Stainless Steel & Black Electric 1.7L Cordless Kettle with black handle (Fast Boil 3KW, Removable washable anti-scale filter, Pull off lid, Perfect pour spout) 23911

Beautiful kettle, thanks to the superbly useful review by EverLivid I was able to remove the red plastic scale inside since I, too, bought this wanting a kettle without large acres of plastic leaching and breaking down into the water. The plastic is hard AB type, a single stepped piece which curves about three-quarters around to hug onto the metal bar, and is presumably snapped on after manufacture. The most suitable tool I had was a vintage letter opener with a strong narrow steel blade, I had to apply a fair bit of pressure downwards in line with the metal bar, but then the red plastic just popped off, it appears undamaged (I did test the kettle first to make sure it worked in case I mauled it, and voided the warranty). Without EverLivid's tip, I would have had no idea how to tackle this, so thank you indeed. My hands aren't that strong but once I got the idea of the downward pressure to pop it off, it came away easily. Wrapping a tea towel over the top of your tool would also apply downwards pressure if you have trouble gripping a narrow tool hard enough to drive downwards. My letter opener is old and has soft, curved, blunted edges - if you use a new one for this, protect your hands, and check it's sturdy enough, that plastic does NOT want to let go! You need a downwards-force motion to wedge in and drive the plastic to pop off, you don't need to cut it or pry sideways. I hope in future Russell Hobbs invests the extra few pennies (which I would have gladly paid) to make gauges in steel or simply mark the interior, which is how the Max fill line is done at the top. A steel inner lid and no weird silicone (?) ring in the base, marketed as 100% stainless steel interior, would have elicited an extra tenner from me, and I'm far from rich. Best Bits: the pouring spout is controlled, tidy, and allows for rapidly filling a teapot, mug, or saucepan. I like the open handle, this allows for taking hold with slightly more versatility, you don't need to line your hand up and slot it in. Not a big issue but this feels nicer, it also makes the kettle appear less bulky. Zero weird smells or tastes, I'm super picky about stuff like that, and this passes with flying colours. Negatives: the kettle makes a faint buzzing sound as soon as it's turned on, I hope that's not a sign of an electrical fault, and will update this review if it is. Finally, this kettle has no LED at the base to indicate power-on, it's not that important but for some reason a little orange LED first thing in the morning always makes me happy, so I'll mention it here. But at time of typing it's been in service six weeks and overall, it's a total winner - can see me buying one or two more to keep handy, and save hours questing for a similarly low-to-no plastic model in future.

I was looking for a kettle with no plastic in it, since I've learned that plastic is getting into our bodies, especially when it's in contact with hot water. This kettle almost fits the bill. There's a piece of moulded red plastic inside that's supposed to be a guide to how many cups you've filled the kettle with. I removed this with the aid of a large screwdriver — it's just clipped on. There's also a black plastic filter at the spout — again, this is quite easy to remove, as it, too, is just clipped in. All in all, this is a nice kettle for a great price, and it's plastic-free with just a couple of minutes' work.

Large capacity, boils rather quick. Good that it has stainless steel inner. There isnt any light/indicator when boiling. Got it to replace a plastic one i have been using. Should have bought this in the first place!

Some reviews complain about a wobble, I realised, you need to choose the length of wire extension first then clip it in, no more wobble. I miss the pop-up lid of my last one, but I'll get accustomed to just lifting the lid too. This is going to need a little more cleaning maintenance due to the chrome finish, but it does look good. One last thing, it is a little loud, but I don't mind that, I can hear it complete its mission from the next room.

Appears well made and boils water quickly but noisy when doing so and unless you take the lid off each time to fill it, you can only fill it slowly otherwise it splashes quite a bit.

Good quality

Boils very fast. Noise about average for a kettle. Did not want or need the plastic extras (spout filter and cup indicators at bottom) so personally removed them, so yes they are removable with a bit of elbow grease. Would have preferred a steel lid too but this does not affect my review, just a hint to Russell Hobbs that there is quite good demand out there for plastic free kettles, which is surprisingly not met by any major manufacturer that I am aware of as of yet. The lid is very often tricky to lift due to the design of it. Not sure how this could be resolved but I would say Russell Hobbs should scrap that lid design. The ultimate save would be to send out better lids to everyone who bought this kettle, but that is just a dream... Anyway it is a decent kettle, lid aside.

Please offer more US chord Russell Hobbs.. tea is only real tea when Hobbs is involved. Need more Hobbs electric kettles!!

Modell 20070 bestellt, aber leider Modell 23910 mit britischem Netzstecker (BS 1363) erhalten. Man kann das Stromkabel auch nicht einfach von der Bodenplatte abschrauben und bei Inkaufnahme des Garantieverlustes durch ein handelsübliches Netzkabel mit Kaltgerätestecker ersetzen, weil die Bodenplatte im Gegensatz zu den älteren Modellen keine abschraubbare Abdeckung hat – es ist alles geklebt. Man müsste, wenn, den Stecker selbst fachmännisch ersetzen, was aber auch zum Garantieverlust führt.

Nice basic kettle, no plastic smell when boiled like some previous buys.

Wasserkocher für England mit englischem Stecker. Ich hab bestellt Model 20070 Cambridge und ist gelifert Model 23910 Adventure für englischen Markt.

Nice and study. Just wish there’s no plastic measuring inside as it beats the purpose. It’s still a great product though.