This kettle seemed awesome in the box, but does in fact have a number of defects that need to be fixed before it's ready for public sale. The lid is plastic for starters, flimsy and extremely difficult to remove on and off. I removed the lid once and one of the plastic legs to hold the lid in place snapped, falling into the heating water, which then prevented me from even removing the lid without having to pry it open with my nails (suuuuuper safe). This product isn't ready and true coffee folks should stick to hario and bonavita for the time being. Hope to see this product a little more ready in the future.