Would not recommend to buy this kettle. We bought this little over 2 years ago but the side window has cracked at the bottom.

I have had this kettle for a few years now and it's been fabulous. The only issue is the other day the plastic panel on one side just flaked off. This was a surprise and disappointing.

Our last kettle was very high-tech with a multitude of settings, to suit every range of tea and coffee drinkers. It was great while it worked but once it started to go wrong it clicked on and off spontaneously and seemed to have a mind of its own. This kettle does exactly what it's supposed to - boil water - and it's attractive and not too noisy. So far, it's been great!