HKM-6252499 1.8 L Gooseneck Electric Kettle 1500 W Thermostat Control Handle Display Automatic Shut Off and Timer

HKM-6252499 · electric kettles · 1.8 L (61 fl oz) · net weight in the table

A Gooseneck Kettle With the Temperature Reads in the Handle1.8 L Gooseneck Kettle Handle Dial

HKM-6252499 is an 1.8 L gooseneck kettle rated at 1500 W, with the temperature window set into the handle rather than the base, a round dial on the plate and a timer beneath it. The body is drawn as a tall cone with a steel collar at the top, offered in brushed steel or matte black on the same silver base.

The reading sits where the hand is. A gooseneck is lifted and tipped through a long pour, and a display on the base is behind the wrist for the whole of it, which is why the window went into the handle face here.

The rest is a pour-over kettle built to hold a figure rather than to reach a boil: thermostat control, a timer, and a spout that narrows to a point.

At a Glance

• Type — gooseneck electric kettle
• Capacity — 1.8 L
• Power — 1500 W
• Display — temperature window in the handle
• Control — thermostat on a round base dial, timer beneath
• Features — automatic shut off, timer, keep at the set figure
• Safety — Automatic shut off, no boil dry cut out stated
• Type — Gooseneck electric kettle
• Capacity — 1.8 L
• Power — 1500 W
• Body — Brushed steel or matte black, polished steel collar
• Display — Temperature window built into the handle

Body, Material and Fit

A gooseneck is not a kettle that is filled and left. It is lifted, aimed and held at an angle through a pour that can run twenty seconds, and for that whole time a base display is facing away from the person using it.

Moving the window into the upper face of the handle puts the number in the same line of sight as the spout.

The handle is a broad loop in black moulded over a steel spine, with the window angled toward whoever is pouring. That angle is the detail that makes it work: a flat face would be read at a glance only from directly above, and nobody pours from directly above.

• Type: Gooseneck electric kettle
• Capacity: 1.8 L
• Power: 1500 W
• Body: Brushed steel or matte black, polished steel collar
• Display: Temperature window built into the handle
• Control: Thermostat on a round base dial, timer beneath

The steel spine inside the loop is what keeps a handle this length from flexing when the body is full. It is a structural part rather than trim, and it is why the loop can be broad without feeling soft in the hand.

Heating, Capacity and Control

The spout is drawn thin from the lower wall and bent through a long curve to a narrow mouth, which is the shape that gives a thin steady stream instead of a gulp.

At 1.8 L the body behind it is taller and heavier than the 800 ml goosenecks in this range, so the pour is steadier but the lift is a two-hand job once it is full.

The body is a cone with a slight shoulder, topped by a polished steel collar that carries the lid and the spout joint.

Filling is through the open collar with the lid off, which leaves a wide mouth for a tap and a straight path for a brush.

Who It Fits and How It Pours

No boil time and no temperature range are published for this model, so neither is stated here.

What the listing does fix is the power at 1500 W, the capacity at 1.8 L, and automatic shut off at the top of the cycle.

• What the window shows is the water temperature rather than the setting
• The dial is what was asked for; the handle is what is actually in the body
• A neck this narrow does want a brush rather than a rinse
• That is the honest cost of the shape

What's in the Box

Check the spout tip and the handle window for transit damage before the first fill, and keep the carton flat in a dry place for the first month in case the unit has to go back.

Color and Finish

Descale every four to six weeks where the water is hard. The element sits under the floor of the body, and a pale crust there insulates it, so the kettle takes longer to reach the set figure and the thermostat cycles more often.

Equal parts white vinegar and water, stood twenty minutes, then a fresh boil and two rinses.

Care and Maintenance

Hand wash the body. A dishwasher cycle dulls the collar and fogs the window over the handle display, and neither comes back.

The base is wiped and never immersed, because the dial bezel and the coupling are not sealed against standing water.

Run a brush through the spout now and then. A gooseneck narrows along its length and the bend is where mineral collects first, which shows up as a stream that splits before it reaches the cup.

The dial on the base shows a temperature in its centre with a timer beneath, and keys either side for the unit and for the timer. The thermostat holds the element to the target rather than cutting out at a boil, which is the difference between a gooseneck and a kettle with a spout bolted on.

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-6252499 · Electric Kettles · 1.8 L · 1500 W · brushed steel or matte black body with polished steel collar · temperature window in the handle · thermostat on a round base dial with timer beneath · automatic shut off · spout drawn thin through a long curve