VektraVEK-1201 Vacuum Insulated Environmentally Eco Friendly Easy Pour Cordless Kettle, 1.2 Litre, Stainless Steel

Only just taken delivery, but I really like it so far. However, I can't use this with my inverter generator, as I technically measured it as 1750 watts, or nudging up to 1800. I will keep it, but this defeats one of the main reasons I got it. Amazon should update their description

Really effective at retaining heat. Clever idea and I’m pleased with it. Can be quite heavy to lift when full.

Had really high hopes for this, love the idea insulated kettle to keep the water warm after it’s boiled. Quality let’s it down a bitCouple of issues- The lid comes fully off by rotating using the pour lever, not an issue yet but can see it being an issue in future if someone forces it.- The writing that tells you which way to rotate the lid is already wearing off- The button to heat the water doesn’t feel very premium- There is no alert to tell you the kettle has boiled- The kettle makes a noise once it has boiled when it releases pressure, seems to bleed this off gradually.- You do have to tip it up quite far whilst depressing the handle to pour it although you can get round this by removing the topThat said is it all worth it for the benefits, it works for me as it’s easy and convenient but actually it may be more eco to boil and decant into a sealed flask. Can’t say yet if I’d buy another one see how it holds up

The kettle is excellent and unlike any others easily found, keeping the water you boil hot for up to 4 hours - truly eco and not gimmicky.Seemingly very solid build, though initially it was missing a rubber plug, and now t's just broken at the 2 year mark (trips the electricity now)!Vektra/Grunwerg customer service when I first needed to replace it was beyond terrible (i.e. unresponsive), but Amazon came to the rescue that 1st time and replaced the kettle.Now the kettle failed just the week before the 2 year warranty ended, but I didn’t have time to report it till the week after the warranty period. This time it’s a proper failure as we can’t use it without knocking all our sockets out!Amazon were useless and said ‘on your bike, nothing happening here’; Vektra by total contrast were responsive and have replaced the kettle, even though originally bought from Amazon. Thank you Vektra!

I so wanted to love this kettle as it is undoubtedly better for the environment but I'm afraid I can't. I've been using the kettle for about a month now and I've come to really dislike it.It's understandably quite heavy and my hands are a bit arthritic, so this makes life awkward: I find it difficult to stretch my hand enough to press the lever to release the water and lift and pour the kettle at the same time. I would do it with 2 hands but then the hand pressing the lever risks being scalded by the steam. Even with one hand, you often have to tip the kettle more than 90 degrees to get the water out and so scald your hand, meaning you have to pour the water in stages.I'm presuming that it is meant to be water-tight when locked but right from the word go, some water came out when I forgot to press the lever to release the water. Recently, a little rubber stopper came off and will no longer stay in place, which means more water escapes and I'm guessing this reduces the insulating effect of the kettle.On the plus side, the kettle does look good and keeps water hot for longer, reducing the number of times and length of time I need to boil it for but I wouldn't recommend it, particularly for those who lack strength in their hands and arms. Unfortunately, because I wanted this kettle to work for me, I left it too long to ask for a refund but I'm going to have to buy another kettle. :-(

Well made product, but not having a visual indicator of how much water is in the kettle is a pain.

Keeps water hot overnight. Looks great., very quiet, very very little steam. Actually, saves money. We have tested it and our electricity bill went down.

We bought one of these 1.2l Kettles five years ago, and it's served us very well. Not only does it keep the water hot for a long time, but even when it's had time to cool, it doesn't pick up the stale taste we've had from other (plastic) kettles.In the last couple of months our original unit was starting to click off a little early, resulting in cuppas that needed a bit of extra microwaving once the milk had been added. Descaling, with a bit of mechanical intervention around the thermostat probe in the bottom did help, but after 5 years we decided to just get a new one.Minor cons are: The lack of a water indicator was a bit of a pain. You get used to the feel of an empty jug but there's still a bit of guesswork involved.Once it was a few months old, as the kettle cooled and he air pressure inside dropped, you'd hear a bit of noise as air seeped in, but nothing intrusive.