Product Review: Chef's Choice Cordless Electric Kettle

Ease of Use/Performance: 22/25
Convenience/Storage 23/25
Appearance/Design 23/25
How much I enjoy 24/25

Total: 92/100

The Chef's Choice Cordless Electric Kettle may generate a bit of confusion with its name but still works exactly as they say and works extremely well. It heats water, just as simple as that and very quickly. But the added extra's of this little beauty are ingenious in its simplicity and cordless features.

The Chef's Choice Cordless Electric Kettle gets its lack of a cord title by being attached to a base that holds the cord as well as the connection to the kettle. The kettle has the heating element, all 1500 Watts of quick heating power, as a part of the stainless steel floor of the kettle. This ensures that the heating element is never in contact with the water you are boiling and that mineral deposits will never build up due to water being in contact with the elements.

The design of this kettle is the same as the full line of beverage heating kettles from Chef's Choice that are not only sophisticated and stylish in design but very useful. The entire concept is simple; the base with the cord to the wall has a connection for the elements on a small post that fits the bottom of the kettle. The kettle has the shut off and power switch, the heating element and the body of the kettle all in one unit.

The Chef's Choice Cordless Electric Kettle does not operate on batteries but does make for a convenient way to quickly heat water for beverages, soups and whatever else you could want hot water for. The kettle uses a 1500 watt heating element for quick heating but stops just after the process at the boiling temperature of water, about 212° Fahrenheit. The heating also shuts off if the kettle is low on water or empty which does work very well as this is one thing I did try with it.

Due to its shut off when water reaches a high temperature like boiling it will shut off well before it dries out. But if you turn it on later or try to run it with a low amount of water it will simply not turn on to heat your water. So if you want to heat a small amount of water like less than a cup you're going to have to heat a bit more than you actually need.