Hi there,

Very basic question - How do you guys choose a good electric kettle? Any brands, features to recommend?
Thanks.

I have used Sharp & Kenwood for 10 years, the same ones. But the Elbas.....2 per year.

1. Prefer stainless steel with no plastic parts inside
2. Bigger lid opening for easy cleaning
3. Flat heating element for easy cleaning


Bought a Philips model

This post has been edited by idoblu: May 29 2015, 06:15 AM

I think sharp, ken wood, Panasonic also good. Elba is cheaper also can!

Just to boil water? The most basic type without electronics, sure last long.
If you need some extra functions, I'll get Panasonic, rm270 at least in Senheng while other electric appliance shop I got it for rm225.

Depend your socket load. IF its in dependent get the higher power like 2400 watt or higher, boiling sure faster. If you socket are shared with fridge or other appliances get lower load.

For me, I use gas to boil, is cheaper

I have one Elba electric kettle that I have used for over two years. Slightly cheaper than other brands and no issues so far.

Means we shouldn't share a power socket when we use it for kettle?

Yes if the socket are loop to appliances like Fridge, or oven.

You mean the same row of the power point? Or each individual power point?

If all using the same copper wire to the fuse (same MCB), that mean is looping. Same row of powerpoint usually are loop. Not many will have direct. Some but I seldom see now uses Ring circuit.

If that is the case, we should treat electric kettle as aircond huh. Pull a separate line for it.

No need lah, kettle only run 10-15mins a day. If using oven don't use kettle at the same line. Else my risk tripping, worse wires burned.

Oven usually have a separate 15amp power socket, right?

Well, there are some shared, and owner don't know about it.

Isn't it the outlook of 15 amp power socket is different with the 13amp one?

I'm using this Kettle + Teapot set. I usually use the kettle to boil water and sometimes when I want to make tea, I just pour the hot water from the kettle into the teapot and throw a teabag into the filter holder. Then I turn the warming function for the teapot to go. This was my partner's ideal of a kettle when we were looking for a kettle.

Saves me the trouble and keeps the tea warm when I want it.

Something like a coffee maker & it's teapot set though.

Be careful of water being boil many times, heard that is not good for our body.

Usually it won't really trip if using 13A fuse.
It will heat up the wire.

Not really, you will have a happy doctor to serve you