Molla Púro Electric Water Kettle, Ultra Premium SCHOTT Glass

I have this filter for a few years. It works really well, I've had no issues. If you live in an area with hard water, you might notice changes in the color of the water and the inside metal plate. The kettle looks good on my kitchen counter. It boils water very hot and automatically shuts off. It is BPA free and stainless steel. I just wonder if the internal metal plate that heats the water, is stainless steel or aluminum?

I have had the kettle now for a few weeks and so far I really enjoy it. Here is my review thus far.Pros:- It heats up faster than anything I have used previously!- Not too big and not too small. I drink 2 LARGE mugs of tea each morning and this does the trick filled up half way.- All of the coils/heating elements and located in the base.- It is a quality product. It is not flimsy- The spout is metal- The glass gets hot but not scalding although the metal in the lid does get super hot. It's a small piece so not a worry of getting burned if I was to drop it.- The lid opens automatically and at just the right speed. Doesn't pop open and isn't a pokey puppy.- It's simple. The on switch under the handle is not flimsy and it shuts off automatically when you lift it off the base.- It's quiet. I don't need bells and whistles. It heats up so fast it is not worth walking away to do something.Cons:- There IS a plastic filter in the spout. Although you can remove the filter (which I did) the base that holds the filter is plastic and I don't think it can be removed although I haven't tried. Since it is nearly impossible to find a plastic free electric kettle I selected one that has the least amount of plastic (which is PBA free) AND is NO WHERE near heating elements or in the direct line of the steam. The filter holder is sort of hidden in the spout.- It is a bit bottom heavy. I wouldn't say excessively heavy but it took a few times to get use to the weight. Superior glass is heavier than a metal.- The cord is a bit short. This is not an issue for me as my kettle sits right next to the outlet. A con? Not to me but might be for some of you.- There is a shelf under the lid (this is what hides the plastic). This allows the water to flow directly into the spout. This is cool except like some other models, it means that the kettle will never be 100% empty. There will always be a smidge of water on the bottom. And I mean a smidge! I have seen that it actually dry up as the kettle cools down. Since my family uses this for everything from making oatmeal, boiling water for recipes, hot chocolate, etc, the smidge of water means nothing to us as we are always filling it up.

