Copco Cambridge Stainless-Steel Teakettle | 
 enlarge | Brand: Copco
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $34.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 576
Color: Stainless Steel
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 9 x 9
MPN: 25019705
Model: 2501-9705
UPC: 070896997050
EAN: 0070896997050
ASIN: B0000C7BAV
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| Features:
| • | 2-1/2-quart old-fashioned look teakettle | | • | Highly polished 18/10 stainless-steel construction will not rust | | • | Elegant zinc cast handle features a heat-resistant phenolic grip | | • | Non-whistling S-shaped spout for drip-less pouring | | • | 9-inch-wide base heats water quickly |
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Product Description
An updated colonial-kitchen design in gleaming 18/10 stainless steel. Wide base for rapid boiling, heat-resistant phenolic handle and lid pull. Easy-pouring, drip-less spout. 2.5-quart capacity.
Amazon.com Review
Decorative and graceful, this teakettle harkens to the days of wood-burning stoves. There's no whistle to pierce your ears, just a slender S-shaped spout that pours without dripping. In concession to modern times, the zinc cast handle features a heat-resistant phenolic grip, and the lid knob is made of the same substance. Polished to a mirror finish, the 18/10 stainless steel will not rust and only needs a soft rub with a cloth to stay shiny. The 9-1/2-inch-high teakettle measures 9 inches across the bottom, providing greater heating surface and a quicker boil. --Ann Bieri
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| Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...
Pricey but nice November 1, 2008
This is a good product although it would sell better if a bit cheaper when you figure in shipping. It's nothing out of the ordinary and a little hard to keep clean, like any other tea kettle, but I would recommend it to others.
 Fabulous October 24, 2008
I love this tea kettle. It looks great to start with and is nice and quiet, but you can still tell the water is ready. I think it is wonderful.
 WILL RUST & ONLY 1.4 QT! October 23, 2008
WARNING: THIS IS ONLY 1.4 QT (not 2.5 QT as both Copco & Amazon claim).
THIS IS NOT 18-10 Stainless Steel as Amazon claims. (even Copco admits in the
tiny-font "Kettle Care" insert that RUST will occur if ANY water remains).
Additionally, the phenolic handle can get VERY HOT (even Copco admits in the
tiny-font "Kettle Care" insert: "ALWAYS USE A POTHOLDER"). And, the handle
support/frame is cast zinc (again, NOT Stainless Steel) and subsequently will
corrode and/or oxidize to a dull/white appearance.
So, if you ONLY need a classical decorative item, this may be just fine at 15 bucks.
(the capacity of 1.4 QT is at Copco's own marked "MAX FILL" line, which, again,
Copco states in the tiny-font "Kettle Care" insert and is printed on the kettle front)
WARNING: at the erroneously claimed 2.5 QT capacity, this kettle will spray
boiling-hot water upon a contiguous area ~12" from the spout tip!
(Amazon really needs to 'clean-up' their numerous & growing product description
errors! As the world's leading online purchasing site, that should be Goal #1; in
a completely digital shop, that's our primary source of info!) (As for the vendor
Copco, don't know why they can't simply tell the truth!?!)
Finally, to quote Seinfeld, "What's the deal with all these teapots, anyhow?!"
(seriously, we've been looking for YEARS for a quality thang-to-boil-water-in-with-
a-spout-and-lid)
 Max fill is about 1/2 below spout! August 28, 2008
You can only fill this tea kettle to the Max fill line which is 1/2" below the spout. So you are just filling the first third of the kettle.
If you look at the picture of the kettle you can see the imprint on the kettle that shows the Max Fill Line. There are times when you want to fill the tea kettle almost to the top for more water -you can't do that with this kettle.
The only one without a whistle August 25, 2008
It's hard for me to imagine why a person who wants a whistle would buy this one, since it is pretty much the only kettle on the planet that doesn't have one. Which is precisely why I bought it.
Doesn't drip, holds plenty of water for me. My only slight problems are the "flimsy" feel of the bottom -- and the many little grooves and such that are down there. I had a kettle (also Copco) that was completely smooth on the bottom with no seams (like a big cup) -- this made it a lot easier to dry. With this one, I have to just put it upside down in the dish rack for a while. If I think of it, I will empty the water, remove the top, and leave it on the still-warm burner so that the rest of the water will evaporate more quickly. When I first got it, I kind of messed up and left it on a very low burner (empty) to dry it, but I forgot it for a couple hours. Oops. Well, the bottom is still solid but it's pretty tarnished and I can tell that if I do this again, it's bye-bye kettle.
The shiny exterior that is so blindingly lovely when you first open it can be maintained with a little Bar Keepers Friend. But I don't do this very often.
The handle is fine -- I like that it's stable, and it doesn't get hot. If the kettle is hot, I still use a potholder or dishtowel to remove the lid because the knob is just too close to the metal, and you have sort of pry the top off, so it's likely that you'll burn yourself if you're not careful.
Made in China.
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