Tefal BR303844 Reviews: Modern Kettle

+ So quick and easy, even makes nice tea. One of the best gadgets ever bought.

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+ makes a good cuppa in no time

- its a bit noisey.

+ QUICK AND ECONOMICAL

- NONE

+ instant hot water

- does splash a little when filling cups

+ Excellent for a quick cup of coffee

- Not quite hot enough for a good cup of tea - and it makes quite a bit of noise! The second cup is hotter than the first, so if you need to make coffee and tea, then make the coffee first.

+ i have a benign tremor which means my hands shake a lot with this kettle i do not have to lift the hot water so is very safe compared with other kettles thank you i can now make myself a cuppa

- filters are a bit expensive for me being a pensioner

+ It is good as it produces hot water immediately.

- I dont think the water reaches boiling point. My drinks are definitely not as hot as when the water was boiled in a kettle.

+ exellent for single cups instantly ready no waiting for kettle to boil only heats what you need.

- if you want a lot of boiling water i.e. for pasta you need a convental kettle.

+ Excellent product for elderly people. My mother has arthritis in arms and hands and cannot lift a conventional kettle.

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+ very quick, boils just enough for a cup/mug so saves energy - very green

- quite loud ! Although no more so than a coffee percolater really. Need a separate jug to fill up tank to avoid removing tank every time refill required.

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- It does not work! water is no hotter than tap water!

+ Immediate hot water available.

- A little noisy when dispensing boiling water.

+ its all good

- none

+ quick and easy

- expensive for a kettle

+ very quick when working correctly

- had the water heater for a few weeks and it now only gives warm water

+ Quick and efficient. Using it in an office environment, so very practical in terms of use of time.

- Because the water doesn't quite reach boiling, it's fine for coffee but prefer to use the kettle for tea.

+ You don't have to wait for the water to boil, therefore you don't have to re-boil when you end up doing something else. Also you don't have to wait to drink it, it's the perfect temperature, as opposed to putting it down to wait for it to cool down a bit and then forgetting it while you go off and do something else.

- It's noisy but so's a kettle

+ No need to wait for the kettle to boil, hot drink straight away.

- The water doesn't get quite hot enough. If you have coffee, you need to take it black or any milk you put in turns it too cool. Also there is no chiller if you want cold water

+ None

- Doesn't heat water properly. Buy a proper kettle next time.

+ Great Use Of Technology

- No Drip Tray (Massive Design Error(

+ Great I really feel I am doing something for the environment. Very quick to use I can have a cuppa in seconds.

- Water is not hot enough.

+ easy to use

- water not hot

+ Instant hot water

- Very noisy
Cost of filters

+ looks modern and innovative

- the water isn't hot enough for tea or coffee, i don't take milk but it was still too cool. for those who take milk it was definitely not satisfactory.

+ Quick.

- The water is never very hot.

+ Easy too clean.

- It takes too long if there is more than one cup to make. The water splutters and can miss the cup. Tea tastes very poor.

+ my children like it to make their instant hot chocolate by themselves.

- water not hot enough.

+ JUG TYPE FILTERS WATER HOT AND COLD WATER DISPENCER

- WATER DOES NOT GET HOT ENOUGH

+ Speed of hot water

- Limescale build up + water comes out frothy and needs heated up in the microwave if you want boiling water

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- the water is nowhere near hot enough comes out luke warm

+ very easy to use

- does not heat the water hot enough, certainly does not boil the water

+ ok for making coffee

- water not hot enough for tea making,noisy,splashes to much

+ quick

- water not boiling hot broke first week of purchase

+ The idea of this item is good, I bought one to save on the electric bill and to help the enviroment.

- The item is made of very flimsy material, and mine only did three cups before it packed in, all the lights were on but it did not heat the water. so I was very reluctant to replace with the same item.

+ like the instant hot filtered water, easy to fill and operate

- VERY noisey in operation, wife does not like tea made from this device so we still have to have second kettle as well.

+ A good idea.

- does not heat the water up sufficient to enjoy A cup off tea, A very bad buy AND WOULD NOT RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE.

+ The fact that its quick and easy to use, just press one button and you are done.

- Its very messy. the water splatters out of the spout and goes all over the worktop. We have now put a jug underneath to stop it splashing every where. We then transfer the water from the jug to the cup. Also the water isn't really hot enough for a cup of tea as you have to leave it to brew for 5/10 mins.

