Breville VKJ097 Brushed Stainless Steel Brita Filter Jug Kettle

Breville VKJ097 Brushed Stainless Steel Brita Filter Jug Kettle by Breville

The VKJ097 is designed with an extra-large water window indicating water level to help you fill the kettle to the desired amount. And this window illuminates blue to red when boiling, making it easier to judge the correct amount and giving your kettle a sophisticated style. But the colours don't have to stop when the kettle isn't in use as there is Spectra--ever-changing colours when the kettle is on standby mode maintaining the stylish look. The kettle is fitted with a non-slip, 360° rotational base for left and right-handed usage and cord storage to keep your kitchen worktop fuss-free. The Breville VKJ097 brushed stainless steel Brita filter jug kettle combines modern design with high performance. It is high wattage--3 kilowatt (kW)--keeping the boiling time short to save you time and has a concealed element. This makes it easier to clean and more energy efficient than an immersed element, requiring a lower minimum water level in order to function safely. It has a capacity of 1 litre (l) and features Brita filter technology which works as the kettle is boiling. Read more Breville VKJ097 Brushed Stainless Steel Brita Filter Jug Kettle

Breville VKJ097 Brushed Stainless Steel Brita Filter Jug Kettle Feature

Fast boil 3 kW brushed stainless steel Brita filter jug kettle and base

Concealed element for maximum efficiency and easy clean

1 l capacity and extra-large water window for accurate filling

Fitted with blue to red internal illumination on boil with Spectra--ever-changing colours on standby, non-slip, 360° rotational base for left and right-handed usage and cord storage

Brita filter technology filters limescale and chlorine--works while boiling and includes Brita Maxtra cartridge

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Customer Reviews

3.4 Out Of 5 Stars (68 Customer Reviews)  
Reviews for Breville VKJ097 Brushed Stainless Steel Brita Filter Jug Kettle (Kitchen & Home) Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Programme (What's this?) We already have a standard Brita filter that is kept in the fridge, but I was surprised at how effectively the filtration is used in this kettle. Although obvious members of the family fail to taste much difference, the 'connoisseurs' of the house (breakfast, afternoon, and evening drinkers) could instantly feel the smooth, un-hard liquid in their mouth.

An interesting aspect of the product is its Illumination using LED's. When the kettle is idle, it glows Green, but upon boiling the water, it transcends from Purple to Pink in one swift motion to tell you it's done (if you couldn't already hear it). On the note of noisy kettles, this is one of the quietest we've had as ones of the past have sounded like an aircraft taking off. It still makes some noise obviously, but no-where near as bad.

The only thing you will have to get used is waiting a minute or two for the water to trickle through the filter compartment, and then into the main boiling pot. If you're making just a pot for 2/3, then filling the compartment once is perfectly adequate. Also, as usual with the new Brita filters, don't always go by what the 'Memo' function says.
Reviews for Breville VKJ097 Brushed Stainless Steel Brita Filter Jug Kettle (Kitchen & Home) Its a fine kettle but after 4 months the lid release button completely broke. Not the only one here to suffer the same fate.
Reviews for Breville VKJ097 Brushed Stainless Steel Brita Filter Jug Kettle (Kitchen & Home) We bought this kettle to replace a previous Breville/Brita kettle which had served us well. We liked the filtered water and the effect this had on the quality of the hot drink, particularly living in a hard water area.

Upon receipt, we immediately noticed that the amount of water you could put into the kettle was a lot smaller than previously - probably around 3-4 cups worth. We could live with that, but was an issue when friends/famiily came round.

After 4 weeks, the button on the top of the kettle started to loosen. As a result, pressing the button would often not open the lid.

After 4 months, the button completely broke. We returned it and bought a different make.

A friend of our has the same kettle. She is currently on her sixth replacement.

I did like this kettle, and it does make an appealing purchase, however our experience is that the build quality could be better.

>>>Do not buy until you've read this review.<<<