Breville Crystal Clear

Won't Last – How long is an electric jug supposed to last. Not very it seems. This jug looks nice hence two stars and when it works it boils the water. However it doesn't take long before the lid stops staying shut and a little while after that the automatic off switch fails, and now the handle is coming apart. Probably had it about two years. Basically it is a piece of junk.  Show details

Very Sleek and great value – Originally was aiming for a different brand until i saw this model on the shelf, its nice design forced me to swap out. I have not looked back and works well. Its very simple features and ease of clean makes this product a favourite to display in my contemporary kitchen top. Show details

Condensation on glass all the time, stiff switch, loud – Update 2/2024: Over time the rocker switch has become easier to push and for whatever reasons the condensation is not nearly as bad as when new. Updated review is it is a kettle and works but nothing special but upping from 3 to 4 stars accordingly. Original: Every kettle has positive and negative reviews so we punted. Bad decision. Unlike our… Read more

10 year old Breville BKE290 (glass) this one builds perpetual condensation on the glass and lid inside. It does not affect operation only aesthetics. Whether the condensation creates long term deposits on the glass remains to be discovered. Breville claimed all glass kettles do that but IME no they do not! If one keeps the the lid open after boiling the condensate will clear. The rocker on-switch is stiff and it requires one hand holding the kettle and one pushing the rocker unless the kettle is on the full side. Traditional push down levers are more friendly. The advantages to the rocker are aesthetics and that it is unlikely to be inadvertently turned on. The 'filter' is large holes behind the spout; it is a very coarse sieve not a filter, but not important if you have good water quality (we do). It is noticeably louder than the '290'. The push button soft opening lid is easy to fill and the opening wide enough so easy to clean. No leaks so far and it pours without splatters. In our opinion it is not one of Breville's better efforts and not so bad we will return it but given our experience not recommended to others as there are better choices.

Breville you've done it for me! – just bought this kettle as a replacement to a different brand I did not like (reviewed earlier) It is in the near $100 mark transparent 1.7 l It seems quite good with an automatic lid that is quite convenient. That is you press the button and the lid slowly fully opens. I hope I get a good service out of it . One thing it has not from the one I… Read more

replaced is a double wall so you could burn yourself if you touch it after boiling it. (I realise this reading other reviews. Re taste of water, Only once I had a kettle with this problem and it was a long time ago. Addit: I should learn to read reviews before I come here... I hope I'll get lucky with mine as I can see only very few positive reviews about it.... Will update with time. I was particularly happy to find out that it is Australian and with its headquarter in Sydney where I live! But, here we are, make you think twice about buying Australian products?! So I'm hanging on re 'value for money' this one was valued at $90 from The Good Guys at Castle Hills. And keeping fingers crossed!

Awesome kettle BKE480BKS. Love that it's clear! – I've owned my fair share of kettles over time, but I would have to say this is the best I have used. I've had it for over a year. It is the quickest to boil. It has a very low level minimum so you are not having to fill it high when you are just making one tea or coffee. Although it does seem to boil for a few seconds longer than others I have… Read more

had. I love that it is clear. People always ask for a hot drink at my house and I think it could be because they can see that the kettle is clean. When it discolours, as with all kettles, slice up a lemon and place it in the kettle, let it boil and leave the lemon and water in it overnight. In the morning pour out all contents and rinse. This removes any deposits and makes it sparkle. I love that it is glass and would chose this material over plastic any day. I would highly recommend this kettle and loved it so much I bought the matching sesame toaster, which is also a fantastic product.

Excellent clear, reliable and durable kettle! – Our families have owned 3 of these clear kettles for over 5 years (almost 10 years), and we believe they are excellent, reliable and durable. We are about to purchase new kettles and we will be buying this exact kettle because it does the job very well. PS: I have read other reviews about this kettle leaking, and in my experience this only… Read more

happens if you overfill the kettle to the top. The water somehow goes down the handle and into the base. I believe it is not a fault of the kettle but the person who over fills the kettle.

Beautiful kettle – Using it for last 3 weeks, this has worked as expected. However, its too early to tell. Will submit another review after using it for a while. Water level is marked clearly. Heats up pretty quickly so no complaint on that.  Show details

Excellent! Clean, quiet and reliable – I read the reviews here and kept seeing warnings about leaks. My kettle is perfect. No leaks, no discolouration, no plastic taste. Its fast and safe, although the glass does get very hot.

Not safe to use – When pouring water can suddenly go different direction than the main stream and potentially burn you. It also smells awful (chemicals). Very disappointed. Add to that the fact that due to the design it's very hard to fully empty the kettle. The older model of Breville I had was a lot better. Show details

A good reliable kettle, but there are design flaws – I bought my kettle 23 months ago from Bing Lee for $80. It has been reliable, and mine has not leaked. It is quick to boil, easy to use, but one thing that has happened is that the plastic insert in the lid has cracked and also crazed. Whilst that has not affected the functionality of the kettle so far, I think in time it will. I phoned… Read more

Breville customer care to see if I could buy a replacement insert, but the only thing on this kettle that can be replaced is the base. I think this is a major design flaw on an otherwise great product, and cannot understand why there is an insert in the lid at all, as one can see the water boiling etc by looking through the sides of it. I suggested that they consider my feedback and send it to their design team.

