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| Oxo Good Grips Uplift Teakettle | 
 enlarge | Brand: Oxo
Category: Kitchen
Buy New: $47.37 - $75.99
This item is no longer available
Avg. Customer Rating:  (116 reviews)
Color: Very White
Media: Kitchen
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 8 x 8 x 8
ASIN: B0000UHZD0
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| Customer Reviews: Read 111 more reviews...
 Expensive / poor quality September 17, 2008
Initially, I was put off by the cost, but figured it must be a quality kettle. Within a few months of owning the pot, the handle to the water reservoir broke. An end of the plastic handle pulled off the lid. No problem, I just screwed it back in. A month later it pulled out again. This time, I unscrewed to the handle to find that the screws were only held in by a metal collar embedded in the plastic. The metal collar somehow stripped and pulled out of the plastic. The handle was permanently broken. I pressed the handle and lid back on and started filling the kettle through the pour. The screws holding the handle on the lid started to rust.
I also found the pour handle clunky. If you don't hold it level, it will pop open unexpectedly and splash water out. Not a big problem for me, but my wife (who is petite) always had a problem holding the pot with one hand.
The pot is getting replaced. 50 dollar piece of garbage.
good looking unit, but not a good design September 12, 2008
On the Oxo model I use, the lid is held together by two screws where the handle attaches. Every three days or so I spend a few minutes removing the several pieces of the lid and carefully re-assembling them, and tightening the screws with a screwdriver, it's not a big deal but it's not awesome either.
The angle of the handle makes the kettle difficult to fill, if you fill it through the removable lid the handle is in the way, if you fill it through the pour spout the handle is at an awkward angle relative to the faucet or water pitcher.
After several years of daily use the parts all still look new, they are obviously high quality, but the poor engineering has me in the market for a different kettle.
 Great product August 4, 2008
I've been having this product for over a year now, and have not had any problems with it. I use this product in my kitchen everyday. All I have is Oxo in my kitchen and wouldn't settle for anything else.
Design flaw led to broken handle lid on two separate models May 27, 2008
My wife and I experienced the same problem that a few other people have mentioned, but I wanted to add that we even returned the kettle for a brand new one and it happened again. Surely this is a design flaw.
The lid forms a tight seal, and is actually difficult to remove. The handle on the lid broke off within the first month of usage. And we were even gentle with it the second time around.
Poor design and/or craftsmanship on this one. You have been warned.
 Great product support April 22, 2008
I've owned the Oxo Uplift for several years and been generally happy with it. However, the whistle stopped functioning not long after I began using it. I tried to fix it with no luck. After a couple of years I decided to contact Oxo to get a replacement part- and I was willing to pay for it. Oxo replied to me within a day that their products are guaranteed and they promptly sent me a replacement new Uplift! That's great customer service that I wish was more common.
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