Cooks Professional Cordless Glass Kettle, Blue Illumination, 2L Capacity, 360 Swivel Base, Dry Boil & Overheat Features for Home & Kitchen, 2200W (Black)

This is going to be a a fairly strange review split into two parts! Part 1 is the review of the actual kettle Part 2 deals with a generic issue with ALL glass kettles.Part 1I have been using this kettle regularly (3-4 times a day) since it arrived two weeks ago. Despite being deceptively light, the kettle appears to be a robust and certainly looks very stylish when boiling with the cool blue light. It will boil 2 litres of water in approx 5 minutes and is the quietest kettle that I have ever owned. My prvious kettle was a stainless steel Morphy Richards that lasted me over 8 years and is, sadly, discontinued...so this new one has a lot to live up to. I have given this 4 stars as it has been reliable, is quiet and easy to use...I will award the 5th star in 5 years time!Part 2These comments are absolutely nothing to do with this specififc kettle but, rather, are a warning to anyone (like me) who has never owned a glass kettle before. The attached pictures show the level of scaling that appeared on the kettle after just two weeks! Admittedly, I live in a hard water area in London but I think the attached should hopefully make anyone considering buying a glass kettle consider the fact that scale that is usually hidden in 'normal' kettles will now be very much on show! If you dont mind descaling the kettle regularly then no problem but if you can't be bothered then I would suggest rethinking a glass kettle. One thing about the glass models is that they force you to descale which is a good thing to do for your own health sake anyway as scale contributes to kidney stones etc... As can be seen by the Descaled pictures, a 15 minute treatment with a good descaler liquid brought the kettle back to life...the question is, do you really want to be doing this every 2-4 weeks...?

This is a great kettle! It looks good and its kinda interesting to see the water being boiled, or maybe I need to get out more :-) It has a very good flip-top lid for filling, you can see exactly how much water you want to boil (which must save money and the environment). Its quieter than my previous normal kettle too! I guess like all kettles it will slowly fur up inside in hard water areas, but it will be easy to see when its time to drop a tablet in to remove it. Another design feature is the flat bottom heating plate, as opposed to a heating element. This allows even half a cup of water to be boiled, while kettles with elements need much more, to cover the element, which is also difficult to see. In my humble opinion, this is how kettle's should be designed!

I can't speak highly enough of the product or the customer service that I received. Due to a postal error the kettle went missing, this was not directly Clifford James's fault, but after 4 days and the kettle not showing up (after due delivery date) I contacted them, and wow they were great! They emailed back straight away and got onto the delivery firm, found out what the issue was and sorted it, the kettle arrived the next day. The kettle itself is great, nice glass, holds a good volume of water and looks terrific when on. Can not say enough good things on the kettle or the company, if you are thinking about buying from them I can fully recommend to do it.

I am so pleased with this kettle, it boils up very fast, love it being glass, over all a very nice looking kettle, they say a watched kettle never boils, this does,

Nice, if you like disco lighting with your tea...! A great kettle, it has quite a large capacity and doesn't take too long to boil from full. The water comes out super-hot (compared to kettles I've had in the past), so you can guarantee to get the perfect brew! It's also surprisingly quiet. Great value for money.

UPDATED: the spout filter on this kettle is pointless - it isn't flush with the glass and so the water just pours around the outside of it.I like that I can see inside and know as soon as I need to descale. The kids love the blue lights and watching the water boil. Not a bad spout but it dribbles if you pour too fast.

God damn awful product, it spills everywhere when pouring, the blue led light died after only 3 months and generally poorly assembled. Seller not much better, would only offer an exchange for same product which would mean buying another kettle to fill the gap before the next product that will last 3 months to come. Not a customer focused seller at all. Anyone with any sense would spend a bit more and get a better product.

Nice looking kettle that boils quickly. As mentioned by a lot of reviewers, in hard water areas the scale is very visible but it is easy to descale by just putting in a small amount of white vinegar every few days to keep it looking like new. Quick and easy and much cheaper than buying kettle descaler.This is advertised as having a 2 year guarantee but the leaflet in the box states only 12 months guarantee for domestic use. Ours works hard in an office boiling water for about 8-10 staff and our previous one lasted 13 months before dying.