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Hamilton Beach Cool Touch Kettle - 40898 | 
 enlarge | Brand: Hamilton Beach
Buy New: $53.34
Rating:  24 reviews
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.1
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0.1
Warranty: Hamilton Beach Electric Tea Kettle is covered by a two year limited warranty.
MPN: 40898
Model: 40898
UPC: 040094408986
EAN: 0040094408986
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Product Description
Double wall stainless steel is cool to the touch / Cordless pouring with 360 degrees base / Automatic shutoff when water boils / Lockable lid / 1.2 Liter
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Worked great.....while it lasted! September 25, 2008
Alice B. Mayurin (Branch, Louisiana)
I bought this stainless steel kettle to replace a plastic GE one that I loved, but it wasn't stainless and it didn't have the bells and whistles of this one. I loved it, it heated the water quickly and cut itself off when the water boiled. It had a seperate base that stayed plugged in, all I had to do was lift the kettle and pour the water out. So great. Unfortunately, it just stopped working. At first it would stop working and then start again. But alas.....it has now stopped for good. I had to dig out my ugly GE one. I only paid about $12 for the GE, and it's worked daily for about four years....this one was considerably more, and it's dead after nine months. So sad.....I shall miss it, but will now look for a stainless steel one of another brand. Rest in peace lovely kettle. Oh....I purchased it at Target....on clearance in Dec/07 for about $25. A Good deal.....if it worked longer.
Just What the Doctor Ordered May 30, 2008
Antipkin (Queens, New York, USA)
After many years of using Braun WK200W Aqua Express Electric Water Kettle - White, I have decided to switch from plastic to a glass or a stainless steel electric kettle, because of concerns over carcinogens possibly being released from plastics that are exposed to high temperatures. I could not find a glass electric kettle with good reviews, and after a long search I found this all-stainless-steel one. It was not that easy, as most of the stainless steel kettles have that water level indicator window, which is made of plastic.
I'm not sure about the long-term reliability of this kettle - I see a few one-star reviews where it broke in a few months, so I'll just review the features of the kettle based on just two days of using it.
The good:
- The inside is all stainless steel ("just what the doctor ordered!")
- COOL TOUCH = TRUE! As cool as my old plastic kettle! But that's only if you boil the water only once and not a few times one after another. After three consecutive boils, it becomes hot, but still not hot enough to get a burn from a brief touch. Also - after you pour the just boiled water out, the area around the pouring spout will become quite hot, as the outer and inner steel cylinders meet (probably are welded together) at the top of the kettle.
- It looks nice on my kitchen counter
- Boiled water does not have any smells or tastes, which, according to Amazon reviews that I read, many other steel or glass kettles on the market have.
The bad:
- The bottom of the lid is plastic, so the hot steam will hit it, condense, then fall back into the kettle, possibly dissolving some substances from the plastic, which will end up in my hot water, but at least there is less plastic exposure overall. They should have covered the bottom of the lid with a thin layer of steel.
- The base makes the entre thing at least feel unstable: a. it is much smaller in diameter than the bottom of the kettle, b. the kettle could be easily tilted three ways sideways while the base remains flat on the kitchen counter and c. the base is made of thin plastic.
- With the lid fully open in vertical position, it is still hard to pour the water into the kettle in it's front part, because of the mesh strainer that gets on the way. It was much easier with my Braun, where I didn't even need to open the lid at all. On this kettle, with the lid closed, the opening is quite small to fill it up with water.
- Pouring spout is too wide. Pouring the water into a cup must be done slowly or otherwise the water will spread all over the very wide pouring spout and possibly end up outside your tea cup.
I'm willing to live with all the above imperfections, because this is the only "all-stainless-steel" (and "cool-touch") kettle I could find and it does the job.
 item is great - seller is not March 27, 2008
YK
the profuct is great! i tried to replace my old one. the seller cancelled because they ended up out of stock after i had already placed my order.
 Died after 2 months March 3, 2008
Quality Counts (Melbourne, FL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this at Target. I liked the clean interior, the large opening, and the fact it was stainless steel. It worked well for 2 months and then quit working. If you read the reviews, this seems to be a problem with a lot of the electric kettles. I had one that worked for 10 years, until I accidently melted it on the stove top, but I don't remember what that brand was. They don't make them like they used to.
Love this item!!!! February 9, 2008
B. C. Blaine
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Other reviews had said ," I don't know how I ever lived without one of these". I thought they must be crazy. How hard is it to just heat water on the stove or microwave?
Now, I'm saying the same thing. LOVE this item! Was very hard to figure out how to put on the lid, but it finally popped on & now, I have no complaints. Heats very quickly & stays cool outside. A very good buy!! Would make a great gift.
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