Breville VTT942 New York Collection 4 Slice Toaster with High-Lift and Wide Slots, White and Gold

At GBP 42.99 Breville was neither cheap nor super-expensive, but vaguely in the premium category. I bought it after another, UK-brand kettle broke a mere 2 months after purchase - and it was a jackpot! Breville's design is so elegant, so minimal, so sleek - and so well thought through: the spout is wide and doesn't splutter, the top opens by the push of a button, the LED light looks really cool, and the kettle is really quiet compared to other brands. Using an item of such high quality is a pleasure. Breville kettle is worth every penny. I do recommend.

My last Breville kettle started leaking after five years of use so I decided to opt for another Breville. I had read so many complaints about bad tasting water from other manufacturers, I thought I would stick to a company I trusted.Fast delivery of the kettle meant I was up and running within 24 hours of ordering it. I followed manufacturer's instructions to fill with water, boil, discard water and repeat twice more. My first cup of tea was lovely. No dodgy chemically taste here.The kettle itself looks great. The matte black finish looks classy. Easy to fill with water and a decent scale filter in there. It is not as loud as my previous Breville so that's a bonus too.Really glad I bought it.

The day came, when we had to choose a new kettle..and, oh boy.. it was a real challenge, time consuming the least to say.. You'd think, it's just a kettle, shouldn't be that complicated.. but it was! we started at the price range between £35-69.. read about 100 reviews of different known brands and.. it wasn't great to be honest, people were wondering, how possibly it can be so difficult to make just a simply cuppa?! but .. again.. CHn.. made never guaranties much durability, that's a fact. So, to avoid the hassle of buying and then returning we decided to increase the price range.. And then we come across this one - Breville 'Manhattan' kettle, and... almost a year later it still works well, a bit loud, but I think it's due to it's 3000W, which gives us a quick boiling time. It looks really nice in our kitchen and people notice as it's very stylish. So far so good and so far I can say, that it was worth the money, even though we never before spent on the kettle that much. Previous our Breville kettle give the ends off after nearly 8 years.

I love the look, the overall quality is great, it boils really fast which was one of the main reasons I bought it and when its lit up I can really see the New York inspiration from it!Its easy to wipe down to keep clean and the large water level gauge is easy to read during the day or night.I'm very pleased with my purchase, a little expensive but its exactly what I wanted! Buy with confidence, I'm more than happy to recommend it!

This jug-style kettle is described on the product information page as having a "cordless base" which left me intrigued as to what to expect when it arrived. I wondered what new technology this was that could manufacture a kettle that would sit on an automatically heat-generating base! Lo and behold, when it arrived the base does, as you would expect, contain a cord, so beware a somewhat misleading product description! The cord of the kettle I received was positioned in such a way that it emerges from the base at the point opposite the feed-notch in the base, thereby effectively reducing the usable length of the cord by 19 cms (7.5") from 80 cms (31.5") to 51 cms (24"). This could be simply a manufacturing error in the kettle I was sent, but if not it is worth keeping in mind for the proximity of your power point to the kettle's desired location.That apart, this is a high-quality and attractive kettle. The one I have is in white but it is not a cold bluey white but rather a soft ivory white which I prefer. It has a good capacity 1.7 litres and its 3 kW power means it comes to the boil very quickly.The lid is opened by means of a discreet (almost invisible) switch located within the vertical part of the handle which flips the lid upright. The clear water-level window is located behind the handle, whereas I would prefer it directly on the side between the spout and the handle where it is more easily visible.This kettle has a novelty feature - a bright white light comes on encircling the base of the kettle when it is heating. I can see that this could be useful if you have children and want to be sure they have a visible indication that the kettle is heating up as it acts as a warning. Similarly for anyone with impaired vision this could be quite a useful feature to flag up that the kettle is getting hot. Obviously as with all kettles it also makes a noise when the water is being boiled.I like the clean, simple, unfussy design and although at £89.99 (Amazon price at time of review) it is not cheap, it is a well made and classy looking kettle.

I love this kettle so much, I am considering buy a spare. Purchased 4-5 months ago. It is very elegant, but also functions incredibly well. The release mechanism for the lid is discreetly a part of the handle, which adds to the sleek finish as there are no surplus buttons, besides the power switch (which at first seemed a little flimsy, but has proved to be quite robust). It boils quite quickly.

A good toaster the only Cristian is the wheel time setting is up to 50%out. So the reviews say it takes a long time to toast but you get used to the timing. On the whole happy with the toaster but a bit expensive

A great product at first with nice lights and a fantastic finish. Only problem is this model stopped working twice after 2 years including the replacement. the paint finish also starts to come away after 6-9 months.