the initial selection. SECURITY ISSUE NO. 1: AUTO SHUT-OFF WILL NOT WORK ABOVE SEA LEVEL When this kettle arrived we read all the instructions and warnings and set it to 'tea' (pun intended). Following the first use instructions, we filled it just below the max line and brought it to a quick boil. You must do this twice and drain the water both times before heating the water to drink. We quickly discovered that the first DANGEROUS part of this kettle is that "boil" means reaching 212 degrees Fahrenheit. So if you live above sea level, it will continue to heat water indefinitely to reach an unattainable temperature. We live in New Mexico (not in the mountains but slightly above sea level) where the "boiling temp" here is 202F. This kettle went up to 203 and then started spouting water out of the spout and steam out of the HANDLE and spout AND WON'T STOP TRYING TO BOIL until we stopped it. Every other kettle we've had here has clicked and stopped heating, even though our boiling point is slightly lower than sea level. This has NEVER been a problem before. The software needs to be updated to include the rest of the world above sea level. SAFETY ISSUE #2: The spray water dripped onto the base and would have penetrated the electrical components if we hadn't stopped it. The water level was BELOW the max line and after that happened we checked again to be sure. We drained this water according to the instructions and tried again. We watched like hawks this time, and with the water just below the max fill line, it hit 203F again. We kept wiping it down to keep water out of the electronics and just let it see if there would be an auto shut off or timer etc but we let it run for 15 minutes and it never stopped so we let it go stop it. On the third try, we only filled it with 32 ounces of water, so water didn't spurt out of the spout, but steam still came out of the handle and spout. When set to 175F it REALLY buzzes and turns off automatically but then jumps to 181F. The tone is not uncomfortable. SECURITY ISSUE NO. 3: HANDLE TOO HOT TO HANDLE When using the pressure cook function, steam will begin to appear from both the spout and the handle at around 185 degrees. Even at lower temperatures, steam will escape when the lever is pressed to pour and will burn your hand when pouring. Of course, the kettle doesn't have to be 100% leak-proof for steam to escape without over-pressurizing or exploding, the steam just has to escape through the spout. We have NEVER had a kettle that releases steam through the handle. It's just insanely dangerous. Trying to squeeze the thumb lever to release steam will burn your finger, and lifting it will definitely get the steam to you. The kettle is not well balanced. If you let it hang in your hand, the water will not flow out, you have to turn it with your wrist muscles past the point of balance and empty it because of the narrow, vase-shaped neck. Also, due to the shape of the neck, the kettle has to be turned upside down to empty it. This requires far more strength and wrist strength than a teapot with such a sleek design should require. Even if you touch the bottom with both hands, BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL not to touch the heating element at the bottom of the kettle or you will burn yourself again. Unlike other kettles we've used, the heating element isn't recessed to keep your hand (or table) from touching it. The packaging and description is VERY clear on "sealed lid" and "watertight and airtight top lid prevents spills and heat loss" which is a BIG LIE! See the photo where you hold it over the sink with the thumb lever NOT held down and pour it as usual. Also, the instructions contradict the packaging and say "DO NOT turn the device upside down. The lid isn't fully closed." We specifically chose this pricier kettle over the newer version of Amazon's base temperature-controlled kettle because both have double layers of vacuum insulation, but this kettle needed to be waterproof to function as a thermos. We Thought we could pack it for a picnic in the car but YOU CAN'T! It vents and drips. In this regard it's no better than other vacuum insulated kettles and doesn't prevent spills. They also show a very misleading video that it doesn't leak , until the lever is pressed, but if you let gravity hold the kettle away from the handle, even when the maximum fill line is reached, water will not come out even if the lever is pressed, only if it is knocked over by the force of your hand STEEL POINT AFTER THE 3rd COOKING After the first installation we noticed a discoloration on the floor of the kettle, we used filtered water but thought it was a build up of minerals or hard water so thought we cleaned it with a brush (which was difficult due to the narrow neck - a bottle brush was required). We removed the speckled calcium but left those dark spots where it appears the steel is already starting to rust as I have seen in other reviews where it has started to rust in a similar pattern. (see photo). COMPARED TO AMAZON BASICS The last one we had was a 1 liter Revain Basics kettle (no pulse control) (simple, quick, LOUD lol) and we were adept at listening to the rumble of the water going down and switching it up to exactly 170 -175 degrees Fahrenheit for brewing. We should have paid attention because we use YETI vacuum insulated mugs that keep the tea at that temperature for hours. So if you exceed the brewing temperature, it'll take forever to cool and you'll burn your mouth - hence the need for a temperature-controlled kettle. In comparison, the temperature control is VERY convenient and a bit quieter. You can see the size difference in the photos. NOISE We found the kettle was loudest when filled to the max, and was quieter when filled with 32 oz (1L) of water (and not sloshing boiling water out of the top). ). It was slightly quieter when full and about half as loud when half full as our current Revain basic kettle with no temperature control. Read that it matches our meat thermometer very closely at several different temperatures (see photo). If this overshoot is so constant, you might think they turned off the heater a little too soon, but since it cools for a few minutes during the brew, it's close enough unless you're a VERY picky connoisseur. ding was the same temperature change volume. It wasn't gross. It won't wake the child up any more than the sound of her cooking. I didn't find a way to turn it off in the instructions, but I don't think you need it. C to FE Even the US version comes in Celsius by default (which I find stupid, if they have controls in English and a US 110V plug they should be able to mod the firmware) but by pressing and HOLD temp+ and temp- buttons simultaneously, in toggled to F within 3 seconds. Easy enough. I was grateful to read that in the reviews before reading the manual. GO TO TEMPERATURE DISPLAY The base will show you the current chilled water temperature until the temperature is reached. This is a nice feature. GENERAL It's nice but the safety risks outweigh the convenience and we will be back for another half price kettle.