+ Looks good, really quick to deliver a LUKE warm cuppa, very clean tasting water

- Really noisy, coffee or tea is only LUKE warm if you take milk, cant pre-boil the water for a saucepan you plan to cook pasta/rice in. Too much of a "gadget" for my liking. Avoid.

+ Instantaneous hot water.

- If you are not drinking it straightaway, it will cool quicker than if you boiled the water in a kettle.

+ dosent take long to do a cup of coffee or tea

- the filters have to be ordered and are more expensive then other filters

+ Very Quick and easy

- Too Noisy!

+ Energy Saving and speed for just one cup is excellent

- The water isn't quite hot enough and there is a floating layer of 'scum' for want of a better word, on top of the drink.

+ good enough for coffee that does not require water to be boiling, easy to clean practical but no good for tea bags, would not buy anything like this again

- only heated water to 60 degrees which just isnt hot enough for tea bags. brought a thermostat to test the water from this and a normal kettle and the differencs was 20 degrees. paid a lot of money for this item which has now been relegated to its box. it is only good enough for instant coffee that does not require boiling water. very disappointed in it.

+ Quick and does not waste water.

- Suppliers who supply this product do not seem to supply extra filters. Filters are a little expensive for this product and I could only find them via online stores.

+ Great idea.

- Water does not get hot enough for even a cup of coffee, therefore I do not believe it is fit fpr purpose.

+ small, compact and looks very modern

- Not hot enough and takes forever to fill a pan or flask up, wouldn't buy again

+ Instant hot drinks

- sometimes the water is not exactly boiling hot

+ Simple to use and quick.

- Very noisy machine. Hard to find the replacement filter cartridges also they are expensive to buy.

+ The concept

- It made a loud noise. It didn't heat the water enough for a good cup of tea. I sent it back but was disappointed

+ Gives me hot water when I want it

- Noisy, Water could be hotter.

+ Quick

- Pump is a tad noisy

+ Really efficient as you boil only what you need. Good design in general. Although there are some minor bad points below, I would still recommend the kettle

- The nozzle is beginning to get a limescale deposit around it after 3 months. The cartridges are too expensive. The cartridge does not last long enough. When using the hot water facility the kettle often 'spits' hot water outside the cup. Could have a Health & safety issue here.

+ VERY HANDY WHEN YOU NEED A QUICK CUP OF TEA

- MAKES A TERRIBLE NOISE WHEN IN USE

+ Stylish

- Water splahes everywhere - filter constantly needs changing, noisy, it should pour smoothly!!

+ Efficient, rapid and convenient

- A little noisy and spray at times

+ boils quickly and energy efficent.

- not much water capicty.

+ Saves energy!
Saves water (no emptying out dregs from bottom of kettle).
No need to wait for the 'kettle' to boil.

- Bit of a novelty!
Have to buy disposable filters - expense and waste.
Fiddly to fill.
Smaller capacity than average electric kettle.
A bit noisy.

+ Instant

- Instant, water not hot enough.

+ very good to boil a single cup for coffe or hot chocolate

- no good for a pot of tea does not boil enough takes to long standing there pressing the button to fill the pot the fillter needs changing to often

+ Inclusive water filter.

- Slight leakage between base unit and water resevoir.

+ DOES WHAT IT SAYS

- REPLACEMENT FILTER COSTS
NOT THAT PRACTICAL FOR LARGE QUANTITIES OF BOILING WATER - I.E. SAUCEPANS

+ quick hot water, looks good, and filted water

- a bit noisy

+ More economical than a traditional kettle. Create less steam, won't damage the underside of kitchen units.

- The water doesn't get very hot. By the time you put milk in tea or coffee it is only luke warm.

+ Very quick for the 4 days it worked

- Could do with a quicker pour. Also to last longer than 4 days would be nice.

+ as a single person living alone, also disabled , i find this product fantastic to use , its quick ,clean, efficient with no risk of getting scalded or burnt . When you want a hot drink , fill , press the button , within a few seconds its made , no having to wait for three or four minutes , I am a district councillor for SSDC ,their representative on the Access disabled group , I am recommending this product to other members , BRILLIANT PRODUCT !

- there are no real bad points, may be capacity of cold water could be improved .and the cost could be reduced to a more affordable price , I would like to know the life expectancey , and the reliability of the product .

