Alessi 9093 - Design Kettle with Handle and Bird-Shaped Whistle, Stainless Steel and PA, Light Blue

Oh my gosh this is going to be one of those LONG reviews ---- but worth it I hope!! Okay - I have waited three months to put in this review. It's been something else with this kettle!!! First of all, it's made in Italy and the style is rather different than what we have always gotten for tea pots in our American home. I'd say, it is of a minimalist type of style. Nothing fancy. When we got it I was SUPER SKEPTICAL - It felt thin. And, to me, that melded with the idea of being cheap. I am not into the minimalist way of life - and this is what it felt like to me - European (and minimalist). HOWEVER, I have to say - this is the best tea kettle I have EVER had! (And, I have had a lot, of tea kettles in my lifetime.) Now, I need to mention the bird. That cute little birdie - it's adorable. And, completely useless. I don't even know WHY it's there - maybe to tease those of us who think it's what makes this kettle cute and adorable to make up for the unusually simple, minimal design. I bought it. However, when we used it with the bird attached - it had to come off immediately. It does whistle, so it does serve that purpose. It is cute. It's pretty. But you CANNOT POUR OUT YOUR WATER WITH THIS THING ATTACHED. Yeah - I tried and the water tumbled through and out all over the place. AND, it gets HOT - of course. So when it was cool, I pulled it off. And, it has never come out of the drawer! Did it look odd without the sweet singing birdie? YES - but I looked past this and now I never even think about it. That said...... We have had this kettle on EVERY day, throughout the day, for steam/moisture in the kitchen area during the cold winter months, here in the northwest, AND use often throughout the day, for our teas, coffees, shroomy & chai drinks, cocoa, etc... It has held up remarkably well. Even when it got VERY low on water. I am really impressed and at this point will probably never go back to the LeCreuset-enamel on steel, or other brands of "quality" tea kettles. In addition, the handle stays cool which is SO NICE! It has only gotten hot when we placed it on the larger sized burner - let me rephrase this - when my "husband" put it on the larger sized burner - highly recommend you keep this and the smaller pots/pans on the smaller burners - it only makes sense. The handle feels great and has a nice grip if you can call it that. Once we adjusted to this VERY different style of tea kettle, we adapted to the point of preferring it over the others. This surprised me - perhaps I have a bit of minimalist in me after all...... my kids would be proud! Also, we do energy testing and there are few tea kettles which test well with water sitting in them for a long period. This metal is fine for that. I'm impressed, and did not expect this to pass my high standards. But it did. I'd highly recommend this - it's pricey but worth it. I want to add, the LeCreusets we'd always use before would not have made it through the three months of constant use like this - with sometimes little or no water on low setting heat, they would not handle it like this Alessi does. The LeCreusets' paint enamel at this point keeps chipping, and/or turning a different color in places from getting too hot, AND somehow on these ones with the painted enamel, if grease from cooking nearby, gets on them, the heat sort of seals it in and it's a total pain to get that clean.... not cool :). Not to mention the water deposits all around the lid. The Alessi has NONE of that so it stays nice looking (as long as I wipe it every few days, which only takes a minute.) We certainly don't plan on the kettle getting ridiculously low on water, when we use it but it happens from time to time in our busy household. We used to go through tea kettles about every six months and that type of cost soon equates with one (or more) of these Alessi kettles! Perhaps it's the 18/10 stainless steel. Whatever it is, it REALLY handles the heat! Again, I am not advising anyone let their water run out to test this! One more thing, (yeah I know this is long - I'm almost done here) maybe think on the fact that this is shiny (mirror polished) stainless steel. Many of us have the stainless steel appliances which are NOT shiny. This might be an issue for some. For me, I like the contrast. (And, I am saying this after actually disliking it at first sight on my stove). Bottom line - I didn't really care whether I liked this or not - I did not "want to like it". I actually expected to hate it, but I wanted to try it. And, over a rather brief period of time, I can honestly say, I love this tea kettle. This kettle is "the one" for our family. I don't expect to need to get another for a VERY long time! I do love and miss the little bird; and perhaps during the summer he will take his elevated place atop, greeting me each day when we won't use the kettle nearly as much. But with or without, I'm more than content with this Alessi,

