With its sleek, cord-free design and brushed stainless steel base and body, Breville’s electric teakettle is a functional beauty. It heats up on a power base that plugs into the wall and rests on the base when not in use. Multi-directional base includes cord storage. Powerful 1500-watt, concealed element rapidly brings water to a boil, and the auto shutoff feature prevents kettle from boiling dry.
Blue backlight indicates the water level. Blue-tinted lid lifts slowly because of internal-dampening mechanism. Removable scale filter. Hand wash. Limited one-year warranty. Available online only.
- Manufacturer: Breville
- Care: Do not use chemical, steel wool, or abrasive
cleaners to clean the outside of the kettle.
- Capacity: 1.7 liter
- Dimensions: 9" x 6" x 8½"
- Weight: 3.1 lbs.
- Material: Stainless steel
- Warranty: 1-year limited
- Watts: 1500W
- Model: #SK500XL
- Designed in Australia, made in China
BENEFITS:
- See-through, pull-off lid
- Automatic shutoff
- Multi-directional base
- Blue backlight behind water window
At the 1932 Melbourne Cup, Bill O’Brien, a radio salesman, and Harry Norville, an engineer, placed a bet on a 4-to-1 pony, Peter Pan, and won. Despite tough economic times, the two decided to invest their winnings and started Breville Radio. By the late ‘50s, however, television had all but replaced the radio, so Breville’s focus turned to small appliances.
John O’Brien (Bill’s son) quickly became passionate about the growing small-appliance business, founding the Breville Research and Development center in 1972. Two years later, the world’s first scissor-action sandwich maker was invented, selling 400,000 units in its first year—one of the most successful product launches in Australian history. Today, from New Zealand to the UK, toasted sandwiches are still affectionately called ‘Brevilles,&;#8217; so much so that the term has been added to the Australian dictionary. The sandwich maker’s success was soon followed by the iconic ‘Kitchen Wizz’ food processor, together with a range of high-performance, time-saving appliances such as blenders, dairy bars, yogurt makers and waffle irons. By the early ‘80s, Breville had established an office in Hong Kong, and was exporting its innovations to 15 countries.
During the ‘90s, Breville’s hometown of Sydney became one of the world’s most multicultural cities, with a craving for fresh, healthy foods and a taste for Mediterranean and Asian cuisine. Breville’s revolutionary innovations, such as the high-wall heating electric wok, the health grill, panini press and award-winning Juice Fountain and espresso machines, brought Sydney’s café culture to millions of homes around the world. In 2001, Breville’s merger with Australian kitchenware company HWI helped support the expansion of Breville’s Centre of Design.
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