HKM-940627 1.8L Electric Kettle with Fast Boiling Technology for Home Use

HKM-940627 · Electric Kettles · 1.8 L, Brushed Steel, Six Icons

Oval Panel, Six Icons, Brushed Steel

HKM-940627 is a 1.8 L kettle in brushed stainless steel with its controls set into an oval black panel on the front of the body: a three-digit temperature readout, six labelled icons in two columns beneath it — milk, honey, tea, coffee, pure and tap — and two keys at the foot of the panel for the menu and the power. The lid lifts on a knurled knob, and the handle is a squared loop with a bright steel spine.

It suits a counter where the kettle is read rather than programmed: the panel faces the person filling it, the digits are large enough to read from a step back, and the six icons are labelled targets rather than a numbered menu. The 1.8 L fill covers a round of tea for four, or a pan of water with some left over.

At a Glance

• Type — cordless kettle with a body-mounted control panel
• Capacity — 1.8 L, as stated in the listing
• Body — brushed stainless steel, tapered cylinder
• Panel — oval black panel, three digits, six labelled icons
• Keys — menu key and power key at the foot of the panel
• Power — not published; confirm before ordering

Materials and Construction

The body is stainless steel finished with a vertical brush that runs the height of the shell, so the reflections break into fine lines rather than a single highlight. The form is a tapered cylinder — wide at the shoulder, drawn in toward the foot — with a bright polished band at the base and a matching collar at the top where the lid seats.

The panel is an oval window of black glass set into the front, outlined by a thin steel bead. Inside it, the digits sit above the icons, and the icons are printed in colour rather than as pictograms only: a milk bottle, a honey dipper, a tea leaf, a coffee cup, a water drop and a tap. The two keys at the foot are round membrane contacts marked with a menu symbol and a power symbol.

• The handle is a squared loop with a bright steel outer spine and a dark inner face, anchored at the shoulder and at the waist.
• The lid is a flat disc with a knurled knob on a short stem and two vent holes beside it.
• The spout is a short angular lip cut into the collar, level with the top of the handle.

How It Works

Fill through the open collar, set the body on its base and start it with the power key. The panel shows the water temperature in large digits and holds the six icons as targets: the listing describes the control as temperature selection without publishing the degree behind each icon, so no figure is given here beyond the 100 °C the display itself shows in the photography.

The menu key steps through the icons, and the power key starts and stops the element. The pairing — one key to choose, one to run — is the whole interface; there is no dial, no app and no second row of buttons. Automatic shut-off is not described in the listing, and no wattage is published, so neither is claimed here.

Because the panel is on the body rather than the base, the reading travels with the kettle when it is lifted to pour. The body itself sits on the plate without a locking pin and can be set back at any rotation, which matters when the panel has to face the room again after filling at the sink.

Placement and Use

The kettle wants a level counter within reach of an outlet, with the oval panel turned toward the person who fills it. Leave headroom above the lid for lifting the knob, and clearance at the spout for a cup held at an angle. The body is taller than a squat kettle of the same capacity, so check the clearance under a wall cabinet before settling on a spot.

• Fill below the collar so the lid seats on the rim rather than on water.
• Wipe the panel dry before use; the keys are membrane contacts under glass.
• Keep the base coupling dry — water in the contact ring interrupts the circuit.

Included and Optional

Colours and Finishes

One finish is sold: brushed stainless steel, listed as the picture colour and photographed from seven angles. The brush runs vertically on the body and radially on the base band, and the only dark elements are the panel, the inner face of the handle and the lid gasket.

The panel is black in every photograph, with the icons printed in colour and the digits in white. No coating is described for the steel, so the finish is recorded as bare brushed stainless rather than a plated or painted surface.

Care and Maintenance

Descale every four to six weeks where the water is hard: equal parts white vinegar and water, stood twenty minutes, then a fresh boil and two rinses. The interior is stainless and takes a soft brush; abrasives dull the brushed grain and should stay out of the body.

Wipe the shell along the direction of the brush rather than across it, and dry the panel with a soft cloth — it is glass over printed icons, and a wet cloth pressed across the keys is the usual cause of a key that stops responding. Neither body nor base is meant to be immersed.

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HKM-940627 · 1.8 L brushed steel kettle · oval panel with six icons · menu and power keys