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Chantal Stainless 1-4/5-Quart Classic Teakettle | 
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Brand: Chantal
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $160.00
Buy New: $119.99
You Save: $40.01 (25%)
New (2) from $119.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 18180
Color: Stainless
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.3 x 8.3
MPN: SL-3719
Model: SL37-19
UPC: 088818371970
EAN: 0088818371970
ASIN: B00004RD9Q
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 2 days
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| Features:
| • | 1-4/5-quart capacity; durable stainless-steel body and components | | • | Aluminum core sandwiched within flat bottom for efficient heat conduction | | • | Can be used on ceramic, glass, and induction stovetops | | • | Extra-large lid opening for easy cleaning; Hohner harmonica whistle plays two notes | | • | Dishwasher-safe; moveable parts are replaceable for a lifetime of use |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Review
This solidly built, classic-looking teakettle says you're serious about your tea. The bright stainless-steel finish makes the kettle an eye-pleasing focal point on the stovetop. Even more of an attention-getter is the two-tone harmonica whistle--an amusing reminder to the household that the water is boiling and ready to pour. The flat aluminum base ensures that water heats quickly, and the lid with its black rubber gasket keeps the heat in. The boldly curved metal handle and other metal parts can get quite warm, so use a potholder when picking the kettle up and flipping up the whistle. The lid opening is large enough to make cleaning easy. --Dale Steinke
Product Description
The Chantal Classic Teakettle in stainless steel has a timeless, yet modern design and look that is a favorite in the kitchen. Most notably is the teakettle's genuine Hohner harmonica whistle that plays two notes. No more piercing whistle sounds that o
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 Too expensive to have a branding-hot handle June 2, 2008
I've had this kettle for three years. I bought it because it looks good. The two-tone harmonica "whistle" is nice, emitting a nice lower pitch sound at the beginning of a boil, progressing to a Flinstone's quarry lunch-whistle pitch with a harder boil. It's fine. Any whistle is supposed to get your attention, right? That's the whole point. My main problem with this kettle is how hot the handle gets after even just a moment on the burner. Apparently it comes with a little sleeve for it now (mine didn't) but at $120 should you really have to use a pot holder to get it off the stove? For those reviewers who said the handle doesn't get hot--I have absolutely no idea what they're talking about. In three years I've gone through heavy-use phases where I made back-to-back kettles full of hot water (to fill a pump pot) plus coffee & tea, moderate-use phases where I used it for my French Press every morning and for tea every night, and low/no-use phases. The whistle has never failed to function (as one reviewer stated) nor have I ever, ever, EVER been able grab the handle without a potholder. In fact, it has burned me when my kitchen towel isn't exactly covering the entire handle. Ridiculous lack of performance at this price.
 Love my Chantal tea kettle! August 19, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have had my lovely shiny grey Chantal tea kettle for about six years now and I still am amused to hear the harmonica sing. I manage the handle easily, it pours fine, and it's fun to show friends. I've never regretted spending this much money on this classy kettle!
Classic design but functionally flawed April 22, 2006
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
I bought my Chantal kettle on sale. I'd never pay the full price for a kettle or a Chantal kettle, no matter how pretty it was. But this kettle is very pretty and on sale so I did buy it. I'm glad to read the other reviews . . . mine never whistled when it was boiling. Or it would whistle for a couple a weeks after a descaling, but stop mysteriously. This is a problem as I always left the room while the kettle came to a boil. I dropped the kettle on the floor after almost boiling it dry because the whistle didn't work. That bent the whistle and I've never gotten it to whistle again. I haven't looked into returning it for repair because I'm not sure that if it was repaired, I'd trust it to whistle. I still use it from time to time, but it really isn't safe because it doesn't whistle and the spout won't stay open when I pour water from it.
It a lot of money for a kettle with a whistle that wont operate properly.
 Classic Beauty March 22, 2006
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Great in every way. Would be a 5 except for harmonica sound when boiling.
"Design" disappointment February 22, 2006
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
For two or three times the price of an equally attractive and useful kettle I fell for the Chantal whistler. What was I think? Once again you don't always get what you pay for. The design, especially of the heavy wire handle suggests that the form actually functions, in this case to dissipate heat and make the handle cool enough to lift. Alas, no: you have to dress the handle in an asbestos-appearing little pot holder that comes with the kettle. One more thing to misplace, one more layer of complexity in the early morning routine. And filling or pouring isn't a breeze either. As for the whistle - anyone can whistle - better. And the whistle mechanism frequently fails due to moisture buildup. Come on Chantal - it's a kettle and there's bound to be steam: that's the point for goodness sake! And it isn't a perky little kettle whistle nor is it a romantic foghorn. It's a ho-hum harmonica at best. OXO makes a much better whistling kettle that fills and pours far more reliably and accurately and has a heat protected easy grip handle - at 40% of the cost. Chantal, for all its design pretense is ultimately poorly designed. It's not a kettle I'd recommend.
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