Smeg 50's Retro Style Electric Water Kettle With Automatic Shutoff, Red

My hotel room in Copenhagen had this kettle, even though it's Italian, not Danish. I fell in love with it, so I had to have one of my own.It's expensive but so stunningly beautiful. The switch is an old-fashioned mechanical fail-proof device - no lights or choosing temperature options, but simple and clean. Doesn't beep, boils quickly, turns off by itself. Worth the money.

Work very well and look great on my counter top

I love it

Worked well and was beautiful on my counter but after a few weeks I noticed that it was corroded inside. I returned it. I gave 2 stars because it functioned well.

Amazingly after a year and a half, not only did this kettle start to go belly up but my toaster did as well. I originally bought these Smeg appliances as a treat/upgrade because I liked the look but honestly did not look into anything more about them. So many people seem to have them so I assumed that they must do a good job – – well in my experience they have been terrible purchases. The kettle has never really boiled the water to a hot boiling temperature so the turn off point must be set lower than what you would get if you have a kettle on the stove so to say. I have switched back to a kettle on the stove and have used this just to put warm water over the dog food in the morning, but it’s not even getting that warm after 20 months of use. My Oster office kettle which I purchased 13 years ago is still going strong! As I am leaving my job, I guess I’ll just bring it home and use that instead as my electric kettle. Save your money!