OXO Good Grips Uplift Teakettle, Brushed Stainless Steel
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of OXO Good Grips Uplift Teakettle, Brushed Stainless Steel
Customer Review: Leaks....
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchased this for my wife for Chrtistmas and brought it home to find it leaked water from the top the 1st time we used it. If you look at the top handle, its angled toward the rear. If you are not being careful and watching your "water level," when it starts to boil, it leaks from the top handle. It caused a mess for us. Also, I was not fully satisfied with mechanism it uses to open the spout. Unless the tea kettle is placed on a flat surface, you cannot open or close the spout, because it uses leverage (from the handle). We took it back the day after Christmas. Still looking for a perfect tea kettle...I thought $50 would have done it, but I was disappointed.Customer Review: The clever handle gets in the way
Summary: 2 Stars
Oxo used to be synonymous with good design -- but this tea kettle should have been left on the drawing board. In theory, the clever handle (lift the kettle, and the lid automatically opens) is a good idea, but if you're used to a standard kettle where the handles swings out of the way, this one might seem too awkward. The handle gets in the way of both filling and washing up. Other than that annoyance, the kettle does have one good thing going for it: the wide base is excellent for gas stoves; flames don't reach the sides. Some steam escapes the lid if it's not fitted precisely, but the whistle is sharp. And, it looks nice, so...that's good.Customer Review: Rusts inside!!!
Summary: 2 Stars
Oxo Good Grips Uplift Teakettle, Brushed Stainless Steel
I bought the green enamel Oxo Good Grips Uplift Tea Kettle 2 Qt. capacity less than 6 months back. I use it daily to boil water for cooking. I take good care of it- keep it clean and dry when not in use. Unfortunately, it has began rusting inside where the spout meets the kettle. This is definitely not worth the money.
2 stars for the good looks and the comfy handle.
Customer Review: Steam problems and no whistle
Summary: 2 Stars
From reading the other reviews, I see that my problems with this kettle are not unique. It actually seems like I was fortunate, because mine just started having problems at three years old. It's stopped whistling and the steam escaping from it is a little scary, which it wasn't before. It always boils quickly. The lid can be hard to get off and on, and the moving handle has always made me nervous (but no injuries yet!). It's way overpriced, too. I got it as a wedding gift. Don't buy it yourself.Customer Review: Do NOT buy this kettle!!!
Summary: 2 Stars
They changed the Uplift kettle, and the newer generation is definitely inferior to the previous. The kettle no longer features the pleasant harmonic whistle. The stainless kettles also have a seam along the bottom that the colored kettles do not have. It distorts the aesthetics. And the brushed stainless model takes FOREVER to boil.