Customer Reviews

Presto 02703 Electric Tea Kettle

5 star:		(37)
4 star:		(18)
3 star:		(14)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

I've had this kettle for about 8 years and it works just fine. I use it on average 2 to 5 times a day. The whistle isn't quite as loud as it was in it's younger days, hence I've boiled it dry quite a few times, with no ill effects. The only drawbacks are the one quart capacity and dragging the cord around when I fill it. So, if you want an electric kettle for under $20, this is a good buy.

I bought this teakettle online after searching the stores for something similar. I drink tea several times a day, and my office is a ten minute walk from the cafeteria. This way, I drink tea whenever I want at a fraction of the cost. The water heats up very quickly, and the teakettle never seems too hot to hold. Everyone who sees it wants one of her own.

Highly recommended!

I actually own two of these kettles for several years now. One at home, and one to make a quick tea/coffee at work. They make a quick job of boiling water, have a very loud whistle and just excellent overal. One thing to notice though - it will only hold three to four cups of water. Perfect for a small family, but not enough if you have more than 2 tea drinkers at home. I have not seen rust on either pot I own, so it's possible that the other reviewer had a bad unit.

The bottom section is painted steel. After a year of use, the bottom section paint started chipping away from the rusting steel underneath. For something that is used only 15 minutes each day with fresh water only, this is inexcusable. I had to stop using it because the rust started staining my counter. What a piece of junk.

My mother in law turned us on to this kettle - so quick and easy to use. Cord is short, and don't over-fill because it will bubble out the spout, but other than that, it works great, quickly and holds enough for several cups of coffee / tea. Have purchased more than one of these, and they seem to last quite a while. We use ours several times a day so it gets a good work out.

I got one of these for my 80-something mother a few years ago. She desperately wanted an electric kettle that reminded her of an old stovetop version yet was simple and safe, since her eyesight was failing. The Ptresto fit the bill and she loved it.

Unfortunately, the cleaning lady at mom's facility melted the cord somehow, so we got mom another. She likes it as much as before. We were impressed enough that we ditched our own more vertical model and got ourselves one of these.

Very handy for tea water, a cup of instant hot cider or cocoa on a cold evening, or some boullion. Or to just have some hot, hot water handy on the counter for recipe purposes.

We recommend it!

This kettle serves its basic function of boiling water but has some drawbacks: (1) The electric cord is relatively short. (2) If you fill to the "full" indicator, the water comes bubbling out the spout when it boils. (3) You can't disbale the whistle. (I stuffed the whistle hole with paper.)

This pot has no on/off switch and so it sparks whenever you unplug it or plug it in. It will only automatically turn off if all the water boils away. I wish i had spent more money and gotten a higher quality product.

Besides the constant thought of "I wonder how many chemicals from the plastic I am drinking," I have only one other issue. All of a sudden my kettle leaks water out of where the chord attaches to the kettle. Seriously, It's a wonder I haven't shocked myself. The insulation on the chord must be good enough to block the electricity from getting to the water (and then onto whatever the water touches).

Since I received the Tea Kettle every time I use it something inside it makes very LOUD POPS similar to the sound you hear as it starts to heat up (Materials reaction to the heat) except it's much louder.
I notified the vendor about this, I got a reply asking me to define what I meant by loud POP's or Crackling noises, I repeated my concern about this and since I had another Tea Kettle exactly like this one and that never happened so I think this is not going to last very long.
I never heard from that "Customer Service" lady again.
Regards
Oscar Sanchez