Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Keep away from this product. We purchased one - based upon sterling (but in retrospect dubious) reviews and followed all the instructions about filling and boiling water through it twice before actual use. What occurred is that the unit gave off a strong plastic chemical smell. This awful smell persisted even after this initial 'break in period', and would not go away. That in itself should have been enough to return the boiler, but wait - there's more. The directions state that the user should expect rust spots to eventually appear on the inside of the stainless steel pot, even giving instructions as to how to clean these spots when they occur. We've owned a variety of different stainless steel kettles and pots and have only seen such rust spots appear on the very cheapest products. The Secura Electric Water Boiler is built like a house of cards. It's so flimsily constructed that I doubt it would even last several months. I'm guessing that the cheap construction and materials used is the reason for the low price compared to other such boilers.