WTJMOV 12V Car Electric Kettle, Travel Portable Electric Tea Coffee Kettle Fast Water Boiler & Heater Automatic Shut-Off (White)

We purchased this item to add to our "power outage" kit. We have solar generators, panels, propane stoves, and gas and diesel generators. So, living in "The Great White North", we thought that it might be nice to have an easy and quick way to just get some hot water. Hence, this kettle.Keep in mind what it is - it is a small, low-power kettle that operates on 12V (cigarette lighter or 12V plug on solar generator). It is low power by design - you don't want to draw your car battery down to quickly. Low power means that it will not boil your four plus cups of water in three minutes. No, just over one cup of liquid in 24 minutes., after all, cannot break the laws of physics.If that is a deal-breaker, then rethink your plan, or adjust your expectations.It accomplishes what it does really well. We just had to use it this week, with our power out for a few hours. It was getting to supper time, and we had to decide what to do - Sterno stove, propane stove, or boil some water. We weren't that hungry, so oatmeal sounded good. Dragged out the solar generator, filled the kettle, and voila, 24 minutes later we had boiling water.Highly recommended. But do heed my comments on the size and speed of it.

High quality materials including the cord. Heats up liquids very quickly. It gets quite hot, so be careful. Pressure valve lets you know when it’s hot. Bright light lets you know if on or off. Easy to clean.

Bought this for van life and it's been great so far! Much easier and more convenient than firing up the jet boil everyday.Pros:Lightweight and compact (makes about 16oz max)Simple and worksCons:I really don't understand the placement of the power plug on the device. I don't know what they were going for but they definitely got that wrong. It won't fit in a cup holder with the plug in (would need a large cup holder without plug).I wish I could drink from / make tea in it (too hot and awkward)I wish the insulation was better (entire device gets hot, but not too hot to hold)Mine does not shut off when the water boils, it just keeps going but not a big deal for me.Power consumption:Being off-grid power consumption is important. Unfortunately, boiling water takes a lot of energy (if you're using this with your car running you have nothing to worry about)The device uses 88 watts and takes me about 20 minutes to get hot (not boiling) water. So it's about 30 Wh (2.5 Ah at 12v) to heat water.A temperature setting with auto-shutoff would be great to save some power but I don't expect that at this price point.Bottom line, it works and it's a great alternative to jet boil if you can spare the power.

Perfect water heater for varied beverages and quick soups!Thank you Amazon!! I am 72 and arming my van with good & useful products for solo travel across the country! Amazon has so many items & tools I will need (and count on) for safety and enjoyment!

Worked okay at first. Took a long time to boil, 25 minutes +. The button was always a bit cheap feeling and didn't take long before it popped right back out when you go to turn it on. Had to pry the button out and rig it to stay pushed in just to get it to work at all. Now, it blew a 12v fuse, the wire plug end burnt out and it is unusable. Can't recommend this product