Quiet Kettles!!

Russell Hobbs quiet kettle - it's brilliant.

Thanks everyone for all your comments, I can see it is a common problem. And I agree petitpois the washing machine is just as bad. Surely with all our scientific knowledge nowadays making quieter appliances can't be rocket science!!

We had a cheap plastic one that was quiet. When it died, we bought a decent metal one....... that sounds like a ruddy plane taking off !

What you need is one with an old-style coiled element in, but I don't think there are any anymore. The new ones amplify the noise because the flat bottom acts like a drum skin.

"You could boil water in the microwave though"

Very dangerous. The water can become super-heated, and then boil explosively in your face when you touch it with a teaspoon.

Mine can't often be heard above the roar of my washing machine so doesn't usually bother me . Heating water on the stove?

Ours makes more noise when it needs descaling - might be worth checking yours.

They are all noisy these days. We went on a quest a couple of years ago to find a quiet one, but they all seem to have this 'rapid boil' system which makes them noisier than of yore. I can't honestly say I've noticed them boiling any more rapidly than they used to, tbh

You could boil water in the microwave though; a friend of mine always did that for a single cup of tea or coffee.

Pretty much any background noise stops me hearing things these days but kettles are by far the worst.

Hear hear (that is to say, I can't hear anything when mine is boiling)