Maybe not the best, but it boils water faster than what you'd get using a kettle on the stove top. It lacks fine control of water temperature that pricier models have. Definitely not a deal killer for me, but there are folks that would rather not bring the water to 212° for certain applications. Me? I'm just happy to get boiling water in fewer than 5 minutes.

I use it to make tea from loose/bulk tea. I also empty tea bags in the strainer. I do no t use tea bags, since the plastic bags can release harmful chemicals when exposed to hot water

This is the first kettle I have ever used and it's super easy to use along with being easy to clean, it only has one button (That being the on button) and it heats without needing much supervision it is also easy to clean, this is a good kettle and would recommend to anyone making tea for the first time.

Works well. I would not recommend using the cylinder to make tea. I wish I would have kept it strictly water. It’s is insanely hard to clean and the mesh at the spout is awful to try and get to. I still don’t think I’ve gotten it completely clean. It heats up really quickly and otherwise it’s great for heating water.

This product is very dangerous! It leaks boiling hot water as you pour and its a lot of water. I'm lucky I didn't get burned . As others have stated it is from where the glass and plastic meet. I notified Chefman and they were less than helpful. I threw it away and bought another brand. Very disappointed in the Chefman brand.

I bought this for a Christmas present. They did not start using it until February and last month it stopped working. My nephew brought it to me and my husband used the volt meter and the heater element at the bottom of the pot is no longer working. They should replace it. I do not have the box it came in.

The boiled water still smells bad after one month of use, and the top black plastic part has the same odor.

The concept is good, but the design is very, very poor! I would actually give a zero, if it was an option. First of all, the pot is not submersible in water, so it is very awkward/hard to clean. The pot, itself, is in three sections. Bottom, (metal w a plastic exterior that has electronic components), middle (glass) and top (plastic). The metal bottom discolors after use, apparently from the heating element. Hard to clean and remove all the discoloration. The seal between the glass carafe %26 the top, is either poor or non-existent. It leaks water/tea when pouring. Runs down the front %26 spills everywhere. Where the inside of the glass meets the top, there is a lip on the inside %26 the water/tea never completely empties, because it sits on this lip. Even when turned upside down. I purchased because it had such a high rating, but don't let that fool you. Again, a good concept, but very poor design. Take it back to the drawing board and I might reconsider my score, until then, I am a ZERO on this product!!

Around the base of the upper rim of the kettle it leaks water when you pour.

when we pour the water it's leaking between the glass part and the gasket above the glass part. I am surprised how people gave 4 and 5 stars. I am returning this.