Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I, too, bought this kettle at Target (considerably cheaper there), but came here to see if anyone knew what's going on with the leaking. I think I may have figured it out. While unpacking the kettle, I read through the instruction manual to see if a little plastic (or silicone?) piece over the stainless tube inside was packing material, or if it should be left on. It said nothing about it. I've come to the conclusion that it should not have been removed. Fortunately, not being sure, I threw it in the box. While using it without the silicone piece, ours leaked - more when my husband used it, and likely wasn't careful when filling not to get water down the tube. But it seems that even just condensation sends some water down the tube. It makes sense that this is where the leaking is coming from. Now that I have put the piece back over the tube, it likely will not leak. If I don't come back to this, that was the problem. If it continues to leak, I will update. I removed a star because now it has plastic (or silicone) inside the kettle - something I was hoping to avoid. Even though it is above water, the water does condense at the top and drip down over it.