The Krups FLF2 electric kettle (or FLF2- J4) seems to share the same recurring problem the Proctor Silex kettle suffers from..."plastic water".
While this is yet another kettle that boils water faster than you can spell its name, it falls short in other areas, and unlike the cheaper Proctor Silex, it should deliver more for the price! I can understand a $15 kettle behaving like one, but not the same from a $50 kettle!
It does however look really nice, despite a plastic construction, offers easy pouring & cleaning, and quick boiling, but it appears from the below cons, this item may be hit or miss. Unless there was just a batch of lemons???
Here is what I came up with concerning the Krups FLF2 electric kettle:
Krups FLF2 Pros
rapidly boils water
has an attractive brilliant black look
auto shut off when water reaches boil
hidden heating elements
lightweight & easy to travel with
easy to fill and clean
Krups FLF2 Cons
several folks complain about a plastic taste
like most eclectic kettles, exterior gets hot
recurring malfunctioning problems with the ON button
may shut off prematurely before water reaches a boil
loud operation for a plastic kettle
The scale leans more towards the pros than cons, but for $50 most of the above concerns/complaints should not be present. Basically what that means is for the same amount of money, there are better choices.
Adagio's UtiliTEA Kettle being one of them. This kettle is made of stainless steel, offers variable temperature control (a benefit most electric kettles fall short on), and will boil water just as fast. At around the same price, it may be worth considering.
Besides the Krups FLF2 electric kettle, other choices are the Breville Ikon or the Krups FLF3 model, both which are stainless steel, and do not inherit some of the above problems.
Another route, should you have an extra $120 would be the Braun WK200B model which may be expensive, but worth the price. It receives many 5 star reviews according to Amazon's customer review ratings.
