I I bought this kettle with the matching toaster because I liked the look and they suited our kitchen. The kettle worked well for about 3 years and then the lid broke, a common problem it seems. Becuase I liked the kettle, I decided to buy another one,which I did. It lasted for about 2 years and then the base started making numerous beep noises as it approached the selected temperature. I clean the base and bottom of the kettle to make sure that there was good contact to no avail. It lasted a little longer and then fused out. I am terrible disappointed with the quality of this product. When it worked, it worked well but unfortunately not for long enough.

Had this kettle for about 2 years. Recently found some black plastic in the bottom of the kettle. Wasn't sue where it came from initially. Now the lid is about come off. Great design but poor quality in some of the components. Will have to look at a new kettle soon, not sure what brand. If this issue was guaranteed to be fixed I would consider this one again.

Pros: Amazing feature set, we love all the different temperatures so we can use it at lots of different temperatures as opposed to boiling and waiting for it to cool down Cons: Lid broke just after a year. Bits of plastic fell out of the hinge and we found we'd been boiling out water with them in it. Looking through the reviews it appears we're not the only ones experiencing this, Not quiet at all. We can even hear it in our backyard. This thing really needs some improvement. We've had to go buy another kettle because of the lid issue which is a shame considering this is literally 3 times the price of other kettles in the same range at the store we went to.