I love, love, love Michael Graves' objects. Stellar designer. This kettle is very practical to use - good design as always but the whistle is really wimpy and the kettle costs a small fortune so it was an extravagant purchase but, that being said, I love this kettle. It's just so beautiful and makes me happy every time I use it so I guess it was worth the price. Just hoping the little birdie holds up since they cost as small fortune to replace LOL ADDING a little more commentary after owning for a couple of months. Still love, love, love this kettle. But wish they'd done a better job with the non-whistling whistle... Maybe I'll try the dragon and see if that works better... I'll let you know if I do. Checking back in August 2024 - still love, love, love this tea kettle and have found that with the just right amount of water (not sure where exactly that is) the little birdie will sing his little heart out!!! So it does have a good whistle if the kettle is full-ish but not all the way. Never did order the dragon...... Checking back in December 2024 I take back every mean thing I said about the whistle as it works great with the just-right-amount of water. Now if I could just figure out what the perfect amount of water is...... March 2025 - still love this kettle. No mineral build-up at all, still as bright and shiny as first day I used it and it heats the water in flash!!! The little birdie hasn't broken which makes me very happy since some of the reviews said the bird didn't hold up very well. Totally worth the price. I wish Michael Graves was still alive so I could tell him how much I like this kettle.

Love it! It’s so quiet and the style makes my kitchen very cheery :)

I’ve had my eye on this tea kettle for quite some time. It was finally time we got a new kettle and I splurged on this. For a pricey luxury tea kettle, I expected elegance, quality, and functionality. Sad to say elegance is just about its only quality. First of all, the whistle is quiet which I was happy that it wasn’t too loud; however you have to remove the plastic whistle in order to pour from the spout. Which is inconvenient. The whistle itself feels like cheap plastic and has an aluminum type spring that holds it in place on the spout. The first few times I boiled water I smelled a plastic-like burning smell and I reached out to the company to inquire about the quality of plastic used on the whistle. They basically said it was rated for heat and just to follow instructions. No further details were provided as to the type of plastic they used. I felt like this was not sufficient. Additionally, the kettle itself started rusting on the lid and the inside bottom after the second us. I used only RO water inside for boiling. The worst part of this kettle is that it has burned my hand twice now from steam. Removing the whistle leaves quite a large opening in the spout and HOT steam comes out of the spout when you remove the whistle after boiling and before pouring into a mug. Overall, I regret this purchase and wish I had went for one of the Japanese stainless kettles or the Le Creuset tea kettle. The design of this kettle needs safety and quality improvements.

La tetera es muy original, cuando el agua esta hirviendo, no pita como las demás teteras, está tiene un sonido de pajarito. Sirve para cocina de inducción y se calienta muy rápido y resulta muy elegante para la cocina. La recomiendo pero resulta muy cara para lo que es pero compensa.

Beauty and function are married in this kettle. Broad base ensures stability and even heat distribution. The spout pours well, accurately and without drips. The lid needs to be snapped closed for the whistle to work. Whistle is not loud which is my only minor disappointment.

笛の音が小さいと感じましたが、やっぱこのフォルムが最高‼︎‼︎ 買って良かったと思ってます。

J'adore Alessi pour ses réalisations et surtout cette bouilloire en bleu et rouge. J'ai reçu mon premier achat avec un oisillon "blanc" ?????????? Je n'ai pas compris, une erreur d'emballage certainement . Amazon me l'échange avec la gentillesse et l'efficacité qu'on leur connaît ... Cette bouilloire est compatible avec les feux inductions , elle est superbe et trônera bientot dans ma cuisine ...

Schick und auf dem Induktionsherd viel besser als ein elektrischer Wasserkocher. Das Pfeifen gibt mir nen paar Nostalgievibes - ich würde jederzeit wieder umsteigen.