This teakettle was given to me as a gift. I will say that it does the job. It boils water. But there were many things I dislike about it. I dislike the uplift mechanism to open the spout. I found it cumbersome. The whistle was odd. It had a low sound and reminded me of the sirens some cities use as am emergency alert signal. I usually kept the spout open so I wouldnt hear the whistle. I have now had it for about a year and today when I pulled open the stopper to add water, the handle snapped completely off.Thats a good excuse to get rid of it. Okay it did the job but there are better teakettles out there. I wouldnt buy another one of this model. I would not recommend this kettle. It does boil water so it worked (until the handle broke).