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I’ve baught the same kettle several times during more than 20 years years. Very durable design. It fullfils all the points, except the bonus point. Price is clo
by jonsen 6y ago
I’ve baught the same kettle several times during more than 20 years years. Very durable design.
It fullfils all the points, except the bonus point. Price is close:
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Philips-HD4646-00-kettle-anti-lime/dp/B000T7UA54/ https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Philips-HD4646-00-kettle-anti-lim...
- andi999 6y agoWhy multiple times? What about durability?
- FridgeSeal 6y agoCould have been for different people as presents? Lost in a move? Etc
- jonsen 6y agoPresents. One new for myself. Edit: Two actually. Retired one after about 10 years for safety reasons. Still have it as a backup.
- lcabral 6y agoSeveral times over the course of 20 years is not that bad. I'm guessing he wouldn't be buying it every 2 years (like common appliances that break apart right after guarantee period).
- londons_explore 6y agoSome people I know have a 50 year old kettle. Sure, they look a bit old fashioned, and have marks and scratches, but they still 100% boil water. I don't really see any reason kettles can't be made to last that long - it isn't like the human need for boiling water is going away anytime soon. To get a design that lasts that long isn't much more expensive either - all it takes is very carefully recording what's broken on each kettle that fails, and modifying the design to avoid that failure mode. Within a few iterations, you'll end up with most kettles lasting 50 years.
- andi999 6y ago50 years is a bit extrem, but my expectation would be 10 years minimum.
- svl 6y agoCame to recommend the same one. My first one stopped working after a decade, now been on the second one for six years. (The "stopped working" thing is not ideal, but given the constant use, also not a dealbreaker for an electrical appliance.) I most like it for the big ... 'spout'? that allows filling it without needing the lift the lid. I do remember it being the only decent option in the store. I guess other people have other priorities in kettles, for all those other models to stick around?
- jonsen 6y agoStop working is the right way. I was a guest once where the kettle set on fire. Recommended this on as replacement.
- bbarn 6y agoFunny, I've spent entirely too much on the one I have in the US because it has a temperature control. I want my tea and coffee at hot, but below boiling so it doesn't wreck my mouth. He calls it a bonus but it's the one feature I actually care about.
- Normille 6y agoYou do realise you don't have to drink it while it's actually boiling, don't you? You can: 1: Leave it a few minutes to cool down 2: Blow on it Jeebus! --talk about 1st world problems!
- adamcstephens 6y agoI just put a couple ice cubes in my cup and pour the brewed tea in.
- morsch 6y agoI just use a bit of tap water, the Δt is about the same and it's less wasteful.
- adamcstephens 6y agoThanks! I’ve started doing this myself and it works even better than ice. My dog is sadder now though. She loves to eat ice, so if I’m opening the freezer less she misses out.
- rhino369 6y agoTemperature control is also important if you aren’t drinking black tea. Green, white, other other teas have optimal brewing temps. While you can stop the kettle at those temps that is a lot harder than it happening manually.
- kristaps 6y agoSimilar Philips story for me - had several pairs of SHP2000 (and HP200, which is basically an earlier model nr for the same exact headphones) over the last 20+ years. They're comfy, sound great for their price and the quality hasn't become worse over the years.
- 65a 6y agoI got a pair of HP200s in the 90s for 40 guilders ($20 USD). Easily the best value headphones I have ever purchased, was a shame when they got stolen.
- jacknews 6y ago"Currently unavailable" LOL
- tnli 6y agoYeapp, that kettle got Hackernewsed SO badly!
- pmiller2 6y agoAs someone who remembers very little of the German he took in college, I’d like to mention that I’m amused that a kettle is literally a “water cooker” (Wasserkocher) in German.
- nwellnhof 6y agokochen can mean to cook or to boil, so in this case water boiler is the literal translation.
- wolfretcrap 6y agoAccording to some accounts Germans were unintelligible barbarians who couldn't have known cooking other than boiling bones to create broth.
- fanf2 6y agoWe have a similar Breville kettle (it’s a Strix design sold under several consumer brand names) and it doesn’t have temperature control which is the cause of the OP’s troubles. https://strix.com https://strix.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Taylor_(inventor)#Career https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Taylor_(inventor)#Career
- ncmncm 6y ago"'temporarily' out of stock"