OVENTE Electric Kettle, 1.7L BPA-Free Fast Boiling

Muy económico muy eficiente

My old Hobbs kettle died & I wanted a new one. I don’t need any fancy temp controls, etc.. I just wanted an electric kettle for tea water. I liked the green (it matches the pod coffee maker & milk frother) This works. I was a little amused that it lights up inside while heating (kinda like the plant lights in the garden LOL) and kinda bummed it doesn’t beep when it turns off. Not that it said it would – I am used to my old one that makes a really loud click when it turns off. This one is quiet so I have to pay attention. BUT it is slow when full about 5+ minutes. Less water = less time but still slower than I would like. AND I had to put it on a trivet so it wouldn’t melt my countertop. My old one had a better, thicker more insulated bottom.
Pros: It works & is inexpensive & a fun color & has a strange inner light when heating.
Cons: The hub it sits on is thin &the bottom gets really hot, it is faster than heating water on the stove BUT it is not super fast, hard to tell when it is done since the shut off is so quiet
All in all it is a decent, inexpensive electric kettle.

This is a must for a tea station so I purchased 2. It heats very quickly and is so easy to use. You just flip the switch on, it lights up as it boils then automatically shuts off. It’s small and portable too which has come in handy when I’m sick. I keep it next to me to have tea whenever I want and it also works great for instant noodles. The price was good and the vibrant green color is very nice though I wish the blue was on sale since it’s my favorite color.

I never had an electric tea kettle, now I do and love it. The color goes great with my kitchen. It heats up the water real fast. I’m glad I bought this electric tea kettle and is worth the money I bought it for. The size is great, you can make two cups of water or more,and it’s quite. It’s just so easy to use and to clean and you can let a friend borrow it.

So far I love it but I’ve only used it once to see how long it took and make sure the light and automatic shut-off was working properly. Both worked wonderfully, lights up while it’s on and shuts off when it’s done. At max capacity with cold tap water it took approximately 10 minutes to boil. This is not maintaining a bubbling, rolling, overflowing boil, in case someone for some reason expects that, but it is and it’s perfect for my uses(reg and loose leaf tea and the occasional instant soup). To clarify it does bubble up for those of you who may not know how these kettles work that is what triggers the shut-off so it then goes back to its resting state. The handle remains cool enough so no danger there, the body of it is decently hot though as is to be expected. Currently it has been shut off for 14 minutes and is still steaming. The way I drink tea I could easily drink a cup and still have enough hot water for another which is kind of awesome.
Cons:
The plastic is obviously a little cheap feeling as a few others have mentioned. This is really inconsequential to me as the price is low enough I would expect Something to be on the cheaper and I’d rather it be that than say the heating element. It’s still decently think and so far appears to distribute or not distribute heat as it should, so not a big deal. As a side note is also still looks fairly nice.
Cleaning. Okay so these things are kind of always a bitch to clean. For this one the mouth is fairly small so it was a bit difficult to get my hand down in it to wipe it out(and I am a fairly small woman). Again, a lot of these electric kettles have this issue so to be expected. The kettle cannot be submerged so the outside just needs to be wiped down with a damp cloth or sponge and if any soap is used make sure the soap is cleaned off and it’s completely dry before use. Now for the little filter. None of my old kettles have this so it’s a new, kind of cool little feature for me. There’s nothing really telling you how to remove it or replace it so I had to mess with it a little to figure it out and with the cheap plastic I was a little scared to do so. Was also kind of annoying with the small opening trying to see and feel but it slides out with a little pressure and then you slide it in and pop it back into place so pretty simple once I figured it out.
The chord. So the chord is reallyy short. Like you should probably just put it right in front of the plug in. This is probably the most annoying con for me cause the spot I had is really right next to the plug in but still far enough away that it barely reached and my kettle is practically against the next item on my counter. I did plan on getting a strip for that outlet so I’ll make it work but was still a bit frustrating. So prepare to have it directly in front of a plug in if you keep it on your counter.
Packaging. Okay so I noticed others mention this in reviews and was worried about it but mine showed up all in one piece undamaged. BUT I can see where the concern comes from. It is packaged in a plastic bag inside a box inside your standard Amazon so no not a lot of cushion going on if the handlers were too rough I could easily see it showing up damaged.
Side-note: now at nearly 30 minutes and still steaming so that’s pretty awesome for a ten minute heating time.
Otherwise everything looks good I’m giving 5 stars as none of my cons are more than minor inconveniences I mostly expected and don’t really differ from anything in the listing. Great bang for your buck, I’m super excited about it and can’t wait for the much needed tea-time it will bring me! 😁