| Breville Brita filter silver jug kettle JK120 | 
| Brand: Breville
Category: Kitchen
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 116963
Media: Kitchen & Home
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 11.5 x 9.4 x 8.8
MPN: JK120
Model: JK120
EAN: 5011773025607
ASIN: B000PF7AY4
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Product Description
- Changing illumination feature, standby blue, boil mode red
- Boils and filters at the same time
- Memo feature to indication when a cartridge needs replacing
- 3kW fastboil element
- 360 degree rotational base
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| Customer Reviews:
 So far so good December 19, 2008
Michael Lavocah (Norwich, England)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you live in a hard-water area and want tea that isn't cloudy, then you have to use filtered water. A filter kettle is the most convenient way to do this.
I first bought one in early 2006, an early Morphy Richards one. It was *very* large, top heavy whilst filtering, and took special Morphy Richards cartridges - Brita didn't have the fast-filling Maxtra cartridges then. You filled it by rotating a circular hatch in the lid. Eventually the plastic lid hinges - the kettle was entirely plastic - became brittle and fractured, and the lid fell off. I persevered but the plastic side wall began to crack not long after. 2 year life is not impressive.
Today (Dec 2008) these kettles have changed: they look a bit more like normal kettles, and take Brita Maxtra cartridges. As these become more common, I'm sure that Tesco's and others will start copying them and the price will come down. The kettles are still all made of plastic. I suspect this is something to do with the fact that a plastic receptacle is used to hold the cartridge, but it's a pity that you can't make a filter kettle that looks as nice as a normal stainless one. I wonder if the plastic also means a shorter life - a stainless steel kettle can last decades.
It appears identical to the JK164 which has had rather better reviews. I like the slow opening lid, which looks strong. The kettle is a bit slow to switch off - I notice one other reviewer had a problem with this so I'll be keeping an eye out. Maybe the cut-out has been changed on the JK164?
Like many other kettles of today (2008), this has a fashionable blue LED - although this is on all the time - and a red LED comes on durng boiling. I think this is just silly - bet you anything that this "feature" will be gone by 2010.
Inside the kettle is again entirely plastic although I think it's double-skinned - Breville claim that it keeps water hot for longer ("Stay Warm"), which is a good feature.
Although a fast-boil type (3kW, hidden element) this is not as noisy as some others. When pouring, it does not drip.
So far, so good then: I'll be looking to see if I have a problem with the cutout, and to see how long this kettle lasts. Maybe we'd be all better off with a normal kettle and a Maxtra filter jug? That way, you'd get a cheaper, better looking and possibly longer lasting kettle.
 BREVILLE WATER FILTER KETTLE March 28, 2008
MRS D (ENGLAND)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I BOUGHT THE STAINLESS STEEL VERSION FIRST & HAD TO RETURN IT BECAUSE THE STAINLESS STEEL WAS DAMAGED & FINALLY REPLACED IT WITH THE SILVER ONE BUT I DONT FIND IT VERY GOOD THE LID POPS UP BY ITSELF THE BASE ISNT VERY GOOD & EVEN THOUGH ITS NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD THE CONNECTIONS ARE PLAYING UP WHEN I REPLACE THE KETTLE ONTO THE BASE AFTER REFILLING THE BLUE LIGHT OFTEN FAILS TO LIGHT I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS KETTLE
Don't bother October 29, 2008
B. Buckley (London, UK)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Bought this earlier and was looking forward to coming home and having a nice cup of tea. I cleared a space for this kettle, set it up, filled it and switched on. It boiled in about 2 minutes....and was still boiling over a minute later - it didn't switch off, which I find dangerous!
Apart from that it feels cheap and is quite heavy, heavier than the Brita-branded kettle which I already have.
I wouldn't bother with the Breville JK120 kettle - waste of money.
Very disappointing April 6, 2010
Fred Bloggs (UK)
I bought this a few months ago and how I wish I hadn't. It takes an age to switch off after boiling and as for the "stay warm" function: what a joke! After about an hour the water certainly isn't warm enough for a cup of tea. A complete and utter waste of money.
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