HKM-6186963 Customised Double Layer Electric Kettle - 1.8L/2.0L Water Boiler for Efficient Heating

HKM-6186963 · Electric Kettles · 1.8 L / 2.0 L, Chrome Trim, Grey Blue Green

Bell Profile, Crystal Knob, Chrome

HKM-6186963 is a kettle in the traditional bell shape — narrow at the lid, swelling to a wide foot — with a polished chrome lid, a faceted clear knob that catches light like cut glass, a chrome band around the base of the body and a chrome spout cut at an angle. The finish is a soft solid colour, and the base plate is matched to it.

It suits a kitchen where the kettle is expected to look like a kettle: the bell profile is the shape most people draw when asked, the chrome and the clear knob give it a period look, and the coloured body keeps it from reading as stainless steel equipment. The listing offers it as a 1.8 L or 2.0 L boiler.

At a Glance

• Type — cordless electric kettle on a corded base
• Capacity — 1.8 L or 2.0 L, as titled
• Body — steel, bell profile, solid colour finish
• Trim — chrome lid, spout and base band
• Knob — faceted clear knob on a chrome collar
• Base — matched colour plate with a chrome-rimmed switch

Materials and Construction

The body is steel pressed into a bell: a narrow neck at the lid, a shoulder that curves out, a belly at its widest about a third of the way up from the foot, and a base that turns in again. A chrome band runs around the bottom of the body, separating it from the base plate, and the lid is a polished chrome disc with a collar that carries the knob.

The knob is the detail that sets the object apart: it is faceted like a cut gem, clear rather than coloured, and set on a short chrome stem. The spout is a chrome beak welded to the shoulder and cut at an angle, and the handle is a squared loop in the body colour with a chrome-rimmed switch at its foot.

• The chrome band at the base is a separate ring, not a painted line, so it catches light along its edge.
• The lid seats inside the neck and lifts off rather than hinging.
• The base plate is finished in the same colour as the body, which is unusual in a range where plates are usually black or silver.

How It Works

Fill through the open neck, seat the lid, set the body on its base and press the switch. The element heats to a boil and the switch releases; there is no display, no thermostat and no keep-warm function, so the kettle does one thing and stops.

No wattage and no boil time are published, so neither is given. The two capacities in the title are the volume options, and the shape is the same for both — the bell simply grows. That matters for the pour: a wide-bellied body tips more slowly at the start of a pour than a straight cylinder, which makes the chrome beak easier to aim at a cup.

The listing describes the kettle as customised, and the gallery shows three colourways on the same body, which is consistent with a made-to-order programme rather than a fixed catalogue. The construction itself is conventional: a steel shell, a concealed element, a cordless body on a plate.

Placement and Use

The bell is wider at the foot than at the shoulder, so it needs a little more counter room than a straight kettle of the same capacity, and the chrome spout should be turned away from a wall. Leave clearance above the lid for lifting the knob.

• Fill below the neck; the chrome band is at the base, not a fill mark, so judge the level by eye.
• Lift the lid by the faceted knob rather than levering at the chrome rim.
• Wipe the chrome after filling, since water spots show on a polished surface more than on a matte one.

Included and Optional

Colours and Finishes

Three colourways are shown on the same body: a warm grey, a slate blue and a pale sage green. Each has a soft sheen rather than a high gloss, chrome lid and spout, and a base plate in the matching colour — grey on grey, black under the blue, pale grey under the green.

The listing carries a single default colour value, so the three finishes photographed are treated as the customised options rather than as separate variants. No coating is named for the colour, so the treatment is recorded as unstated.

Care and Maintenance

Descale every four to six weeks where the water is hard: white vinegar and water in equal parts, stood twenty minutes, then a fresh boil and two rinses. The interior takes a soft brush, and the chrome spout should be rinsed through rather than scrubbed with anything abrasive.

Wipe the coloured body with a damp cloth and dry it, and polish the chrome with a dry cloth — a chrome lid marks with fingerprints, and the faceted knob is the part handled most. Neither body nor base should be immersed.

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Shipping, Returns and Warranty

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HKM-6186963 · bell-profile kettle in 1.8 or 2.0 L · chrome lid and spout · faceted clear knob