Russell Hobbs | Kettles

Russell Hobbs Kettles

Capacity sets the shape of the decision. 1.7 litre is the standard and boils around seven cups, which suits a household. 1.5 litre is a slightly smaller footprint for a compact worktop, and a 0.85 litre travel kettle is for a caravan, a hotel room or a single cup. Beyond size, two features genuinely change daily use. Rapid boil concentrates the element to bring a single cup up to temperature in well under a minute, which matters if you boil little and often rather than filling the kettle each time. Quiet boil insulates the element to cut the noise substantially, and it is the feature people notice most in an open-plan kitchen or an early morning house. Material decides both look and upkeep: stainless steel and brushed finishes resist marking, painted and coloured bodies give a wider colour range to match a scheme, and glass lets you see the water level and the boil but shows limescale far sooner. In a hard water area a Brita filter model filters as it pours, which reduces scale in the kettle and improves the taste of tea. Check the flip-lid and spout on any kettle you will fill at a shallow sink, as a tall kettle under a low mixer tap is a daily irritation.

Russell Hobbs supplies the whole range. Rapid boil covers the Inspire at 1.7 litre in white, black, grey and cream and the Luna in moonlight grey. Quiet boil covers a 1.7 litre in ocean blue and the Buckingham in stainless steel. Textured and patterned bodies cover the Honeycomb in white, grey and black and the Bronte in soft navy, black, stone and stainless. Colour ranges cover the Eclipse in copper sunset and midnight blue, Colour Plus in jet black, Textures in white, the Hanley in blue and the Stylevia at 1.5 litre in sage. Stainless steel covers the Snowdon 3kw, the Adventure brushed steel and the Classics. Also stocked are a Classic glass kettle at 1.7 litre, a Purity Brita filter kettle at 1.5 litre and a compact travel kettle at 0.85 litre. For other brands see Kettles.