BALMUDA The Kettle

I expected to love this out of the box like with the toaster, but they made some odd design choices with the base. I chose the white, but it has a black cord - surely a white one is available to source. The cord is thick and hard to position. Further, the cord stores under the base and can only exit through a notch, but if the length of cord you need doesn't match the amount that's freed from each "unwrap," you end up with too much or too little. And if it's too much, because it's so thick, it's not really possible to tuck it away somehow. Also, the kettle doesn't sit firmly on the base. It jiggles around unless you have it filled up with water all the time. It does the job and wasn't quite worth sending it back, but it doesn't delight.

The kettle in white is perfect! Exactly what I was looking for. I don't use it to brew anything, just hot water I drink every morning. It's as simple as can be, just press the lever down and that is all. It turns off when the water is super hot. I also love I can bring the kettle with the hot water where ever I'm sitting since the underside of it stays room temperature, so not having to pour the hot water into another vessel is wonderful!

I love the slimline & size, the quality, everything, it is so elegant and functional. I love that it turns itself off the most. Before this purchase, I would put my old teapot on the stove for boiling water to make tea, go to my desk (work remotely) and proceed to forget about everything but work including the teapot (no whistle function), even with a timer. So this is perfect in everyway, I love it!

It's perfect! It arrived the very next day and it is exactly what I wanted. Simplicity and clean lines! Just press the 'switch' down and nothing more. I just wanted something simple to heat water and this was perfect. Well made and looks great in my kitchen.

Pricey. Love my new kettle!