Brew all your favourite tea to perfection with The Smart Ketlle from Breville. With 5 different tea settings, Green tea; White tea; Oooling; Coffee; and Boil, you'll never burn your tea leaves again, resulting in a hot drink made to optimal results. The stainless steel base and top make it easy to clean, while the clear glass jug allows you to keep an eye on the progress of your boil.
Giving this updated model a metal spout was a great move however its perforated design was not. The new spout shows no likelihood of damage like the old one but the water needs to travel through a watering can pattern to reach it which makes pouring slow and somewhat annoying. I cannot imagine the rationale for this choice other than perhaps some misguided attempt to make the kettle safer for children or old people or something along those lines. It's a shame because it ultimately makes the new Breville Smart Kettle worse than the model it replaces.
It's bigger than I expected. It works really well, though. It beeps way too often--when you put the kettles on the stand, when you push a button, when it boils, when you take the kettle off the stand. I put a bit of tape over the holes for the beeper--this helps a bit. Beeping isn't overly loud, but still a bit annoying. Other than that the kettle looks good and works well.