Looking for a Decent Quiet or Silent Kettle

Choda Boy on 10/02/2020 - 16:38

Hi everyone

What are some recommendations for a kettle which is either quiet or silent. The online reviews are fairly scant on details but the general trend is plastic and glass is more silent than metal.

I recently moved to a house where the kitchen is more centrally located meaning it is closer to my kids rooms. I rise early to make a tea before work and my current kettle (stainless steel Belinni) is so loud that to keep noise down I drape a folded beach towel over the top.

Boiling on the stove or installing a boiling tap are not options.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Home & Garden Kettle

Comments

  • orangetrain on 10/02/2020 - 17:22

    Microwave it.

    • D C on 10/02/2020 - 18:39

      Don't forget to stop it before the BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!! at the end.

      Microwave ovens aren't all that quiet anyway.

    • NigelTufnel on 11/02/2020 - 14:04

      Just be careful, you can superheat water in a microwave and burn yourself. Screaming is loud…

  • Godric on 10/02/2020 - 17:26
    +1

    Whats loud about a kettle these days, they don't really whistle anymore, they just click off?

    • Choda Boy on 11/02/2020 - 09:34

      There is just a loud rumble as the water heats, I think the kettle acts as an echo chamber.

  • tsunamisurfer on 10/02/2020 - 17:40

    I have tried several kettles, plastic, glass, S/steel, it's all the same, the heating element heating water is going to make noise.

    One thing I have tried which has a little impact to dampen the reverberation on the bench by putting a folded tea towel down then place something like a heat resistant cork board on that and boil.

  • crentist on 10/02/2020 - 17:50

    There was another post looking for quiet kettles recently. I don't think I've had a loud kettle in my life. Maybe the old stovetop ones would whistle, but an electric $10 Kmart one?

    You just literally buy any kettle that doesn't have a narrow spout, and the steam won't make noise when it goes out.

    Or, pop open the top of your current kettle to create a bigger opening. It might take very slightly longer to heat up, and then it will quietly bubble like a boiling pot of water.

  • D C on 10/02/2020 - 18:41

    and then it will quietly bubble like a boiling pot of water.

    …and then boil dry and catch on fire if the manufacturer has 'forgotten' to fit the thermal fuse.

    • crentist on 10/02/2020 - 18:59
      +1

      Is this really a concern based on some actual experience? Because it sounds like the level of paranoia you might exhibit if you were regularly frightened by your own shadow.

      I've used plenty of crappy kettles and don't think I've ever encountered this. Though it's hard to say for sure since an easy solution to a faulty kettle would be to simply remember that you turned on a kettle sometime in the last hour or two.
      Similar to how most people can use a stove to cook some food, or even boil some water, without needing a safety switch to prevent them burning down the house every night.

      • D C on 10/02/2020 - 19:37

        There was a comment a while back by someone who found his $7 kettle cheerfully glowing red hot after it (I presume) boiled dry.

        I was a tad dubious, but I guess it's possible.

        My kettle has a reset-able thermal cut-out, I've boiled that sucker dry a few times, which is really only possible if you leave the lid open (the pressure switch will trigger when it boils).

        The cord going up in flames because they use aluminium wire is more likely, I've had that happen. Rather exciting when it looks like someone has started arc welding behind your desk.

      • D C on 15/02/2020 - 01:06

        You'll be glad to know I boiled my kettle dry again.

        Helps if you put water in it first.

        I guess a combination of stupidity and dodgy construction could cause a fire. I'm still a bit sceptical though.

  • Pustom on 10/02/2020 - 19:06
    +3

    It's ridiculous that so many are so oblivious that they think the OP is talking about whistling or the opening of the kettle! They're obviously talking about the vibration and the noise from the initial heating of the water, both of which are quite loud to anyone with functional ears.

    To the OP: Kettles are standardised, if you are able to find such a silent product it will be 2-3x slower than you're used to. If you really need it to be that quiet you should just use an old school stove top kettle without the lid on so it doesn't whistle.

  • Stewardo on 10/02/2020 - 19:19
    +2

    Make tea and put in thermos before bed.

  • Mechz on 10/02/2020 - 20:54

    I have a 10 year old Kenwood ceramic kettle and it's about as quiet as you can get I reckon because of the thick walls and lid.

  • djones145 on 10/02/2020 - 21:22
    -1

    u could.move the kettle.into ur.room
    or outside or away from the kitchen
    in the garage
    or drove the car out into the forest
    buy a kettle that runs in the car and.boul water there

    ir give me ur address, I will boil water for you every morning and deliver it

    or cold brew tea

  • Hybroid on 11/02/2020 - 14:07

    You'll want something like this: https://www.amazon.com.au/Breville-HotCup-Water-Dispenser-Li…

    Although it may depend on the volume of hot water you go through in a day on whether or not it's worthwhile.

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