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Grabbed this e-kettle (1.2L) off eBay because it's the ugliest one I could find. In addition,Kamjove has no plastic windows/contacts with the water; all stainless steel. $49 shipped from Queens, NY.
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1st Impressions:
Czarina says, "It's cute." Oh my.
1. Cheap. Very light grade SS, black food grade enamel.
2. Ill designed/poorly manufactured. Kettle rocks in the base.
3. 40.5 oz to boil from tap, 4:00 min.
4. Setting on automatic lets it drift to 170* and then back to boil in 1.5 minutes.
I wrote EBay retailer about the rocking. Bet I never hear anything. I will keep it -- if I had kids, I wouldn't let them use it for the rocking.
My prediction. As much as I dislike this out of the gate due to its inability to set firmly, this thing will last indefinitely.