is there a weird metal or plastic smell or taste. I have noticed this to be a problem with the electric kettle reviews.
135400
I do not recall a weird smell at all with this kettle. The lid started to stick a little after the first few months, but all in all I have been very happy with this purchase.
135401
We have not noticed any strange smells or taste with this kettle. I ran it a couple times before using in my tea to be sure of it. This has been a great purchase for us.
135402
I loved this kettle . I did not notice any weird tasting flavors. It heats up water to the perfect temperature when I make my loose leaf tea. I am very happy with this product. I was afraid of the same thing and I had no problems. Buy it! It's great!
135403
I haven't noticed a smell or taste from my kettle. I do make sure to empty it out after each use and leave the lid open so it can dry out between uses.
135404
No there is no weird metal or plastic smell or taste. I purchased it for my tea addicts and critics at work and we all love it. It boils the water to almost perfection according to what tea we are brewing. I really recommend it.
135405
Hi Kim, I haven't noticed any metal taste. I use alkaline water from the local water house, and use the full range of temperatures for brewing...though I do brew pretty strong, so I'm not sure if I would even taste it if it were subtle. Thanks, Tracy
135406
Sorry Kim, I am not online often. No, we have not noticed any problem with a smell or taste. It is hard to see the fill gauge but other than that it is much faster than our old one and I love the different settings for the different types of tea. I thought I hated green tea but made at a lower temperature water, it is great. That has been a neat feature I did not know I needed.
1433207
Hello! The only plastic part inside is the water measuring stick, the metal round inside is containing heating equipment and it has no seams inside kettle so it's perfectly safe to use, no plastic. I've got this kettle for my mom a year ago and it`s the best one from all we had, still working, no plastic taste. Please enjoy!
1758601
yes - the entire inside is plastic. I don't use the kettle tbh as the boiled water tastes of plastic, like a bottle of water you've left in the car on a hot day. Its in the cupboard and hasn't been used pretty much since I bought it. Try a metal kettle or something else. This is a bad buy.
387651
I'm not a 100% certain what your issue is. Are you saying that your device is broken after having run a cycle in vinegar? If so, vinegar is not that acidic and it shouldn't damage the product, so trash it, it's probably defective. No reason to risk a fire. That's a bummer if your machine is busted. I have had mine for a couple months now, and I have never detected a plastic taste. If the taste is the only thing wrong with it, try using a different kind of coffee, or tea. I usually use a breakfast blend from starbucks, or loose leaf earl grey. I have noticed that cheap/generic coffee can make a burnt plastic/popcorn taste when using a hot drip coffee maker. You get all sorts of weird tastes out of generic brand coffee. Hopefully the machine isn't broken, but if it is, upgrade to a better one. This unit makes me uncomfortable due to it's lack of an automatic shut off feature. My OCD (not really) forces me to unplug the thing after every use to make sure that it's turned off, otherwise, I worry that I may have forgotten to turn off the heater element. Turned around a couple times on my way to work because of second guessing myself :-(
1867695
My Brentwood kettle does not have the plastic strip on the body. It's all metal. I don't know about the kettle pictured here.
182225
Yes, it does have plastic in contact with the water (not much, but some), plus the lid and spout filter parts. It's still enough plastic that I can taste and smell the chemicals which leech into the water.Disappointing, because I bought this kettle thinking it might be better than some of the others. As far as I can tell, there isn't a single plastic-free electric kettle on the market (in the US) right now.
1433071
I've never experienced any plastic taste. I usually use home made pods, and don't experience grounds in my coffee cup either.
310466
So the kettle is beautiful. Really beautiful. On the other hand, it's slower than you can possibly anticipate. I use mine several times a day, and I've never experienced a smell or metal flakes. My guess there is that people don't know how to clean their kettle, or how to de-scale them.
1134920
Any answer would be sort of subjective because one person might be more sensitive to that plastic taste than another person, but I personally have never tasted any kind of plastic taste in the water when heated. There are instructions in the package on heating a potfull of water and dumping it before using any. That may be the reason.
1520671
we only used ours for a couple weeks. I thought I could taste plastic. Ended up odering a percolator coffee pot and we love it
1587672
We have never had any problems with a plastic taste from our kettle. However, one suggestion would be to clean it out with a strong vinegar solution and then give it a good rinse with dish soap. This is not an official "factory" suggestion, just something I have done in the past and works very well with coffee machines.
697205
I have read reviews from others that say they have noticed a metallic taste. I have had mine for several months, and have not noticed a problem with the taste.
723062
I don't know about others, but for me, my kettle works well and I have not found any rust problem on it since I bought it month ago, I use it at least twice a day. Hope it will help you
745172
I purchased one for a friend of mine. She also complained of the plastic odor. I advised her to wait a few more days and if it persisted, we would return it. She waited another 2 to 3 days and the odor was gone and she likes it. This is typical on many electric appliances of plastic. Hope it works for you.
65600
yes, there is a metal flavor. This is true for drinking beverages out of most any stainless steel vessels. The taste an odor diminishes some over time. Especially after you use it and wash it out several times. I have other flasks from different manufacturers and the metal twinge taste is pretty much the same. If you are really sensitive to metal -go with glass.
855475
Anyone who thinks the interior is all steel did not look carefully at all. R. Roebuck is correct. I just received my kettle an hour ago, and while the bottom of the inside is steel the sides inside are entirely plastic. It's a bit hard to tell because they try to make it look like steel, but after 10 minutes of testing I am 100% sure it's plastic (different sound when tapped, different temperature than the steel bottom, etc). Avoid this kettle if you do not want plastic touching your water.
707465
Yes, this coffeemaker does produce a "smell" of hot plastic when it brews; the worst part, though, is that the coffee TASTES like plastic. We had a Mr. Coffee model that made GREAT coffee for approximately 7 years - OH! That I could find THAT MODEL again! I am online looking for a replacement for this coffeemaker. Any suggestions?