Revere 3-1/2-Quart Copper Bottom Teakettle

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1. Mark Baker says:

   April 17, 2011 at 10:58 am

   105 of 106 people found the following review helpful:

   
   Wonderful Tea Kettle, April 29, 2004

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   Mark Baker (Santa Clarita, CA United States) –
   
     

   This review is from: Revere 3-1/2-Quart Copper Bottom Teakettle (Kitchen)

   In the market for a good tea kettle? Then look no further.

   When the time came for me to get a tea kettle, this was the one I looked for. I grew up with this one in the house, and it’s just as great for my needs. Ok, being single, 3.5 quarts may be a bit bigger then I normally use, but I just add as much water as I need and set it on the stove. The water heats quickly. Steam sets off a whistle in the spout, and it can be heard with ease in any part of the house.

   I looked at other Revere kettles, but found their handles and spout openers to be rather flimsy. Not so, here. This kettle will last for quite awhile.

   As always, Revere has made a wonderful product. It’s so easy, even this bachelor has no problem heating water.

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2. R. Crane says:

   April 17, 2011 at 11:23 am

   76 of 81 people found the following review helpful:

   
   The Kettle That Could, Tried and True, November 6, 2004

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   R. Crane (Washington, DC United States) –
   
     

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   This review is from: Revere 2-1/3-Quart Whistling Tea Kettle (Kitchen)

   So it is not the most beautifully designed kettle whose stylish exterior would enliven your kitchen. It also does not open and allow easy cleaning. BUT I have used mine since 1976 and it is still going strong. Never, ever had a problem with it. The whistle can be heard all over the house, so you know when the water is ready. No guess work here. It is light-weight and can be lifted and used with one hand. All of it’s wonderful qualities that I took for granted were magnified for me when I recently decided to buy a new kettle. After all, 28 years warrants a new kettle, right?

   I bought the Analon, which had no reviews, but looked oh-so-pretty. It is so heavy I need both hands to just lift it, when it is not filled with water! The snazzy squeezable handle that operates the spout barely opens and it is awkward to use. The whistle is almost non-existant, and the water takes forever to boil. It makes the tea preparation process a chore, not a joy.

   Having learned my lesson and scouring these pages for reviews of good kettles, I decided to buy this model again. After all, it is the kettle that could perform on all the necessary levels. Tried and true.

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3. Ideasinca says:

   April 17, 2011 at 11:32 am

   41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

   
   Extremely disappointed – Twice, January 7, 2008

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   Ideasinca –

   This review is from: Revere 2-1/3-Quart Whistling Tea Kettle (Kitchen)

   I grew up with this kettle in the ’60s and ’70s. When it came time to furnish my first apartment after college in the early ’80s, this is the kettle I bought for myself. Ten years later in preparation for a cross-country move, I gave it away as part of an effort to lighten my load, figuring such a classic warhorse design would be easy to replace once I’d settled in to my new location.

   BIG MISTAKE.

   After the designer kettle I received as a housewarming gift finally broke a couple of years ago, I was looking forward to going back to my old friend from Revereware. The kettle I bought boiled water just fine, but when it came time to pour that boiling water, it dribbled all over the counter, and all over whatever was on the counter.

   Turns out there was a faulty seam where the spout attached to the kettle. I figured I had been unlucky and gotten a lemon, put up with this for awhile, then decided that I shouldn’t have to and bought myself another one. Same problem all over again.

   Revereware, I give up. You’ve lost me. I am very disappointed, not least because your old kettle was a star performer, well-designed and durable. But I give up. The angry feeling I got every time I tried to pour myself a nice cup of tea and dribbled boiling water all over the place just isn’t worth it, loyalty and nostalgia notwithstanding.

   (If anyone is interested, after much searching I decided that the Farberwear Tiburon 2.5 quart kettle was the best replacement. It’s not perfect, but it’s the best I could find and after several months of use I bought a second, on the learned-it-the-hard-way theory that you can no longer rely on a good product still being available when you need a replacement.)

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