Review on Whistling Stovetop Tea 🫖 Kettle - 12-Cup Borosilicate Glass by Amy Cosme

This type of kettle has been my favorite for over twenty years. I was just buying my third when I dropped it while washing and broke my lip. Otherwise, it's fairly durable and very easy to clean with hot water and a non-scratch sponge. I think it's great that the glass comes from Germany and is assembled here in the USA. I would like to address some of the other comments that have confused me and may give me the wrong impression of this product. In all the time I've been using it, I've never burned myself by removing the lid or pouring water. Do not hold the handle too close to the hot glass. On this particular model, I noticed a groove in the handle that's meant to discourage you; When you grip the handle, your thumb should rest against this groove so you don't get too close to the hot glass. The handle shouldn't be hot unless the temperature was too high, which it shouldn't be. You can use an oven mitt if you are sensitive. When removing the lid, which is common practice in the US for all but a certain style of "classic" stainless steel kettle, you must remove it as shown above and ONLY hold the lid where it flexes for that purpose. If you bring your hand to the hole at the top, you will be affected by the escaping steam. Grip it with your thumb and forefinger, it's the "pointing" finger, and if it's new and still snug (it will loosen up over time), either use your other hand as leverage by pulling the handle on the Grab the end, NOT next to the hot glass or place your pinky on the handle while simultaneously pulling with the other two fingers. You can do it, but nobody should get hurt. Do not touch the hot glass with your fingers! Otherwise, this is a great option for heating water. The whistle keeps getting more insistent, so it's pretty hard to ignore what the idea is. We all do it, put the kettle on and do something else. I'm writing this right now! Handle it with care, wash it with dish soap from time to time and rinse well if you don't want your tea or whatever taste like soap! Don't put it on strong fire; it may cook a little faster, but eventually it will break. Has never happened to me so I don't know how or when. It is not designed to brew tea in it. Strictly for boiling water, end of story. If you want it for that, look for "TEAPANNEN" not teapots. Enjoy it! It should serve you for many years.