HKM-5924819 Glass Electric Cooking Kettle with Lid Dial Base Touch Strip Timer and Keep Warm Grey or Black Finish

HKM-5924819 · electric kettles · see the specifications below (metric and US units listed) · 6.6 lb (3 kg), packed

A Single Glass Vessel With the Controls Split Between Lid and BaseGlass Cooking Kettle Lid Dial Timer

HKM-5924819 is a single glass vessel with a stainless collar, a temperature dial built into the lid, and a control strip along the front of the base. The tapered body is wide at the base and narrow at the neck, a shape borrowed from the samovar rather than from a jug kettle.

Glass here is functional: you can see the water come up to temperature and see the leaf, if you brew in the vessel.

A steel body hides both until you pour. Two finishes, grey and black. The glass and stainless parts are the same in both.

At a Glance

• Type — glass electric kettle
• Body — borosilicate-type glass, stainless collar
• Control — lid dial, base touch strip
• Functions — temperature setting, timer, presets, keep warm
• Base — flat square base with front control strip
• Colours — grey · black
• Material — Glass body, stainless collar
• Control — Lid dial, base touch strip
• Functions — Temperature, timer, presets, keep warm
• Weight — 6.6 lb (3 kg), packed
• Type — Glass electric kettle
• Material — Glass body, stainless collar

Body, Material and Fit

The vessel is glass with a stainless collar at the neck. The collar takes the lid thread and the handle mounting, which is why the glass itself carries no load at the joint — a common failure point on all-glass kettles.

The base is a flat slab with the controls on the front edge rather than on top. That layout keeps the panel visible while the kettle sits on it, and keeps the panel out of the steam path.

A wide base with a narrow neck heats unevenly unless the element covers the full floor; here the element does, which is why the taper does not create a cold zone at the bottom.

• Type: Glass electric kettle
• Material: Glass body, stainless collar
• Control: Lid dial, base touch strip
• Functions: Temperature, timer, presets, keep warm
• Weight: 6.6 lb (3 kg), packed
• Built: HKM-5924819

The taper also gives a stable footprint — the centre of gravity sits low, so a knock is less likely to tip it. The trade is height. This vessel is taller than a jug kettle of the same capacity, so check the clearance under a wall cabinet before it goes on the counter.

Heating, Capacity and Control

The listing describes it as a cooking kettle, and the controls support that: temperature setting and a timer mean it can hold water at a low simmer rather than only reaching a boil.

That suits brewing, poaching, and any preparation that wants water below 100 °C. It is still a kettle.

It is not a hob pan, and it should not be used for anything that needs oil or direct high heat.

A single glass vessel with a lid dial and a base strip takes less depth than a two-vessel station, which is the reason to choose it: it sits where a kettle sits, and the controls are split between the lid and the base rather than gathered into one panel.

Who It Fits and How It Pours

With a timer and a keep-warm function the vessel can sit at a low figure instead of only reaching 100 C, which is what the cooking label refers to: poaching, warming, steeping a leaf that should never see a rolling boil.

Keep warm is there to stop the water falling away between pours rather than to hold a bath at a fixed degree, so anything left on for a long stretch wants an eye on it.

• Presets are the part that makes a glass kettle practical for more than tea: the strip
• The strip is a touch surface
• Keep the front control strip within reach without reaching over the steam
• On a glass body the state of the water is visible rather than inferred

What's in the Box

HKM-5924819 ships in one carton with the the product and the parts listed above. Check each item against the list before the first use, and keep the carton for the first month in case something has to go back.

Color and Finish

Descale monthly in hard-water areas — a white film on the glass floor is calcium and it insulates the element. Hand wash; dishwasher cycles cloud the glass and dull the stainless collar.

Never put cold water into a hot empty vessel.

Care and Maintenance

Thermal shock is the one failure mode this material does not forgive. Grey and black are the two finishes, and in both the glass is left clear and the collar is left bright.

The colored moulding runs around the base and up the handle, so the object reads as a glass vessel set in a colored frame rather than as a colored kettle with a window.

Temperature is set on a dial built into the lid, while the timer, presets and power sit on the strip along the front of the base.

Splitting them that way keeps the hand off the steam path when the figure is changed: the lid is where the water is already being watched, the base is where the switching happens, and neither control needs the other reached across.

Specifications

Frequently Asked Questions

Service and Policies

Coverage that lasts beyond the box. Orders ship free with a tracking number in 2 to 5 business days. From delivery, the product is protected for 180 days against manufacturing defects and transit damage, returnable within 30 days for a full refund, and covered by a 24-month parts-and-labor warranty on manufacturing defects. Four policies, one idea: ship it free, protect it for 180 days, take it back for 30, and stand behind it for two years.

HKM-5924819 · Electric Kettles · Model HKM-5924819 · Type Glass electric kettle · Material Glass body, stainless collar · Control Lid dial, base touch strip · Functions Temperature, timer, presets, keep warm · Colours Grey · Black · Weight 6.6 lb (3 kg), packed