Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

After researching many tea kettles, I finally settled on this one since it seemed high quality and toxin-free (it was described as glass and stainless steel). However, there is a strong chemical odor in the kettle which leaches into the water. I have tried rinsing with white vinegar and water multiple times as one customer suggested but that did not remove the odor. The odor is probably coming from a seal which joins the glass sides to the stainless steel bottom. You can see this seal when looking down into the pot. Just for a notion I stopped by Walmart to look at their tea kettles. Lo and behold there was a Farberware glass tea kettle with the same German-made Schott glass and stainless steel bottom and funky chemical plastic seal for $19.94. Very disappointed in this KitchenAid product and will not be using it because I feel it is not safe to drink water that has been boiled in it.