Chefman Digital Electric Glass Kettle

Update 11/26/23I still love this kettle. I use it every day for French press coffee, tea, boiling water for making Repashi gel fish food, making jello, boiling water to sanitize kitchen sponge and hand crocheted dish rags made my my husbands auntie years ago. Great for any hot or boiled water I need.How did I live without this for so long? The auto settings and temp readout are the greatest thing. The auto hold temp is wonderful for me since I turn it on then do other things so don't hear the beep to know it is done. As for the beep it is great too. Not too loud. Not annoying at all and I strongly dislike things beeping at me. It just says I'm up to the temp you want then it quietly waits for you while keeping your water hot. If I forget or get distracted it turns off automatically.As for scale I have read other reviews that people were frustrated that it got mineral spots on the stainless bottom inside. Well, we have a well haha. Our community is on the edge of a batholith, a long extinct volcano. All of the well water here is liquid rock. It doesn't pay to buy an expensive coffee maker because they will get scaled up until they don't work any more, then you throw the old one out and get another. This is one of the reasons I use a French press. You should see the inside of my 20 year old stainless tea kettle I use on the stove. Even with scrubbing and vinegar soaks it is white inside. The clear carafe on this electric kettle is wonderful for hard water because I can see the scale. I never empty the boiled water all the way to make it easier to clean. I let it cool then use the dish scrub brush to get the loose scale before I rinse and fill for the next pot. That means I work on the scale every or every other day. I did get some commercial de-scaler I will try for the tougher scale. Haven't tried that yet. Scale is just minerals so not harmful in any way and since the element isn't in contact with the water this kettle will far outlast any conventional coffee maker or espresso machine. Uggh. I have one of those I need to descale.As for the reviewers that were frustrated with the lid loosing it's tightness I found it easier to take off the tea strainer and just use the tea strainer lid. Since it is a turn lock it will work much longer than a seal that gets used at least daily. I have no problem filling or cleaning without taking the whole lid off. If I need to get in there to scrub with a sponge or something I can take the whole lid off but so far I haven't needed to do that. Have I said that I love this kettle?Original review: I love this already and I only set it up this morning. I have used electric kettles before. None of them holds a candle to this one. I love that I can see the water level and watch it working.I love coffee and tea. I told my husband who doesn't like hot drinks that it will heat the water for his instant potatoes and instant soup we sometimes use in the winter.I love the different programmed settings for french press, tea, etc. Before I would just microwave or boil water for the french press. Today I used this kettle and brewed my coffee with water that was heated on the french press setting. I used the keep warm timer to time my brewing before pressing so I didn't have to look at the clock or set a timer It was just Folgers since I didn't want to grind beans. The coffee was so smooth and tasted great. Better than the same in the coffee maker. I can't wait to use the kettle with the infuser for my loose tea.I love the stay cool grippy handle and the way the tea infuser can be removed without taking the whole top off. This kettle is so well designed to be easy to use and functional.Good thing fall is almost here. I will love using this kettle every time I need hot water. I plan on getting one for my sister for Christmas. I know she will love it as much as I do.