Aigostar Electric Kettle, 1.7L Glass, Rapid Heating

I purchased this product for the first time almost exactly 2 years ago and if I have said it once, I have said it a million times.. It is definitely one of the best purchases I have EVER made. I am a tea drinker!! YEARS, and I mean YEARS, thank you ADHD I would find my tea cup left in the microwave, or my tea kettle or pot boiled dry on the stove. This heats the water SO quickly, and if I am distracted by squirrels it boils and then shuts itself off!! EVERY TIME!! We now use it also to pour water on our pets food. If you are a college student or know one it is a GREAT gift!! Do you like Ramen?? My husband has used it for that too!! My granddaughter likes to come over every Sunday in the winter for a cup of hot cocoa and she has put one on her wish list for when she moves into her own house!! I think this is also a great idea for the elderly who also may forget their kettle. I do like that this kettle is glass and see through, I can tell how much water is in it from across the kitchen, some models have no indicator of water level, you have to take the lid off to check. There are some cute ones, but this is my favorite. Today, long after I used it for breakfast I heard the glass crack. I am not sure why, it wasn’t on and the base, nor the glass container were hot. Two years isn’t a long time for an appliance, however, it is used at least five times a day here! so I feel we have gotten our moneys worth and we ordered a new one right away!!

First off… Amazon, are you ok mate? Flavor?! You want me to rank the value of the FLAVOR of my hot pot? Fine, 1 star. Tastes like blue.

I’ve had it for a couple months now. It sees regular use.

It’s a hot pot. It boils water quickly, and I assume more efficiently than my microwave or stove. It looks fine sitting on my counter, so there it lives. It’s clear glass, with black plastic, and a shiny stainless steel heating base(just like in the pictures!) The pretty blue light works well to highlight all the dancing bubbles that arrive when in use. It’s also an easy indicator to tell when it’s reached it’s max temp, and has shut off. Which is also nice. When it shuts off the switch makes an audible sound. Not jarring, but enough if you’re in the room, you’ll hear it’s done without having to look. I usually don’t let it go this long. It’s easy to see when it’s reached a hard boil, or wherever you want to stop it to harvest your water. The handle is big and easy to hold. The lid also pops open with the push of a button, though this is not needed to pour. It easily lifts off, and sets back down on the base.

It’s easy to clean. With the lid popped open I can fit my hand and sponge in there. No fancy specialty brushes needed.

This is a fairly nice kettle. My wife accidentally placed her other one (which was very nice) on the cook top of the range (where was her mind?) while it was on. Needless to say, it melted. She wanted another and didn’t want to spend too much. I tried to buy her one that was more like the original, but she insisted on this one. So, I bought this one. It works fine, looks nice, cool blue lights, starts up and slowly heats the water to a boil (no temp control, just on and off), then it shuts off. Works fine if you’re not interested in perfect heat for a certain type of tea etc. Has a little screen filter that seems to work well. Overall look is stylish. Glass is pretty much like any of the others I’ve seen. Just a pretty good, no frills, kettle at a great price.

Although I’ve only had the kettle a little over a month, I’m very pleased with it. I’ll use it for the occasional cup of mint tea (sweetened with a packet of Orange Blast or lemonade powdered drink mix—try it!), my primary use is to boil eggs. Anywhere from a single egg to a half-dozen, perfectly boiled every time in about 5 minutes. For hard-cooked, let them sit in the kettle after the boil cycle stops, until the water is cool enough to handle (hat-tip to Alton Brown for mentioning the kettle as a boiled egg multi-tasker).
The kettle comes to a boil quickly, and the blue light around the bottom while cooking is pretty cool—sort of like watching a Lava Lamp (dating myself).
I especially appreciate the very wide mouth on this kettle—easy to fill, and to unload a handful of cooked eggs! The 1.7 liter capacity is plenty ample.
I also like the clear glass: as mention, the blue light looks good, and, when inevitably calcium starts to build up inside, it’ll be easy to see and reach with a sponge and a bit of vinegar.
Altogether a nice purchase.
p.s. another egg-cooking tip from Jacques Pepin: use a thumb tack or push-pin to punch one tiny hole in the large end of your egg before beginning to boil. The hole allows air inside to escape as the egg begins to cook, so the pressure inside the egg is allowed to escape without cracking the eggshell.

I actually purchased this cattle quite sometime back and I’m just now getting around to riding a review. This little cattle does amazing. I’ve had no issues with it at all in the almost 8 months that I’ve owned it. It’s still gets water, boiling hot and just a matter of minutes, it’s been a really great addition to my kitchen. I would recommend this product to anyone.

very strong plastic smell after boiling. returned it