This compact kettle is the perfect choice when brewing for one or two
The QuicKettle heats water up fast and turns itself off when it reaches boiling temperature
Designed for user convenience
This cordless kettle features an easy-to-view water level window, a lid that pops open with the touch of a button, and overheat and boil-dry protection
700 watts
Water window with printed level markings
One-touch operation
Easy-open hinged lid
Removable scale filter
Auto shut-off
Overheat and boil-dry protection
360° swivel cordless connector
Concealed heating element to prevent mineral buildup
Stay-cool handle
Blue ON indicator
BPA Free
Limited 3-year warranty
What’s in the box?
1x Cuisinart 0.5 Liter/17oz Electric QuicKettle - White
I got one of these several years ago and only used it a few times because it gave off a smell of burning plastic every time I used it! Maybe that one was just defective, but I won’t buy one again, myself.
CORRECTION: This is a different model, sorry - the one I had didn’t go on a separate base, the heating element was built into the pitcher. There’s a review for this one on Amazon though that says that the separate base eventually started burning!
Plastic kettles, no matter who makes them always go bad eventually, and bits of plastic start coming off in the water.
Stick to metal or glass. (for the inside anyway… my office kettle is stainless inside with a plastic outer coat for insulation/less likely to burn yourself on it).
@OnionSoup I have a plastic electric kettle on my desk that is at least 15 years old, has received heavy use (boiled water 3-5 times a day, 4-5 days a week…until the last year…stupid pandemic). It still works great with the exception that it no longer “dings” when it’s done (stopped that about five years ago when it got knocked off the shelf in a tragic tea kettle related accident). It just quietly shuts off. No plastic bits have come off of it. It’s amazing and if I ever have to replace it I want one exactly like it!
@Kyeh@OnionSoup I think it’s a Phillips? I’m off today so can’t check right now. I’ve looked for a replacement anticipating the sad day when it needs to be replaced but have not had any luck. I do keep my eyes open at garage sales and thrift stores hoping to get lucky and pick up a used one
I do worry slightly about plastic being the next “lead pipes”. Probably not, but I try to limit my plastic consumption just in case. You’re lucky yours doesn’t show any visible signs of plastic boiling off… every kettle that I’ve had that had even a little plastic on it, and I buy brand name (even if mostly metal except for the water guage or the spout) has eventually had little white flakes of plastic in it when I looked closely at the water. Since switching to metal and/or glass kettles I’ve never seen that.
@OnionSoup Interesting information. Thanks for sharing. There’s a reasonable chance that my tea drinking coworkers and I will die of plastic ingestion related something or other. Maybe I should worry more about that than I do. It’s hard to say.
@gt0163c yeah, who’s to say… I mean some of the older plastics we know were bad, but the newer BPA free ones maybe they’re ok… Or maybe not. I dunno, but I’ve always erred on caution perhaps overly so.
In the old WOOT Days the forum would be full of cries of “Take one for the Team” so we can move to the next item. Here we watch an old school alarm clock display count down.
I’d be tempted but I have a Keurig machine to make 8 oz of hot water for tea. If I need more, I have a microwave that surely can’t be less energy efficient than this.
@sjk3 neither are good for making tea. Keurig doesn’t get hot enough to make a proper cup of tea (unless you’re having herbal tea that doesn’t require as much heat). Microwaves heat water unevenly and deoxygenates the water quickly as it is heating (which is bad for tea… incidentally, don’t reboil water for making tea as that results in a worse cup too).
Really, it depends why you want to boil water, but if it is for making tea, the microwave makes a terrible cup of tea and tepid-hot water from the Keurig is an even worse solution.
Actually, boiling water in a microwave can be dangerous as it is more likely to lead to the water boiling over the sides when you remove it from the microwave, leading to some pretty bad burns.
If you need boiling water and don’t have a kettle, it is far safer to boil water in a saucepan.
I got a bigger one of these and use it several times a week. Boils water faster than anything else. They’re very big in other countries but haven’t caught on in the states much. But everyone I know that has one loves it.
I have a glass kettle at home I got during a coffee & tea exchange on redditgifts. (along with so many other amazing gifts)
It’s amazing and I’ve been contemplating getting one for the break room at work now that I’ve moved offices and no longer have one nearby.
I was also looking at the coffepot/hot water dispenser on side deal and haven’t quite decided which one I will get. Hoping that (or something very similar) pops up during this cuisina-rathon
Specs
What’s in the box?
Price Comparison
$39.99 at Amazon (for Red)
Warranty
3-Year Limited Warranty
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Sep 20 - Thursday, Sep 23
I got one of these several years ago and only used it a few times because it gave off a smell of burning plastic every time I used it! Maybe that one was just defective, but I won’t buy one again, myself.
