Talk to me about TOASTERS and KETTLES.

[Miss.September]

We don't have a stainless steel toaster, but our kettle is and it's a good one. It's a Russell Hobbs, we bought it from Target a few years back for about $30 (I refuse to spend a lot of money on these things!) I just checked it out on ebay and they're now selling for $44. It's quick, quiet and nice.

[~me~]

I love my Da Vinci kettle It has a temperature knob on it so I can control how hot I want it to boil to and also a keep warm function, I like the fact I can see the water level as well as it has the water level on the side. I have seen one of the more common brands make one like this now, just can't remember.
Shark originally made one like this.

[Phteven]

I have a stove top kettle. I think I got it from Peters of Kensington but it might have been Victoria's Basement.
Elements suck, they always burn out and they get scale on them so I prefer stove top kettles. A good one will last you as long as 5 electric kettles.
I like the whistle, it adds an element of urgency to the making of hot beverages which makes makes my days seem little more exciting and dangerous

Toaster is a Breville. It's ok. It makes bread into toast so it fullfills its raison d'etre.

[Bathsheba]

I'm on your wave length Onyx regarding kettles! LOL

[LimeSlice]

Totally didn't even think of a stove top kettle, we had one when I was a kid and I always loved the sound, looks comforting sitting on the stove too

Thanks ladies!

[helle]

I have an esteele kettle, too. It's red, (because of that it boils faster, ya know...) I bought it on Tuesday and I LOVE it. I have been thru ALOT of cheapie stove top ones, and when I got given some birthday cash I went out and bought Estelle, The Esteele (i've been pining for ages) which will hopefully be my last kettle ever. The water boils super fast too, even when the gas is on low and the smallest burner. PLUS, you don' thave cords hanging around your bench all the time, i frikken hate that.

Toaster I have a cheapie from Big W... but I might replace that soon on my quest of replacing our cheap items for good quality ones that last (mind you for now there isn't anything wrong with it, apart from the fact it doesn't match the rest of the appliances i'm collecting... vain much?

I like the whistle, it adds an element of urgency to the making of hot beverages which makes makes my days seem little more exciting and dangerous

haha, couldn't agree more. hot beverages are important, and should be made with urgency!