Customer Reviews

Le Creuset Flame Whistling Tea Kettle 1.8 Qt.

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I have owned this kettle for 2 years. I have had none of the negative experiences listed by other owners/reviewers. Mine doesn't have a single chip, (I have electic burners). I haven't had trouble pouring from the kettle either. I believe the booklet that comes with it mentions not filling the water in the kettle more than a third full - which is still a considerable amount of water, enough for about 4 lrg mugs. The whistle stopper on the spout does get very hot though. I'm surprised people are having such trouble with their kettles; mine looks just as good as the day I got it.

This kettle heats water as good as any of them, but don't dare leave water in it for any time at all. Even with fairly regular emptying, this overpriced kettle started to show rust inside within a couple of months. Buy Stainless!

I don't know what everyone's complaining about! This is like the original whistling tea kettle from 100 years ago only it looks better! If you don't leave it boiling on the stove for a half an hour, the handle is perfectly 'holdable'(and positionable) and it makes the classic whistling tea kettle sound. So you have to use a kitchen towel sometimes to pull the whistling top off,(I didn't) they were always like that! If you don't want to pull the whistling top off of a tea kettle, buy an Oxo. Otherwise, stop yer gripin', this one is very nice and Le Crueset good looking too!

I am writing this for my friend who just bought a Le Creuset teakettle. She has used it a short time and the bottom has been flaking off and sticking to the burner when she put it on, with water in, to heat up. There must have been a flaw in the process of its production somewhere. Can you tell her what to do?

I received the kettle as a gift--and it ought to have lasted a lifetime. It did not. As other reviewers have noted, the inside of the kettle rusts and cracks within months. I only wish I had kept track of the warranty; it broke my heart to put the kettle in the trash.

We received this teakettle as a wedding present and were very excited to use it. The FIRST time we used it the enamel on the bottom melted off onto our cooktop. This left a 2 inch red enamel raised scar on our otherwise new stove which will not come off. We are in the process of trying to get compensation from Le Crueset. We do not recommend this product.

We got this tea kettle as a wedding present. When water is just hot, not even boiling, and I try to pour, the water splashes out of the spigot instead of pouring neatly into the cup. I've gotten scalded once or twice when the water splattered out on me, even when I was being careful. The other day I forgot to close the whistle and left it on the stove too long til the water burned off. I can't get the inside clean now, so I guess we'll get something else. It's too bad because it's a really nice looking kettle, but I don't want to be burned each time I try to pour a cup of tea. BTW, we hadn't had any problems with rust, although we let water sit in the kettle all the time.

I have owned this kettle for about 4 years. It's great, has not rusted at all, no problems. The red is a prettier color than the flame, though.

I really like it. It is bigger than I imagined and I sware it boils faster than my old one (more burner surface area).

i adore le creuset, but this tea kettle was a monumental disappointment. as other reviewers have noted, it rusted within months of purchasing it. (however, i admittedly had no problems with burns from the handle or removing the whistle to pour.) i can't imagine what a person would need to do in order to prevent the rusting, aside from never actually using the kettle. i was seriously let down by this purchase, since it looked so beautiful but ended up being so useless.