+ not having to wait forever for the kettle to boil when you are in a rush for a pot of tea

- you will have to change the filter every 4 to 6 weeks thay should have a perminent filter installed

+ economical, efficient and super quick

- when making a pot of tea have to do it in cups of boiling water

+ None

- I have used this a handful of times only and already it is not working and the water is coming out cold

+ Looks good - lovely design, great idea, simple to use and perfect for training the kids to make your cuppa without burning themselves.

- Fundamentally, the water is just not warm enough. Also, slightly noisy but not more so than my previous kettle, just different.

+ People go oooow you have one of those new kettles.

- It doesn't boil water!

+ Does exactly what it says on the tin! Instant hot water, job done!
Saves engery!

- Water capacity could be a bit better.
Not quite as hot as a normal kettle, but hot enough.
A bit tedious if you want to fill more than a couple of cups.

+ Noisey, slow flow

- It blew up

+ Speed to get a cup of tea

- A little noisy and my partner does not feel that teh water is quite hot enough

+ Quick & easy.

- Filter has not lasted the 6 weeks stated.

+ the idea of it is great if it actually works

- i have sent 2 back now that have broke within 2 wks waiting for my 3rd

+ Ideal for anyone in a bit of a rush (as we all are) and provides a fresh brew as opposed to a coffee percolator where the coffee stands for hours. Even tea is acceptable.

- A bit erratic in the amounts it dispenses - seldom the same.

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- Water never hot usually warm.

+ Quick,efficient,money saving,design & easy to use.

- Current cost of replacement filters.

+ Having instant hot water for drinks etc also the onboard water filter.

- According to the instructions the water does not reach boiling point but I find the water hot enough to make tea and coffee

+ very quick to get just one cup

- unfortunately it is very very noisy

+ Speed of operation, Filtration of water, minimal use of electricity

- Noise, variable water temperature, droplets of water hanging from spout tend to drip onto the work surface after pulling cup away.

+ Does what it says on the box, would never return to a normal kettle!

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+ hot water without having to wait

- filter not easily available to buy in the shops

+ very quick and easy to use. making a cup of tea takes no time at all. cuts down on electricity bill. get filtered water every time without having to filter it first

- it is quite noisy when boiling

+ Uses less water and less electric, plus its a whole lot quicker and you suspect, a tadge purer due to filter.

- Has already stopped working because it needs descaling. It hasn't had much hammer and it will be a pain to keep descaling if this is how frequently it needs doing. Pity that it isn't a bit taller as the dispenser catches on things like cafetiere which means you have to lift the whole contraption up if you want to fill it.

+ speed and saving electricity

- a little noisy

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- Noisy, broke down after 2 weeks

+ It is very fast and you only boil the water you need therefore it is cheaper to run than an ordinary kettle

- I just wish the capacity had been a bit bigger

+ great for the odd cup of coffee. looks good

- tends to drip,splashes water when filling mug,

+ Boiling speed
Safety if you have children as no hot container

- Leaked water out of the base of the kettle.

+ instant hot water
ability to program the amount you need

- noisy but at least its very brief

+ boils water quickly and less energy used

- it goes through the water to quick

+ A quick boiled kettle, water ready when you want it

- It is very noisy when boiling, and buying the filters

+ Does exactly what it says on the tin.

- It's a bit loud. Sounds a bit like a perculator. We sit ours on a wicker mat and it seems to quieten it somewhat.

+ fast boiling time

- I had to replace the quickcup 3 times before , I got 1 to work correctly

+ I can make two drinks in less than one minute. This is handy when in a hurry especially in the morning. My brother has just bought one after hearing about ours.

- It is a little noisy we are looking for a rubber mat to stand it on this should help. Having said that it is a problem we are prepared to put up with.

+ Ideal for 1 cup use during the day - just as advertised. I have already recomended it to friends and 4 people have bought 1 !

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+ You only heat the water you use and it's very quick!

- Seem to be forever filling it up - water capacity not great.

+ Very quick to heat water. Very good where you are making single mugs, or need 220ml capacity. Can trust it's accuracy, so can place mug under & know that it will accurately measure. It is possible to adjust pouring capacity to suit larger measures. Extremely economical on use of power - only cost 16p in electricity to date.

- It is rather noisy - but you become used to it. Some people might prefer a more extensive keypad which allows a 500ml button for use when cooking. The instructions are not very comprehensive & lack detail.

+ you only boil water that needs to be used.
instant hot water.
you save on electricty.
you have control over the quanity of hot water you want.

- none at this time