Thirty years ago, I read about how people in Europe used electric tea kettles to make their tea. I don't drink tea. I'm not even a respectable coffee drinker - I like instant coffee. Because I'm a Conservationist, an electric kettle appealed to me on two fronts: it save electricity and produces almost instant boiling water. When I looked for an electric kettle then, they were hard to find and they broke quickly. When I finally found a plastic kettle that lasted, I bought several of them. It recently occurred to me that they might contain BPA, so I recently threw them all out.
I was surprised at how popular electric kettles had become in the last thirty years! It takes time to read the reviews and compare the features of all the electric kettles Amazon offers but after comparing them all, I decided on this Epica and it was a smart purchase. It looks very sleek, sitting on my counter. The variable temperature settings appeal to my tea-drinking friends. The exterior is easy to keep clean with just a quick once-over with a sponge. I particularly like the "keep warm" feature because I have a tendency to turn the kettle on and then leave the kitchen and forget it. Since it automatically prevents the water to burn out, I don't have to worry about that. And when I do remember I'd turned it on, it's still warm enough for me to make my coffee without wasting electricity heating it up again. (Note: I like really hot water when I make my instant coffee so I sometimes heat it to 212 degrees again but it takes about two seconds.)
This kettle is terrific and an an absolute steal at the price it's offered. and I'm so glad I bought it. I highly recommend it to my fellow instant coffee drinkers and to tea drinkers as well. I considered it one of my better purchases!
UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 21, 2019:
I was checking to see if I ever did a review of this product and I did. I then read some of the other reviews and I must say, I lucked out! Almost eighteen months of use, at least twice a day, my kettle is going strong and I still highly recommend it! Mine didn't rust out, develop any leaks or worse yet, show any sign of electrical problems.
I really like the kettle. We have excellent well water in our town. (Yes, a small town in NH that uses a well to supply water to many of its residents.) I don't have to clean the kettle often and when I do, I just throw in some white vinegar and water (I'm not big on measuring unless I have to) and boil it. Then I wipe it out and boil it with plain water a couple of times, and it's clean as a whistle. I never have anything in the filter, although I occasionally check it.
I guess I got a kettle that was produced in the middle of the week; and was well-inspected. Bottom line, I believe, is that the water one uses can make or break any electrical appliance that uses water. We happen to have great water.
I'd still give it five stars!
Additional Details
Small Business
Shop products from small business brands sold in Amazon’s store. Discover more about the small businesses partnering with Amazon and Amazon’s commitment to empowering them.
Small Business
This product is from a small business brand. Support small.
Similar item to consider
Add a debit or credit card to save time when you check out
Convenient and secure with 2 clicks. Add your card
Discover similar items
& Up
Color: Black
Color: Grey
Boiler Material: Aluminum
Boiler Material: Borosilicate Glass
Product Grade: Commercial Grade
No results available. Please adjust the filters and try again.
$138
$84List:$99.95
$59List:$69.95
$49List:$54.99
$54
$44List:$49.99
$34List:$39.99
$24
$34
$15List:$26.99
$22List:$24.99
$25List:$34.99
Similar items that may deliver to you quickly
Page 1 of 1 Start overPage 1 of 1
Videos
Page 1 of 1Start OverPage 1 of 1
Videos for this product
0:52
Click to play video
Good looking kettle but keep warm function doesn’t work
Amazon Customer
Compare with similar items
This Item  Epica 6-Temperature Variable Stainless Steel Cordless Electric Kettle |  |  |  |  |  | |
| Price | Currently unavailable. | -8% $34.99 List: $37.99 | -14% $29.99 List: $34.99 | -15% $33.99 List: $39.99 | $26.49 | -40% $35.99 List: $59.99 |
| Delivery | — | Get it as soon as Saturday, May 18 | Get it as soon as Saturday, May 18 | Get it as soon as Saturday, May 18 | Get it as soon as Saturday, May 18 | Get it as soon as Saturday, May 18 |
| Customer Ratings | ||||||
| Easy to use | ||||||
| Temperature Control | ||||||
| Easy to clean | ||||||
| Value for money | ||||||
| Safety Features | ||||||
| Sold By | — | Offacy Direct | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Peach Street™ | GoveeLife US Direct |
| material | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel & ABS (BPA free) | Stainless Steel | Stainless Steel | Borosilicate Glass, Stainless Steel, | BPA-Free PP |
| capacity | 7 cups | 1.5 liters | 1.7 liters | 1.5 liters | 1.7 liters | 1.7 liters |
| voltage | — | 120 volts | — | — | 120 volts | 120 volts of alternating current |
| wattage | 1500 watts | 1500 watts | 1500 watts | 1500 watts | — | 1500 watts |
Reviews with images
Nice company - lousy kettle
The entire purpose of this kettle is to heat water to a specific temperature, rather than just boil it. So, it seems natural to want to know how accurately it does that. In other words, if you press the button to heat water to 175°, how close will it get to that? The folks at Epica don’t know the answer to that and don’t have the equipment to find out. And, even more surprisingly, the question doesn’t even seem to have ever occurred to them.After receiving my Epica kettle, which is a nicely made and good looking product, I tested it out by heating about 1 liter of water to all the various temperature settings it provides. I then measured the actual water temperature with a highly accurate, quick read thermometer.The readings I took are summarized in the table in the photo. The Epica kettle is typically around 5° to 9° off for each setting. That may not seem like much, but keep in mind that it’s about the same amount as the difference between the settings themselves. So, setting the kettle for 185° produces water that is 192°, which is already higher than the next setting up (190°) on the unit.I contacted Epica immediately after I discovered this problem. Their customer service representative couldn’t provide me with any idea as to the accuracy of the product, but was polite and immediately volunteered to send a replacement. I ended up calling Epica four more times (because my original request didn’t seem to have been followed up on), and in every case, my call was answered quickly by a friendly, if ineffectual support person. I did eventually receive the promised replacement. I tested it, and got results which were virtually identical with the first unit.Amazon sells similar products from several other manufacturers, and the control panels on all of them look quite similar. I’m guessing that all these come out of one big factory in China, and are then private labelled by various US distributors. Based on this assumption, I expect that most of these other products will deliver similar performance. I’m going to try the Cuisinart next, and will post my test results after I receive it.
