HKM-6318035 1.7 L Touch Control Electric Kettle Matte Black Six Icon Panel Faceted Knob Silver or Black Finish

HKM-6318035 · electric kettles · 1.7 L (57 fl oz) · net weight in the table

Six Named Icons on a Flat Glass Panel With No Key Travel at All1.7 L Touch Control Kettle Six Icons

HKM-6318035 is a 1.7 L kettle with a matte black shell, a lid whose knob is cut as a faceted pyramid rather than turned round, silver collars where the handle meets the body, and an oval touch panel ringed in silver on the front, showing 100 °C above six labelled icons — Milk, Honey, Tea, Coffee, Pure and Tap — with a menu key and a power key below them.

It suits a counter where the kettle is used for more than boiling water: the six icons name drinks and water types rather than temperatures, the panel responds to a touch rather than a press, and the matte black shell does not hold a reflection of the room the way a polished one would.

At 1.7 L it fills four mugs at once. The shell is steel in a matte black finish, drawn as a cone that widens at the foot and closes at a flat shoulder.

At a Glance

• Type — cordless kettle with a body-mounted touch panel
• Capacity — 1.7 L, as stated in the listing
• Body — matte black shell, tapered cylinder
• Panel — oval touch window, silver rim, six labelled icons
• Keys — menu and power, printed at the foot of the panel
• Colours — silver or black, both at the same price
• Capacity — 1.7 L
• Body — Matte black steel, tapered cylinder
• Panel — Oval touch window, silver rim, six labelled icons
• Keys — Menu and power, printed at the foot of the panel
• Lid — Faceted knob, flat disc, silver seam
• Power — Not published, confirm before ordering

Body, Material and Fit

The lid is a shallow disc with a knob cut into four faces, so it can be gripped between finger and thumb without a round stem, and the seam between lid and body is a fine silver line where the two meet.

The handle is a wide loop with a silver collar at each end — one at the shoulder, one at the foot — and a flat outer face.

The panel is an oval window of black glass with a bright rim, set into the front of the body; the digits are white, the icons are printed in color, and the two keys at the foot are outlined circles rather than raised buttons.

• Capacity: 1.7 L
• Body: Matte black steel, tapered cylinder
• Panel: Oval touch window, silver rim, six labelled icons
• Keys: Menu and power, printed at the foot of the panel
• Lid: Faceted knob, flat disc, silver seam
• Power: Not published, confirm before ordering

Fill, seat the body on its base, and touch the power key; the menu key steps through the six icons. The display shows the water temperature in three digits — 100 °C in every photograph in the gallery — and the chosen icon stays lit beneath it.

Heating, Capacity and Control

The six labels are the interface: milk, honey, tea, coffee, pure and tap.

Four of them name drinks, and two name water types, which suggests the control sets a target rather than a programme — but the listing does not state the figures, so the description stops at the names printed on the glass.

Touch rather than press matters in a kitchen: a membrane key with travel collects water at its edge, while a flat glass surface can be wiped across in one movement.

That is the practical argument for the panel, and it is also why the surface should be dried before use rather than during it.

Who It Fits and How It Pours

A flat glass surface has no key travel, so there is no lip for water to sit in and the whole front wipes across in one movement.

The same flatness is what makes a wet finger unreliable: moisture spreads the contact sideways and the panel reads a neighbouring icon.

• Drying the surface before use does more for accuracy than wiping it afterwards
• The lid knob is cut into four faces rather than turned round
• It is the one part of the lid that is shaped rather than spun
• A matte shell scatters light instead of reflecting the room

What's in the Box

HKM-6318035 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 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 screen behind the spout should be rinsed rather than scrubbed.

Care and Maintenance

Wipe the matte shell with a damp cloth and dry it; matte finishes mark with water spots more than gloss does. The panel is glass over print and takes a soft dry cloth — no abrasive, and no solvent near the printed icons.

Neither body nor base should be immersed. The kettle wants a level counter near an outlet, with the oval panel facing the room so the digits can be read from a step back.

Leave headroom above the lid for lifting the faceted knob, and clearance at the spout for a cup held at an angle. The panel names drinks and water types rather than temperatures: milk, honey, tea, coffee, pure and tap, each with a literal icon - a bottle, a dipper, a leaf, a cup, a drop.

Four name drinks and two name water, which points to the control setting a target rather than running a programme. The listing does not publish the figure behind any of the six, so none is quoted here.

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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-6318035 · Electric Kettles · 1.7 L · Matte black steel, tapered cylinder · Oval touch window, silver rim, six labelled icons · Menu and power, printed at the foot of the panel · Faceted knob, flat disc, silver seam · Silver or black · Not published, confirm before ordering