Ambiano Electric Kettle

My wife liked the color. I think that’s what attracted her. The 2023 model is cheapest in class. It has controllable heat from 105-212 F (increments of 5 degrees) and large bright digital readout. It has min of a little less then a cup, say 6oz. to about 32oz. It heats up fairly quickly. Perfect for the 1 or 2 cup family. I bake (yeast) and drink (pour over) coffee so the temp range is good for me. I like the gooseneck feature. Things I do not like. The detachable lid and OFF display not going off for a long time. It does not feel it will last but only time will tell. Dial control and memory functions are a bonus.

I think i was fool by the bargain ..I never over use it or mostly use it every two days and i am so upset But you live and learn ..I wish i had a way to contact the company for any guarantee since the manager at aldi did not feel

like helping me

We bought ours for $39.99 about a month ago. And it’s already out.

Our stove-top kettle’s handle broke and I started shopping for a replacement. I decided to go with an electric kettle for the speed of boiling water over the stove-top type. I started looking through Amazon and found several self-contained kettles with positive reviews, but then my wife suggested Aldi’s. And here is it what I found; plus, it was marked down $10. The other reviewer did an in-depth review and I concur. If you can find one, before Aldi sells out, this is a great kettle.

I saw this in the store a week before my old kettle died on me and I’m glad I was able to get back in and pick it up.

I picked up the Gray one with the faux wood handle. I like the gray, not the “wood”. I’d have gone with black but they were out of stock. The handle is a bit weird… a flexible rubbery plastic. After one day of use it seems sturdy enough and it definitely doesn’t conduct any heat. Which is good because the walls of this kettle have very little insulation. The outside of the body gets very hot when boiling water, so be careful if you’re used to kettles that are insulated. It has min/max lines embossed into the inside of the tank. Minimum is about 8oz of water, max is 32oz or One Liter

The interface is simple enough. A blueish white alarm clock style display that’s easily readable in a well lit kitchen but not eye searingly bright in the dark. Two buttons, one power button, and a temperature setting button and a stealthy dial that surrounds them.

The dial is… well it’s definitely not premium. Its very plasticy and just a hair too tight so it feels bad to turn, but this is a $40 kettle it works well enough so I’m not really complaining.

You can hold the temp setting button to switch from Celsius to Fahrenheit. Its temp range is 104-212 F or 40-100C, in one degree increments. The dial is somewhat clicky so its easy to get a precise temperature dialed in, though I’ve seen it jump back a number once or twice when I crank it all the way to boiling point and I have to re-set that last digit. not a big deal.

I’m not sure if the base on mine is a little off, maybe the springy electrical contacts are too tight, or if it’s just the general fit and finish on the product, but setting the kettle on the base doesn’t feel like it’s super well engaged. It’s a bit wobbly, not to the point of being a problem, but again just something you’ll notice and isn’t a plus. When its done heating it emits an unobtrusive little beep. It doesn’t make me want to rip the thing apart and tear it out like some appliances, but it’s also not very loud, so if the dishwasher is running or you’re in the other room you might miss it.

One of my favorite things about it is that the screen reads out the actual current temperature of the water inside.

My biggest real complaint is the error codes. This is clearly a reasonably smart device since the base and the kettle have to talk to each other, but when its done heating and you lift the kettle from the base it beeps and shows E1. I had to go grab the manual to know there wasn’t actually an issue, E1 just means no kettle present… But that should be pretty expected, I don’t want to have a mysterious error code pop up every time its used.

The manual also has an E0, which means over temperature. Good if you ever accidentally turn it on with no water, and E2, which means short circuit. Hopefully you’ll never see that, but maybe if you spill water into the base contacts or something.

With only 3 error codes, I feel like they could have put something on the screen that was a little more informative than just E1… Especially since it shows up literally every time you use the kettle.