I caught DH making love to our kettle

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Can anyone recommend a really durable electric kettle?

In the last five/six years or so we've had a breville and a Russell and Hobbs, both of which have started leaking. Surely kettles should last longer than that!

I guess your husband is hot right?

5-6 years is pretty standard these days. Things aren’t well made anymore.

Bet that was steamy!
Kettle advise? Whatever one you get, descale regularly

What, in the spout?

I have a Delonghi one that's been going for about 10 years now. I put one of those wire wool balls inside it to "soak up" the limescale and that seems to have helped extend its life.

Did you realise there was something brewing or was it all a complete surprise?

Ditch the kettle and get a Quooker tap.

I've never had a kettle actually leak but none of them last like they used to. My dear old mum probably got through no more than three kettles in her lifetime (that I know about) but I must have had twice as many in half the time. Built-in obsolescence and all that - they don't make 'em like they used to.

I usually choose mid-range - neither dead cheap or stupidly expensive and they last a fair while. The big names aren't usually worth paying extra for as they last no longer IMHO.

I've got a Dualit that is about 10 years old. It came out to the toaster recently so things have been a bit emotional on their side of the kitchen.

Dualit but you have to regularly descale if in hard water area

Last Asda cheapest one was about 5 years and counting, and was only retired to the back of the cupboard as an emergency spare as my DSis bought me a Cuisinart one from Lakeland about 6 years ago - that's still going strong about 5 years later, though you can't rely on the indicator on the side to tell you it's full. The Cuisinart one boild a bit faster than the Asda one, and looks snazzier, but otherwise little difference.

Hard water area, descale every month or two

Oh god I had this problem for years then I brought a kitchen aid kettle and oh my god I love it. I mean love it. You would have to prise it out of my dead hands 😂😜
it is super quick to heat up and you can change the temperature and it keeps the water warm for ages.

love it I’m not posh and don’t have loads of money but it was worth every god damn penny.
5 years old and looks as good as new.

You may need to descale more often. We get mid-range ones and haven't been disappointed, although we're in a soft water area.

We have an expensive Bosch one with different temperature settings and its lasted about 5 years so far and no signs of letting up. I live in a soft water area though.

We got one from ASDA recommended by Which. This is the ASDA one they currently recommend direct.asda.com/george/home/kettles-toasters/white-and-wood-textured-scandi-fast-boil-kettle-17l/050133421,default,pd.html?utm_campaign=pla:Home-All_Promotions-_Smart_Shopping&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=Cj0KCQjwnNyUBhCZARIsAI9AYlHD8N9crleCem7F1kAQzoplDDcyOGOi2fjZlyRaCmgg900pIUxS3yAaAjlvEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

I have a Dualit that it is quite old for me (3. or 4 years) but I do use a water filter as in very hard water area.

Cuisinart, but we have very soft water so all of our appliances last longer here than they did when we lived in London.

Slightly alarmed by the pp who are drinking their softened water…

Stainless steel hob kettle here, had it at least 15 years, still looks and works like new

We have a Dualit kettle which cost more than my first car but is allegedly future proof. We should be able to change the element ourselves and as it's stainless steel it's very hard wearing.

It was however mildly disconcerting when DH pointed out that I had (hopefully) bought my last every kettle 🧐

I have a Dualit Dome and it's still going strong after about 9 years. Never leaked. That's with heavy use and a fortnightly descaling (as I live in an extremely hard water area).

at least he can't be 'up the spout' 😆

Wilko cheapy here 4 years in and still good. Replaced another cheapy which lasted years.
You have, however, guilted me into descaling it. I have very hard water here and realised poor kettle was very neglected.

Well, a chap needs a hobby...

I’m almost reluctant to suggest this given your title, but I have a Smeg kettle and highly recommend!

Haha love it!

We have a smeg one. Total waste of money, paint bubbled within a few weeks. I mean, it boils water well, but so does a cheap Kmart / target / asda / tesco one. I wish we just got a cheap one.