I was hoping for an upgrade from my Aroma cordless electric kettle. After looking at lots of review, I decided on the Cuisinart electric kettle. It was MUCH heavier than my Aroma kettle and the push button to make the top flip up is VERY hard to push. Also, I was surprised how long it took the water to boil, especially since Cuisinart had advertised that it was a "quick boiling kettle." Curious about this, I decided to boil the same amount of water (1.7 liters) in the new Cuisinart and in my Aroma. I flipped them on at the exact same time and the Aroma boiled in 3 minutes sharp. It took the Cuisinart a full 2 minutes longer!