This kettle works great, it's easy to use, and it suits my needs. I use it twice a day for 2 cups of coffee with the clever dripper, and it's held up great so far.Pros- it keeps a memory of the 201 temp I set even when I unplug it. It maintains the temperature for a while after heating, maybe an hour? I don't remember exactly. It's easy to clean inside and out. It doesn't leak when pouring. Water doesn't pour out too fast or too slow. It looks nice on my counter top and I even got the matching timer scale to go with it.Cons- the timer will not start unless you have the kettle off of the base, and leave it off the base. I have a scale with a timer and I use that timer instead. Also, if you take the kettle off the base before it reaches the temperature you set, it will turn off the heating element and not mainintain the temp. So just let it heat all the way before you take it off. These aren't necessarily cons for me, but they may affect others so I wanted to mention them.