Love this kettle! My old yellow plastic kettle (a lovely housewarming gift) gave up the ghost after many years of service and I wanted a kettle which looked great as well as functioning well. I was a bit worried about the weight, but it really isn’t that heavy for normal use - if you need to fill it completely for cooking then it does get a little on the heavy side, but I look at it as weight lifting ;) and I don’t do it that often. The variable temperature setting is good and the temperature gauge means I can tell if I’ve boiled it (when you have that early morning moment of “Did I? Or didn’t I?”) without putting my hand on the side. I like the swivel, which means I can point the steam up into the space of the kitchen and not get condensation on the underneath of my cupboards. Overall very pleased indeed with it, the price was worth it.