Cooks Professional Cordless Glass Kettle, Blue Illumination, 2L Capacity, 360 Swivel Base, Dry Boil & Overheat Features for Home & Kitchen, 2200W (Black)

It is actually slightly smaller than advertised: 16 cm wide, 22 cm from front to back of handle, and 24.5 cm tall when sat on its base.When empty the kettle on its own weighs 894 g and tips comfortably, as its centre of gravity is not too low, and pours well without dribbling etc.The filter is not removable, but that shouldn't be a huge problem; it stops things falling in the kettle, even if it isn't really needed to filter the water coming out of the kettle. I use filtered water for boiling, so there is no sign as yet of limescale (though only been using it a week).The lid has a press-button release which works well, and the lid will open to just short of vertical (about 85°), though rests by default at about 65°.The blue lighting is simply a strip of LED spots around the base of the kettle, so it tends to shows blue dots at the base which are also reflected at the top surface of the water - looks pretty and highlights the water level. Shame that the LED strip joins at the front of the kettle (under the spout) rather than under the handle, as it means there is a 2 cm patch with no lights, but it is not hugely obvious unless studied closely.The kettle seems to boil fairly quietly - more quietly than my former stainless steel monster, anyway, which seemed to act as a sound box. It is obviously noisier at the point of boiling.Note for those of an investigative disposition: Don't try to unclip the black plastic rim at the top of the glass jug to see if the filter can be replaced - it is booby-trapped! Two shaped flanges are sprung-loaded to hold the rim down firmly & snug against the glass; if you pull the rim up, the flanges & springs catapult across your kitchen and end up goodness knows where! Fortunately I found mine and was able to replace the rim where it belonged.

Fantastic futuristic looking kettle, low price. Seems pretty well made but I've only had it for 3 months. It looks sublime when boiling water with the bright blue light illuminating rolling water in a dusky kitchen. Due to it's glass construction you can see how full it is from a distance (no more squinting at a little gauge). You can see whether it's turned on from a distance as it immediately lights up blue. And you can also tell if it's just boiled because you get a tell tail sign of moisture. The only thing is it has a button to push in the centre of the lid to flip it up to add water; which doesn't always work first push. But this could just be mine.

This is going to be a a fairly strange review split into two parts! Part 1 is the review of the actual kettle Part 2 deals with a generic issue with ALL glass kettles.Part 1I have been using this kettle regularly (3-4 times a day) since it arrived two weeks ago. Despite being deceptively light, the kettle appears to be a robust and certainly looks very stylish when boiling with the cool blue light. It will boil 2 litres of water in approx 5 minutes and is the quietest kettle that I have ever owned. My prvious kettle was a stainless steel Morphy Richards that lasted me over 8 years and is, sadly, discontinued...so this new one has a lot to live up to. I have given this 4 stars as it has been reliable, is quiet and easy to use...I will award the 5th star in 5 years time!Part 2These comments are absolutely nothing to do with this specififc kettle but, rather, are a warning to anyone (like me) who has never owned a glass kettle before. The attached pictures show the level of scaling that appeared on the kettle after just two weeks! Admittedly, I live in a hard water area in London but I think the attached should hopefully make anyone considering buying a glass kettle consider the fact that scale that is usually hidden in 'normal' kettles will now be very much on show! If you dont mind descaling the kettle regularly then no problem but if you can't be bothered then I would suggest rethinking a glass kettle. One thing about the glass models is that they force you to descale which is a good thing to do for your own health sake anyway as scale contributes to kidney stones etc... As can be seen by the Descaled pictures, a 15 minute treatment with a good descaler liquid brought the kettle back to life...the question is, do you really want to be doing this every 2-4 weeks...?

Have to say I really disliked it when i opened the box! It totally seemed like plastic instead of glass but the seller vouched it’s glass so I have to take their word. I also didn’t like how after the first boil it makes a mark on the bottom which you can see when is empty, and it is condensed for quite a while after it’s boiled. I’m used to it now but at first it was really unpleasant esthetically.Saying that it looks cool in the dark, pours really well, boils quickly, is light and sturdy so I have no complaints on the practical front. For the price it is definitely worth 4 starsReduced to 3 stats because the cool blue light doesn’t last long and is non fixable

This is a great kettle! It looks good and its kinda interesting to see the water being boiled, or maybe I need to get out more :-) It has a very good flip-top lid for filling, you can see exactly how much water you want to boil (which must save money and the environment). Its quieter than my previous normal kettle too! I guess like all kettles it will slowly fur up inside in hard water areas, but it will be easy to see when its time to drop a tablet in to remove it. Another design feature is the flat bottom heating plate, as opposed to a heating element. This allows even half a cup of water to be boiled, while kettles with elements need much more, to cover the element, which is also difficult to see. In my humble opinion, this is how kettle's should be designed!