Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Update: Before you use your kettle, we HIGHLY RECOMMEND you fill it up (go ahead - used distilled or filtered water if you want) and let it heat up, then keep your water just hot (not boiling) for 2-3 hours longer. Now check your water. If yours is like mine, you may see little clear/silvery crystalline floaty bits in your tea water! Although we know they are not, they look just like super-thin shards of glass. Puts one off completely. We thought perhaps it was our water, so we used filtered water. Same result. Then we tried taking the top off (thinking perhaps it was residue coming from the top). Same result. As you can see in our original review below, we first thought they were the product of "over boiling". That was until our two sons - physics nerds both - urged a non-scientific study as they did not think that could happen. To compare, we dug out an old Corning ware pot and did a comparison. Mind you, we had been using the kettle for over a month, on average at least once every 2 days. Silvery bits began to form in the glass kettle within 2 1/2 hours. (Video shows the water after about 5 hours. We stopped there because it was getting too close to the minimum marking.) Absolutely nothing from the Corning ware pot. Not a single sparkling bit. Not from water straight out of our tap. Even after keeping the water hot for 7+ hours. Nothing!! They surmised something was leeching from the glass of the kettle itself!! It was promptly donated to the garbage can. Who would have thought glass could do that! I certainly never did! Who knows what we've been drinking!!!!! Originally: We really like this kettle. Wish the whistle was a little louder, but it does the job - you just have to be on your toes and listen for it. I love the generous capacity, and since it's clear, you can easily tell when you've "over-boiled" your water when you see the shiny, floaty bits. The handle stays nice and cool. As for pouring, I thought it was more of a pop-up lid, but it's not. You have to open up the top to pour. I got a little nervous the first few times I did it - fearing scalding - but it was no problem. Overall, this is very nice. Would definitely recommend it for tea lovers.