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One thing that immediately stood out to be about this kettle is the WIDE opening. This is awesome - nearly the entire top opens up, which has not been the case of any electric kettle I've previously owned or used. In my experience, kettles tend to require bottle-cleaning brushes because the opening is too small to fit my hand and arm into. Not so with this kettle, which, even someone like me with rather large hands, am able to clean inside with a standard dish sponge, which is very convenient, and enables a wider choice of scrubbing tools when dealing with the effects of hard water in the future (one day I'll get a centralized water softener, but until then, removing hard water buildup is a fact of life - at least this kettle makes it easy!)
The other nice thing about this kettle that differs from others I've used is the degree of thermal insulation. Whereas my former kettle would get hot to the touch all over, this one really does not. Immediately after boiling a full pot of water (which only about six minutes - quite quick, and much more efficient than the stove, which is part of what makes electric kettles such a great investment! You can even use them to give something like boiling water for pasta, which does have to be on the stove, a big head start by boiling whatever portion will fit in the kettle, then pouring it into the pot back on the stove), anyway, back to the point I was making about this kettle's thermal insulation...even right after boiling the full 1.8L of water, the sides of the kettle are not hot. I don't know if this is due to using plastic for the outer layer (while still utilizing stainless steel for the inner layer, where the water is actually heated and stored), and extra-large air-gap, some combination of the two, or if there is additional insulating material inside that I'm not even aware of - whatever they've done here, it works well! This feature makes this kettle a particularly wise choice for anyone who happens to have young children around, since they will be far less likely to burn themselves with this than your typical kettle.
Overall, the AZEUS electric kettle looks good, works well, is a good size, and a great price. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone in the market for an electric kettle - you will not be disappointed!