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About a year ago I bought your orange tea pot. Yesterday I was making a pot of tea and went to use the restroom. When I came back to the kitchen, my tea pot was on fire. After I put out the flames, i opened the tea pot to see that it still was full of water. The paint itself had set on fire. The tea pot was cheap and I guess you get what you pay for. I was lucky my kitchen didn't set on fire. Thankfully nothing was harmed but the tea pot. Selling these items is both dangerous and irresponsible. Feel free to contact me.

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I bought one of these for the cottage, because I didn't want to spend much, wanted a splash of color, and didn't need a large kettle at camp. I love it and plan get one for home as well to replace my aging kettle. (I really admire the classic teapot shape of this. Very nice! The larger size in this line is humdrum in comparison.)

I assumed this would be too small for me, but I boil water (daily) to make either tea or French press coffee. Obviously, this is large enough for the tea (including tea for two or three)... the pleasant surprise is that it's large enough for the French press as well (a 35-oz Frieling). Well, of course because a quart is 32 oz, but I just didn't do the math before and thought this kettle would be "too small". Now instead I'm wondering why did I ever think I needed a larger kettle?

Yes, there is no whistle. But with the smaller size, maybe you'll put less water in it and won't feel the need to walk away. (This seems to be true for me. Again, I've always had a larger kettle... but why did I fill it as much as I did when just making one cup of tea?)

I haven't had any problems with the handle. But yes, keep it straight up and don't let it touch the enamel when hot.

Update, a few months later: I did get a second kettle, and while I'm happy I did, the color is not consistent, which is a disappointment. Both kettles are blue; the first one was the bright blue I was expecting; the second one is a duller/grayer shade... though the lid is a brighter shade. (Yes, I am particular about colors. :-)

But I'm very glad for the functionality... my older larger kettle had a lousy pour, requiring it to be at nearly a 90-degree angle to get the last of the water out. This one pours so nicely, it's really a pleasure. Sounds silly, but true!

Notes (after seeing other's reviews):

1. I don't bother to empty this out and can't see that this is causing a problem.

2. You should never put ANYTHING enameled in the dishwasher. The reason is that the dishwasher is very hot and the metal and the enamel will expand at different rates and the result of that is that the enamel will chip. I have never felt a need to put a kettle in the dishwasher, but if that's something you want to do, you probably want stainless.

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This tea kettle was highly disappointing, and, for me, unusable. Granted it's "cute". But, besides not being dish-washer safe, it contains the warning not to leave water resting in it, or it may rust. For the purpose of anyone who wants to have warm water immediately available for boiling, this is unacceptable. Also, the spout had exposed steel, and seemed extremely liable to rusting.

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I bought this kettle after reading all the great reviews. I was making some tea for me and a friend and had the handle down. I went to pour the water and a quarter of the handle had melted and all the orange enamel was everywhere.

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I can't believe this product is still on the market. As others have mentioned, the handle gets hot and has to be handled with a pot holder. That was the first annoyance.

But, that was minor in the scheme of things, because ironically I found out within a week that it's not heat-resistant. We put water on to boil, and left the handle too close to the 'down' position, and the handle MELTED. Thank goodness we heard a weird noise in the kitchen and discovered it before it started an actual fire.

Don't buy this product. It's that simple.