Presto 06006 Kitchen Kettle Multi-Cooker/Steamer, Black

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It's pleasingly speedy, boiling at an average of 2 minutes 14 seconds, though it is a little on the noisy side. The easy and cool to touch grip handle gives you comfortable handling of the kettle with a textured grip to prevent it from slipping from your hands. Some kettles will force you to boil as many as four cups' worth in one go, leaving you waiting longer and wasting water and energy. The water-level indicator also doesn't light up so can be difficult to read, but there are windows on both sides with measurement markings for cups and millilitres.

Some people want their kettle to be as unobtrusive as possible, and certainly not loud enough to drown out the radio or music. I have subsequently learnt that the kettle should be filled with only 2" of water but as this was not described I could easily have over-filled the kettle.

If your kettle develops some kind of fault, before throwing it away you should always consider whether it's possible to repair it.

Use a medium-high heat first, and then turn it up if necessary, for example, if the boiling takes too long. The lid flips up but doesn't open as fully as needed, so we had to manually pull it open further before filling the kettle with water.A smaller kettle may be good for a single person or small household to avoid the temptation of overfilling. Check our electric kettle reviews and filter for those that score four stars or more for noise if you’re after a quiet operator.