Disclaimer: So far we've only had this kettle a week, and its predecessor went eighteen months before it first displayed any problems — then went completely to hell.The Molla Púro is a basic, no-frills electric kettle. It has one temperature: Boiling. (You know, what kettles are intended to do.) Our previous kettle was a multi-temperature model, but we found we really didn't use the multi-temperature feature, and found it to be a headache to set. (Not least because it liked to spontaneously reset itself to 120°F.) It also doesn't to light shows in the water while it boils; that's OK, its job is to boil water, not entertain while it does it. It's sort of a Unix kettle — "Do one job; do it well." It boils water fast and fairly quietly without doing R2D2 impressions. It's a little smaller than some, 1.5L rather than 1.7L, but so far that hasn't been an issue.Construction wise, it's mostly German Schott Duran premium borosilicate glass and stainless steel. The only plastic that water should ever touch is the removable (and replaceable) calcium-sediment screen inside the spout, and Molla assures us that the filter screen is BPA-free. The spout itself is wide, well designed, and pours cleanly without splashing or running back. The handle is comfortable and well-balanced. The switch is straight-forwardly on-and-off, with an unmistakeable bright blue LED when on. As a consequence of the way it's constructed, there's a few lips and ridges on the inside where the stainless steel top meets the glass carafe, which tends to trap maybe a teaspoonful or so of water, but this really doesn't seem to be a problem.Early impressions: Two Technical Thug thumbs up, but time will tell.UPDATE eleven months later: The kettle continues to work perfectly and we're very happy with it. There is just one fly in the ointment: Like numerous other buyers, about nine or ten months after we got ours, the spring that opens the lid came adrift and the lid no longer opens on its own. I am trying to contact Molla about this and find out what, if anything, they will do about the problem, which seems to affect a significant number of buyers.ANSWER: Molla contacted me *the very same day* to arrange to replace the kettle under warranty. Thumbs up for Molla!HOWEVER: Six months later the replacement kettle has the same problem. There is clearly a design defect here. Molla needs to fix this, as it is the only weak spot in an otherwise superb kettle. The fundamental problem here is that the little hook that retains the spring would have been fine in a metal part, but in a plastic part it has insufficient tensile strength and will ALWAYS eventually break.If you look at the attached photo, you will see that I am pointing out a little patch of grey, maybe 3mm by 6mm. That is the fracture line where the plastic tab broke off.Now, with care and the right tools, IT IS POSSIBLE TO PERMANENTLY REPAIR THIS. But be advised that it will almost without question VOID YOUR WARRANTY.What I did was to mill off the stub of the broken plastic tab, carefully drill and tap, and replace the broken tab with a small screw. You'll need an electric drill, a 1/16" bit, a very small but wide-headed self-tapping screw, and a Dremel tool or small files or some such.Here's the procedure:1. Slip a spudger or some similar thin, flat tool into the seam of the handle and carefully, gently pry the cover off. It latches at both ends and two places in between, and should pop off fairly easily.2. Three Philips head screws hold the handle on, two at the top, one at the bottom. Undo them and carefully remove BOTH remaining parts of the handle. Make careful note of where every part you remove came from. TAKE NOTE of the plunger that activates the lid latch.3. Gently push the protruding parts of the lid assembly into the kettle and pull it out through the top.4. Two more screws on the lid assembly hold down a plastic cover. This cover holds in place the pin that the lid spring pivots on. Remove them and slide the cover off.5. You can now get at the stub of the spring retainer. Using a Dremel tool or modelling knife or some other suitable tool, VERY CAREFULLY mill or trim it off flush.6. Hold the stirrup part of the lid spring in position against the surface you just cleaned off and carefully note where it lies when pushed as far towards the lid as it till go. You don't want it to be able to move away from the screw. Mark the position.7. Drill a 1/16" hole, dead center, as close to the end of the spring as you can, through the flat surface and only the top of the plastic tunnel that the lid plunger slides in. Really, be VERY CAREFUL to get it centered. You don't want to miss the plastic supporting boss. (I put my screw on the outside of the spring, but you could also try pulling the spring stirrup OUT as far as it will go and drilling just *inside* it so that the spring ends up hooked over your screw.)8. Cut your screw to length, JUST short enough that when screwed in all the way it does not protrude into the latch plunger's tunnel. Screw it in, trapping the stirrup of the spring under the screw head. Test the lid and make sure it opens smoothly.9. Put the spring pin cover back on and carefully reassemble everything in the reverse order you took things apart. BEFORE you put the handle cover back on, test the latch plunger and make sure that it slides freely and unlatches the lid and the lid opens freely. You might have to loosen the top to screws just a hair and fiddle with the lid to make sure it's centered. Tighten the top two screws EVENLY.10. When you're certain it's all working properly, snap the handle cover back on, seating both ends in first, and you're done.I repeat: THIS WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY VOID YOUR WARRANTY. But it will fix the lid.

Update, Apr. 4, 2017:One more comment: eToolsCity responded to my email within 1 day and reimbursed me for the kettle after I asked them not to replace it since the lid problem has evidently not been solved yet. So 5 stars for customer relations but the kettle is still not recommendable.Update, Apr. 2, 2017:The push-button lid opening mechanism stopped working after only 3 1/2 months of use. One can still boil water with the kettle by opening the lid with a knife or a fingernail but for a $70 product this is unacceptable. There are quite a few similar reports from other reviewers, making it seem that the issue is due to a design flaw. It's a shame. Except for the lid, the kettle is quite nice.Original Review, Jan. 2017:We have used this kettle every day for just over 2 weeks now and like it a lot. The see-through design makes it very easy to use and, to my taste, also looks nicer than the opaque ones. I also like that it can run with just one cup of water while many others require at least 2 to avoid overheating. So for now I rate it 5 stars. However, I can also see where the troubles with the lid that other reviewers have described may come from. The lid opening/closing mechanism seems somewhat over-engineered with lots of moving little plastic parts and it will be interesting to see how it will keep up in the long run.