Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

A perfect electric kettle is difficult to find, and I would probably have to continue my search after this Epica model. Pros: 1. This kettle does boil water rather quickly. 2. It is much cheaper than other temperature controlled electric kettles sold on Amazon. Cons: 1. The steel wall becomes burning hot after boiling water, reflecting whatever temperature of the water it contains. As carefully as I have avoided coming in contact with the wall after boiling, I have still burned myself a couple of times accidentally. I image it would be more of a hazard for household with kids. 2. On my kettle, after after 1.5 months, the rim at the opening has begun to rust. 3. The parts that can come in contact with boiling water are not completely plastic free. Although the water tastes natural and plastic-free, psychologically it still bugs me a little. Summary: I decided to try out this kettle only because I wanted to upgrade from an old, plastic, $20 electric kettle. Spending $200 on a Breville kettle seemed daunting, so $40 for the temperature control was more appealing. Now looking forward, I don't foresee myself keeping this kettle for long because of the rusts. Whether $40 on a kettle for 6 months is economical or not will be everyone's own judgement.