“My first kettle lasted 10 months, 2nd replacement kettle lasted 3months and now I'm on my 3rd.”

79% of 33 verified owners recommend the Cuisinart PerfecTemp CPK-17, based on real owner verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
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“My first kettle lasted 10 months, 2nd replacement kettle lasted 3months and now I'm on my 3rd.”
“The temp setting is great! It works well. But... after just 1 year of use, suddenly the lid won't open!”
“I do not find annoying all the things that he finds annoying.”
“Cuisinart CPK17. Nice kettle. So nice I bought two.”
“I love this kettle except it keeps leaking. I’ve bought 3 in a row and they all start to leak from the bottom. Almost ruined my wood floors!”
“I wish there was a way to turn off the beeping!!”
“Great kettle. Heats water up fast.”
“I bought this kettle 3 times. The first one lasted 1 year, the 2nd one lasted 3 months and the last one lasted 3 years.”
“This is the kettle I have”
“I have experienced intermittent kettle leaks and seen many comments of others similar experience.”
“anyone have one where the lid keeps popping open, so frustrating. Is it defective?”
“looks like the one I have and I love it! They have fantastic customer service which is important to me.”
“9yrs that's insane especially the build quality of leaks and limescale build up.”
“I've been using it for years and it is reliable!”
“my first one I had for a decade and technically still works but the beeper died so I opted to replace it. Otherwise haven't had any issues with them”
“I am put off with the beeping which is totally unnecessary”
“My cpk17 flickers off then back on every 5 or so seconds.”
“I recommend you get a variable temperature kettle for heating water, something like this”
“works great, have had mine for about a year and a half”
“Burnt hands if you touch anything but the handle”
“is the best I've found. I love it.”
“No me funciona, no calienta”
“no me abre la tapa!!”
“I use it daily for a variety of teas, and the temp settings are amazing. So simple and quick, plus the keep warm function is nice when I know I'm drinking more than one cup”