Poor quality – Always purchased Breville but it leaks at the base. The water also takes ages to boil and it stops and starts when trying to boil. The boiling water is great once boiled .  Show details

Poor quality – Breville has been and still one of my favourite products, but this kettle has been disappointing. Leaks badly at the base and I am having to put a tea towel under it to soak up the water.

Greville Glass Kettle – The lid continually pops open as the water comes to a boil. We have to watch the kettle and manually shut off the kettle as it will boil dry with the lid open if we don't monitor it! Everything else is great about this kettle, however, is now a safety concern with the lid opening with the steam. I left a voice message for Greville Canada to call me back....still waiting.

Embarrassingly short-lived switches & clips – While it worked, it was great. Design was good, pouring was good, OH&S considerations good. But it only lasted three years. First the lid-opening switch failed. So we filled it with a tiny watering can for a few months. Then the on/off switch failed. Purchase date 26 January 2018. Failure date 31 January 2021. A family member had a… Read more

Breville that they inherited - only replaced when the plastic jug itself began to crack; it must have lasted 30 years. A major drop in quality, Mr Breville!!

So Disappointing – Such a disappointment on our previous Breville glass kettle! The quality drop is quite amazing. No more german Schott glass, the glass above the waterline and the "see through" lid has permanent condensation after one boil, the filter is not worth having, cannot believe Breville were too cheap to put a mesh filter on it. There is no safe touch… Read more

point on the lid anymore either and with just two days of use the kettle is already discolouring inside. It took a year for my last kettle to do that. Breville clearly need to bring manufacturing back to Australia to ensure better quality.

Update: this kettle needs cleaning every week. My previous kettle needed cleaning one a month at most after a couple of years. Initially only every now and then.

Unacceptable – Pretty unbelievable that a premium priced product, in such a well-understood category, performs SO poorly. The first thing we noticed was that the switch to start the kettle was really fussy and difficult to press in. The deal-breaker, though, has been the ever-present pool of water on our kitchen counter under and around the entire base of the… Read more

unit. Fortunately it's a stone benchtop. Leaking is just unacceptable. Really can't believe they let this product go to market. Today we replaced with a Sunbeam unit, and will not be purchasing another Breville product.

Faulty Product - no not buy – Product leaks from day 1! The large number of poor reviews should already persuade you to shop for anything else but this! The nice lady at Customer Service told me 'we sell more non-leaky kettles than leaky ones so...', but given the amount of reviews left with the same issue - for a $140 kettle - I wouldn't bother with taking the risk, or anything else from Breville from now on. Show details

Safety risk – Boiling water is fine, the problem, as other reviewers have mentioned, the lid intermittently pops open of its own accord and the kettle continues to boil until you manually turn it off or it boils dry. I have walked into the kitchen to find the upper cabinetry literally dripping with condensed steam (ie water). Not good. Then the lid started… Read more

opening (flicking hot water onto your hand) when we picked the boiled kettle up off the base. I agree with other reviewers, this kettle should have a recall on it.

Buy this if you like looking at condensation – Residue of condensation around all of the glass including the lid after kettle boils. It looks ugly and cheap, defeats the purpose of having a clear glass jug. Jug is a replacement for Sunbeam clear stainless steel jug no problems with condensation ever! Show details

Disappointing – The kettle keeps boiling for long before turning off. Surprisingly the lid jammed after short use right after warranty. Used to trust this brand more. Not worth $70+ at all Show details

Beware: It Leaks – I bought the Breville The Crystal Clear BKE750CLR Electric Kettle recently, but unfortunately the next morning, we noticed a lot of water on the kitchen bench and in and around the electric base. It leaks from between the plastic bottom of the kettle and the stainless steel outer surround. We took it back, and were informed that they have had… Read more

quite a few returns. In my opinion, it should be withdrawn from sale. It's hazardous, and there are a number of other people with the same problem. I bought a cheaper glass one for less than half the price.

Do not buy this product – I bought this three years ago. It lasted 8 months then when I went to try open it it wouldn't open. I got a replacement however. The new one was working fine for about 1.5 years and now it has the same problem. It only has a 12 month warranty and now I have to buy a new one. One of the plastic hinges of the lid is now broken thus it does not pop… Read more

open when the water is boiled anymore and I am unable to open it unless I flip the kettle backwards. It has two springs on two hinges (right underneath the lid) and one of the hinges has now broken I can see it is made of plastic and it's very delicate no wonder it has broke after 1.5 years.

Unless you want to change kettles every 1 to 2 years don't buy this one.

Nice kettle.....But Leaks – Nice looking kettle with good ergonomics. Also like the extra capacity and is fairly quiet compared to some others I have used. Boils water quite fast as well. But... after 4 weeks of use it has started leaking around the base. Going by the number of reviews with the same problem it is a design flaw. Avoid. Show details