CORRECTION: This is a different model, sorry - the one I had didn’t go on a separate base, the heating element was built into the pitcher. There’s a review for this one on Amazon though that says that the separate base eventually started burning!
@Kyeh Plastic and boiling water is never a good combination!
Plastic kettles, no matter who makes them always go bad eventually, and bits of plastic start coming off in the water.
Stick to metal or glass. (for the inside anyway… my office kettle is stainless inside with a plastic outer coat for insulation/less likely to burn yourself on it).
@OnionSoup I have a plastic electric kettle on my desk that is at least 15 years old, has received heavy use (boiled water 3-5 times a day, 4-5 days a week…until the last year…stupid pandemic). It still works great with the exception that it no longer “dings” when it’s done (stopped that about five years ago when it got knocked off the shelf in a tragic tea kettle related accident). It just quietly shuts off. No plastic bits have come off of it. It’s amazing and if I ever have to replace it I want one exactly like it!
@gt0163c @OnionSoup What brand is it? I had a Bodum that I liked, but one day it just stopped working. I couldn’t find that model anywhere anymore.
@Kyeh @OnionSoup I think it’s a Phillips? I’m off today so can’t check right now. I’ve looked for a replacement anticipating the sad day when it needs to be replaced but have not had any luck. I do keep my eyes open at garage sales and thrift stores hoping to get lucky and pick up a used one
@gt0163c @OnionSoup Thanks. Good luck!
@gt0163c Average person consumes a Credit-card amount of microplastics each week:
https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/11/health/microplastics-ingestion-wwf-study-scn-intl/index.html
I do worry slightly about plastic being the next “lead pipes”. Probably not, but I try to limit my plastic consumption just in case. You’re lucky yours doesn’t show any visible signs of plastic boiling off… every kettle that I’ve had that had even a little plastic on it, and I buy brand name (even if mostly metal except for the water guage or the spout) has eventually had little white flakes of plastic in it when I looked closely at the water. Since switching to metal and/or glass kettles I’ve never seen that.
@OnionSoup Interesting information. Thanks for sharing. There’s a reasonable chance that my tea drinking coworkers and I will die of plastic ingestion related something or other. Maybe I should worry more about that than I do. It’s hard to say.
@gt0163c yeah, who’s to say… I mean some of the older plastics we know were bad, but the newer BPA free ones maybe they’re ok… Or maybe not. I dunno, but I’ve always erred on caution perhaps overly so.
In the old WOOT Days the forum would be full of cries of “Take one for the Team” so we can move to the next item. Here we watch an old school alarm clock display count down.
@phelmurh How did I forget that about meh-rathons?
I think someone at Meh must have knocked off a Cuisinart store.
I’d be tempted but I have a Keurig machine to make 8 oz of hot water for tea. If I need more, I have a microwave that surely can’t be less energy efficient than this.
@sjk3 neither are good for making tea. Keurig doesn’t get hot enough to make a proper cup of tea (unless you’re having herbal tea that doesn’t require as much heat). Microwaves heat water unevenly and deoxygenates the water quickly as it is heating (which is bad for tea… incidentally, don’t reboil water for making tea as that results in a worse cup too).
Really, it depends why you want to boil water, but if it is for making tea, the microwave makes a terrible cup of tea and tepid-hot water from the Keurig is an even worse solution.
Actually, boiling water in a microwave can be dangerous as it is more likely to lead to the water boiling over the sides when you remove it from the microwave, leading to some pretty bad burns.
If you need boiling water and don’t have a kettle, it is far safer to boil water in a saucepan.
@sjk3 FYI… did quick google and this was first result:
https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2019/06/09/7-things-you-should-never-heat-in-the-microwave.html#:~:text=Boiling a cup of water,when the glass is moved.
For safety, never boil water in a microwave!
I got a bigger one of these and use it several times a week. Boils water faster than anything else. They’re very big in other countries but haven’t caught on in the states much. But everyone I know that has one loves it.
@djslack lol… I have two at home and one in the office, but I’m British, so I’m required by law to have multiple kettles!
I have a glass kettle at home I got during a coffee & tea exchange on redditgifts. (along with so many other amazing gifts)
It’s amazing and I’ve been contemplating getting one for the break room at work now that I’ve moved offices and no longer have one nearby.
I was also looking at the coffepot/hot water dispenser on side deal and haven’t quite decided which one I will get. Hoping that (or something very similar) pops up during this cuisina-rathon
@mbersiam Don’t forget that 20% off coupon today only.