Initially thought the kettle looked a little large however the base is not too obstructive and the black plastic matches nicely with our worktop. The kettle features an ‘insulted’ wall so it isn’t hot to the touch unlike our older stainless-steel kettle. Lightweight being predominately plastic though it is plastic. The water level display is clear and avoids unnecessary hearting of water. Heating wise, quick and not overly loud. The base unit is clear and shows progress to defined temperature which maybe pre-set at set level. The keep warm function is available though we haven’t used it so far. Overall, very pleased so far but yet to see if it doesn’t leak as seems to be the case with other (AEG) high end kettles.