@Picklebobble2 I have two quite simple kettles, one from Eva Solo in Denmark that is nice and stylish but has a slightly dodgy switch but pours very well and an own brand one that must be at least fifteen years old and just keeps working but doesn't pour so well.
The Eva Solo one works perfectly now that I've attached a couple of M8 nuts to the switch to weigh it down a bit and defeat the over enthusiastic switch off mechanism! It just means it takes a few seconds longer to turn off than it should.
I used to have a fancy stove-top tea kettle with a sort of train whistle sound. But we discovered that an electric kettle boils the water twice as fast. It is quite satisfactory.
P.S.: I don't know what "state-of-the-art" means in this context.
@EarthlingWise Our electric water boiler doesn't have a timer. It is smart enough to turn off once it reaches a rolling boil. And there are blue LEDs that come on when it's heating; not much of a special effect.
I am not sure how a kettle, be it electric or for use on a hob, can be "state of the art" but I do think kettle and teapot designers have lost the art of designing spouts that pour cleanly!
(I have both a hob kettle, used mainly for heating the washing-up water, and an electric jug pattern kettle.)
@ArishMell Kettles these days come with timers, thermostats, digital displays, and touch controls. My sister had one, briefly. Someone overfilled it apparently and it boiled over and the electronics got damp causing it to misbehave.
I just have this basic electric turkish coffe pot. Used to have a sophisticated coffee maker which I didn't use much because I only like to drink plain Turkish coffee and if not available then just black coffee..
And i am thinking of buying the even more basic version of just a turkish coffee pot that I used my entire life.. because Turkish coffee would be tastier in that one as it will take longer to boil and call me crazy but it does give it a special taste.. I miss waiting by it to boil..This pot was good when I wanted to avoid the kitchen.. now I feel no need for it.
