The kettle tested by "K-Tipp" gets a little hot under the collar
17.1.2025
Translation: machine translated
Whether it's for a cup of tea or another hot drink, kettles are useful household helpers. However, you can quickly burn your fingers when using them. The kettle tested by "K-Tipp" clearly shows this.
Three minutes and 35 seconds is how long it takes our ageing retro Russell Hobbs kettle to boil a litre of water. This makes it another two seconds slower than the slowest kettle tested by K-Tipp. Nevertheless, we like it and still use it regularly.
Ouch, fingers burnt!
The Swiss consumer magazine sent twelve stainless steel kettles to the test laboratory
Applitest in Nuremberg. There they were tested for their boiling time, handling, robustness and safety.
Safety in particular was a high priority in the test. As a result, ten of the twelve kettles received a half mark deduction due to the risk of burns. Specifically, the experts measured temperatures of more than 90 degrees Celsius on the outer walls of these appliances when boiling water. Truly, it's gettin' hot in here.
Source: ktipp.ch
Double doubled
The widespread deduction of marks due to the risk of burns means that only one of the twelve kettles was awarded an overall rating of "Good". In the "Comfort Touch" from the Swiss company Trisa, the housing heated up to a maximum of 32 degrees. This is because it has double side walls, which minimises the risk of burns.
The kettle from Graef also has double side walls. Although it gets a little warmer than the test winner, you won't burn your fingers on its housing. There are other reasons why it still only received a "sufficient" rating. According to "K-Tipp", it is the slowest kettle tested (and therefore still two seconds faster than ours at home ...). It also has a small handle, which makes filling and pouring more difficult.
Everything under control
About the handle: Personally, I would never think of holding a kettle anywhere other than by the handle. Or as Bosch puts it:
"The appliance may only be touched by the handle."
With this statement, Bosch reacts in the "K-Tipp" to the performance of its kettle, which, like all the rest, has to make do with a "sufficient". Without the deduction due to the risk of burning, almost all of them would be "good". The Russell Hobbs appliance, for example, would even be a My better than the test winner. But as the saying goes: "Would be, would be, bicycle chain - or whatever."
As you can see, we have eight of the twelve tested kettles in our range. The remaining four appliances tested are own brands from other suppliers.
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