Whistling kettle for load shedding

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So I need to ask the community for their advice regarding whistling kettles and their experience. I've read reports from various people that they can rust pretty quickly and that they need to be maintained - like you can't have any water remaining in the kettle, needs to be dry after each use. Is that really true? If so, that would drive me nuts.

I was thinking of the Le Crueset whistling kettle that gets great reviews but after reading guys on the reddit threads, they also seem to rust, but I guess that's from poor maintainance. Would stainless steel whistling kettles be a better bet? I see Smeg have a whistling kettle in stainless steel - Le Crueset also do but not available in stock.

What do you guys use and what have your experiences been so far? Do you have coddle them after every use or not really?
 
Olorin said:
So I need to ask the community for their advice regarding whistling kettles and their experience. I've read reports from various people that they can rust pretty quickly and that they need to be maintained - like you can't have any water remaining in the kettle, needs to be dry after each use. Is that really true? If so, that would drive me nuts.

I was thinking of the Le Crueset whistling kettle that gets great reviews but after reading guys on the reddit threads, they also seem to rust, but I guess that's from poor maintainance. Would stainless steel whistling kettles be a better bet? I see Smeg have a whistling kettle in stainless steel - Le Crueset also do but not available in stock.

What do you guys use and what have your experiences been so far? Do you have coddle them after every use or not really?
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I've never had an issue using it like normal.
 
Bought a cheap SS one years ago for camping as thing get abused when camping. Use it for load shedding these days. Not a mark on it and we don’t take water out. Even boil tea with teabags inside kettle.
Don’t buy to big one, they can take long time to boil if filled. Ours is small, can do max 4 cups
 
wingnut771 said:
I've never had an issue using it like normal.
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So to be clear when you say using it like normal, you're like me, once you've boiled the kettle, you just leave whatever remaining water is still in the kettle and then just fill it up as per how many cups you need and boil again? I've never maintained my existing kettle.
 
bwana said:
Smeg? Le Crueset? For a kettle?

We bought one of these many years back and it still does what needs doing... it boils water.

Safeway Stove Top Whistling Kettle 2.5L - Clicks

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Might not fit in with the overallkitchen decor and theme though. SMEG and LC tend to make many styles and in particular colors so you can get a better style for your kitchen.
 
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neoprema said:
Might not fit in with the overallkitchen decor and theme though. SMEG and LC tend to make many styles and in particular colors so you can get a better style for your kitchen.
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It's for load shedding, not the cover of house and home.

Anyway - everyone knows you don't use your show kettle... :unsure:

Olorin said:
Eish. Yeah, the SO really likes the look of the pricey units. It's not easy on the wallet, that's for sure. :(
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Fair enough - it's critical you don't get the Smeg kettle unless you also have a Smeg stove, people will talk.
 
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bwana said:
It's for load shedding, not the cover of house and home.

Anyway - everyone knows you don't use your show kettle... :unsure:


Fair enough - it's critical you don't get the Smeg kettle unless you also have a Smeg stove, people will talk.
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LOL funny you mention that - I need to get a new gas oven/stove and was eying the Smeg unit. But Smeg and Le Creuset together would probably be an atom bomb waiting to go off. Needs to be both or not at all. :D
 
Harmonic said:
As far as I'm concerned, you can't go wrong with a Le creuset. Had one for about 7 years now and it looks the same as the day I bought it
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Have you checked at the bottom to see if there is any rust? How do you maintain it? Do you have to faff around or just use it like you would a normal electric kettle?
 
Stay away from Safegas kettles. The most recent one I purchased from them melted (plastic on the inside of lid melted.) Their kettles used to be good, but not anymore.
 
Olorin said:
So I need to ask the community for their advice regarding whistling kettles and their experience. I've read reports from various people that they can rust pretty quickly and that they need to be maintained - like you can't have any water remaining in the kettle, needs to be dry after each use. Is that really true? If so, that would drive me nuts.

I was thinking of the Le Crueset whistling kettle that gets great reviews but after reading guys on the reddit threads, they also seem to rust, but I guess that's from poor maintainance. Would stainless steel whistling kettles be a better bet? I see Smeg have a whistling kettle in stainless steel - Le Crueset also do but not available in stock.

What do you guys use and what have your experiences been so far? Do you have coddle them after every use or not really?
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Get a ceramic kettle. I'm happy with my le Creuset but you can get cheaper ceramic kettles.
 
Olorin said:
So I need to ask the community for their advice regarding whistling kettles and their experience. I've read reports from various people that they can rust pretty quickly and that they need to be maintained - like you can't have any water remaining in the kettle, needs to be dry after each use. Is that really true? If so, that would drive me nuts.

I was thinking of the Le Crueset whistling kettle that gets great reviews but after reading guys on the reddit threads, they also seem to rust, but I guess that's from poor maintainance. Would stainless steel whistling kettles be a better bet? I see Smeg have a whistling kettle in stainless steel - Le Crueset also do but not available in stock.

What do you guys use and what have your experiences been so far? Do you have coddle them after every use or not really?
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Which part of the kettle would rust, they would replace it if it did
 
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