De'Longhi Icona Vintage Electric Kettle

Retro-styled large-capacity rapid-boil electric pick — De'Longhi Icona Vintage 1.7 L electric kettle with retro colour palette, 360-degree cordless base, drip-free spout, rapid boil, automatic shutoff. Heavy when full — 1.7 L of water plus the kettle body approaches 2.5 kg, which is uncomfortable for users with weaker grip strength or wrist issues; lime-scale builds faster in the De'Longhi than in smaller stainless kettles because the larger water volume and the plastic interior accumulate scale deposits more visibly in hard-water areas; wide spout is not suitable for pour-over coffee or precision pouring — the flow rate is too high for controlled V60 or Chemex extraction.

The De'Longhi Icona Vintage boils 1.7 L fast, sits on a 360° cordless base, and looks right in a mid-century kitchen. It is the straightforward pick for households of three or four who want rapid boil and a wide spout — just not for pour-over coffee or precision tea, where the wide spout pours too fast.

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Review DēLonghi icona vintage kettle & toaster (Delonghi) {indonesia}