Breville VKT143 New York Collection Jug Kettle, 3 KW Fast Boil, 1.7 Litres, Matt Black Stainless Steel

At GBP 42.99 Breville was neither cheap nor super-expensive, but vaguely in the premium category. I bought it after another, UK-brand kettle broke a mere 2 months after purchase - and it was a jackpot! Breville's design is so elegant, so minimal, so sleek - and so well thought through: the spout is wide and doesn't splutter, the top opens by the push of a button, the LED light looks really cool, and the kettle is really quiet compared to other brands. Using an item of such high quality is a pleasure. Breville kettle is worth every penny. I do recommend.

My last Breville kettle started leaking after five years of use so I decided to opt for another Breville. I had read so many complaints about bad tasting water from other manufacturers, I thought I would stick to a company I trusted.Fast delivery of the kettle meant I was up and running within 24 hours of ordering it. I followed manufacturer's instructions to fill with water, boil, discard water and repeat twice more. My first cup of tea was lovely. No dodgy chemically taste here.The kettle itself looks great. The matte black finish looks classy. Easy to fill with water and a decent scale filter in there. It is not as loud as my previous Breville so that's a bonus too.Really glad I bought it.

The day came, when we had to choose a new kettle..and, oh boy.. it was a real challenge, time consuming the least to say.. You'd think, it's just a kettle, shouldn't be that complicated.. but it was! we started at the price range between £35-69.. read about 100 reviews of different known brands and.. it wasn't great to be honest, people were wondering, how possibly it can be so difficult to make just a simply cuppa?! but .. again.. CHn.. made never guaranties much durability, that's a fact. So, to avoid the hassle of buying and then returning we decided to increase the price range.. And then we come across this one - Breville 'Manhattan' kettle, and... almost a year later it still works well, a bit loud, but I think it's due to it's 3000W, which gives us a quick boiling time. It looks really nice in our kitchen and people notice as it's very stylish. So far so good and so far I can say, that it was worth the money, even though we never before spent on the kettle that much. Previous our Breville kettle give the ends off after nearly 8 years.

I love the look, the overall quality is great, it boils really fast which was one of the main reasons I bought it and when its lit up I can really see the New York inspiration from it!Its easy to wipe down to keep clean and the large water level gauge is easy to read during the day or night.I'm very pleased with my purchase, a little expensive but its exactly what I wanted! Buy with confidence, I'm more than happy to recommend it!

I love this kettle so much, I am considering buy a spare. Purchased 4-5 months ago. It is very elegant, but also functions incredibly well. The release mechanism for the lid is discreetly a part of the handle, which adds to the sleek finish as there are no surplus buttons, besides the power switch (which at first seemed a little flimsy, but has proved to be quite robust). It boils quite quickly.