BELLA 1.7 Liter Glass Electrical Kettle, Rapidly Boil 7 Cups of Water in 6-7 Minutes, Mushy Blue LED Lights Illuminate Whereas Boiling, Cordless Transportable Heater, Carefree Auto Shut-Off, Black

Good little kettle
My old electric kettle stopped working after a good 5 years of daily use for teas and pour-over coffee. I love the idea of a bright copper kettle whistling away on the fire, but I am too easily distracted not to use an electric water kettle with automatic shut-off instead (I can’t even count the number of pots and kettles I’ve burned irreparably). I wanted an exact replacement of my HadinEeon glass kettle, but couldn’t find one, so I chose this Bella instead. I’m familiar with their beautiful ceramic kettles which are out of my price range, but choosing a used borosilicate one with free shipping brought the price down to just $15. So I stopped shopping and put it in my cart. It arrived within 3 days!I love the blue light that glows up from the black base through the water, it’s mesmerizing. And boiling water in a glass vessel reminds me of that scene in Blade Runner when Priss pulls out the boiling eggs from the glass pot. Good times. But I digress. The lid is secured with a pinch-to-open mechanism on top, so you either need to use both hands, pinch open the lid with one hand while the pot is resting on a stable surface, or have strong ring and pinky fingers to hold the handle while your first and middle fingers pinch open the lid. I wish it was one-hand friendly like my old kettle, with the thumb lever above the handle, but the Bella lid will stay open at 90 degrees without needing to hold it with your thumb, so I guess it’s a trade-off. You also have to tug it a bit to get it in that position, but, no-biggie. Actually, I suspect that’s the reason it was returned; when you open the lid, it resists at about 45 degrees, like that’s as wide as it goes. Plus, it won’t remain open, so it’s awkward trying to fill the pot under the faucet (not to mention cleaning it). I was disappointed, but figured, oh well, $15, right? On the second day of use I thought, nooo, that just couldn’t be how it was designed – maybe it was stuck or something – so I pulled the lid a little harder, and voilà! 90 degrees and it stays put! My biggest complaint was solved!The Bella also doesn’t have a “keep warm” feature, a notification beep, or a temperature control panel like my old kettle, but, honestly, I never once used the thermostat on that one, so it’s not worth the cost for me. This one has a large toggle switch with an audible “click” sound that’s loud enough to hear in a quiet apartment, and in a few minutes your water is boiled and the heating element is safely and automatically toggled off again. Aah, simplicity and peace of mind.The only feature I truly dislike is the plastic strainer attached to the underside of the lid where the water pours out. I guess it’s for loose tea leaves? I honestly don’t know. Why would anyone want a plastic filter for their boiling water? See, that’s when a thumb lift lid would come in handy too. But I think I can yank it out though. Another tiny complaint is the width of the handle compared to my old kettle; but, then again, I have small hands, so it won’t trouble most people and I’ll grow accustomed to it. But if you have weak wrists, it miiiight be a problem with the added weight of 1.7 liters of water.So, all in all, it does the job it’s designed to do, looks lovely doing it, and is very reasonably priced (even new). If you’ve never used an electric kettle, now’s your chance to try one out. Keep your stove burners free and give yourself perfect peace of mind.

Works great and quick
This item saves so much time and is very convenient. It saved me a lot of time and it can store a lot of water as well. This item is compact and looks awesome. It’s very durable as well and can last you a very long time.

Solid kettle that works great
Bella has always seemed to make solid, practical products and this kettle was no different. The bulky shape may not be the most aesthetic, but it holds a lot of water, heats fast and was reliable. Most electric kettles seem to just not last these days, a lot of them fizzled out within months. This kettle did go strong for almost a year, I only recently put it away due to getting a new kettle, it was still working fine.When you first get it, it may seem very inconvenient to pour water in because the lid doesn’t open wide. This is not explained well, but you actually need to force the lid open past the “catch” feeling. This lid does open wide as any other brand, it just doesn’t feel like it if you’re nervous of forcing plastic parts open like I was. But nothing will break, and it works well.

Decent Hot Water Kettle for the price.
This is an ok kettle and it was a good price. It takes several min to heat if full so it is not very fast but does the job. I have seen many reviews that it does not auto shut off. OK take note as it clearly says in the instructions (you did read them right?) the unit will only auto shut off if the lid is closed. So in other words if you do not close the lid all the way it will boil water and not shut off. I am not sure how other brands function this is the first kettle we have purchased. But it does auto shut off if the lid is closed and yup it does not if it’s not closed. As for the one thing I really don’t like it’s the lid only opens about half way you really cannot get your hand inside to clean and kinda hard to fill. Again for the price I think it’s ok and we have been using everyday even several times a day no issues.

I bought this kettle about a month ago. Love the kettle, boils water quicklyand shuts off. Had a Salton for 12 years with no problems until it stoppedshutting off on its own, after 12 yrs expected. With my Saltonthe lid lifted up straight so was easy to clean and fill. This kettle I have to holdlid up to fill and harder to reach in to clean. I would still buy again.Also thank you Amazon for great delivery .This is a new review for Bella Kettle,Now I’ve had this kettle for approx 2.5 monthsand this morning it kept boiling and boiling, noautomatic shut off, I am very disappointed as Iliked the kettle now I have to make sure I watchit so to turn it off manually. Had it to long to return.This should not happen to a newer kettle as I’m verycareful with my appliances.🙁I want reviewers to know my Bella kettle is shuttingoff on its own. I am sorry about second review, the problemwas myself 😊 I didn’t have the lid firmly closed. Working fineand I love it !!

Couldn’t use the kettle at all because it wasn’t wired for the UK market. Made in china so goodness know which market it was made for. Had to send it back for refund. This process is midway so hopefully no problems with this when the time comes. Amazon surely could have made this potential problem known at point of sale.