Double Walled Kettle 5000Double Walled Kettle 5000 Series

I bought the Philips 5000 Series because, after looking at many kettles, it was the only model I found with a genuinely seamless stainless-steel interior. As far as I can see, there is no plastic, silicone, glue or other non-metal material in contact with the boiling water. From a health-conscious design perspective, this is exactly what I was looking for. What surprises me is how little attention manufacturers seem to give to this aspect of kettle design. Many people are becoming increasingly conscious about unnecessary contact between hot water and plastics, silicone seals, adhesives or similar materials, yet this rarely seems to be treated as an important design feature. The strange part is that Philips appears to have achieved an excellent solution with the 5000 Series, but then moved away from it in the 7000 Series. The 7000 model appears to have an internal probe or sensor penetrating the kettle wall, which requires some form of seal around it. To me, that is a step backwards from the beautifully simple seamless interior of the 5000. It actually makes me wonder whether the health-conscious advantage of the 5000 Series was intentional at all, or simply a fortunate result of its particular design. If Philips recognised this as an important feature, I would have expected later models to preserve the seamless stainless-steel interior while improving things such as appearance, colours or other external features. For people specifically looking for a kettle with the minimum possible amount of non-metal material in contact with boiling water, the Philips 5000 Series is an unusually good design. I hope Philips keeps producing it and, more importantly, recognises that there is a real market for appliances designed around this principle.

Easy to use. Well insulated...keeps water hot long after with power off. Unfortunately not in the colour of my wife's choice ;-(

Because this kettle is built with double-wall so when water is boiled our hands would not get burnt easily. I’d like to recommend it to my friends.

It’s hard to where the max watermark so that you don’t overfill water for boiling since it is marked internally. Worst if you are left handed and holding the kettle on your left and under a running tap.

I bought mine about 3 months ago. I wonder why the bottom (part B as per my photo) always built up with "slime like" stain after each boil where u can remove it by some soft sponge brush. Secondly the Part A as per mine picture seems to be very rough as compared to the upper part where is smooth. Does it came this way originally or only after use, im not sure as i didnt verify it before i use it unless i go check those at the department store to verify. But I really dont think the surface should be this rough. The slime at the bottom may be due to the water content. Can Philip or anyone here kindly share your experience if u have one. Thks

The product is not really good, when do boiling need to press 3 times than the boiling water completed in 100% and always stop at 40% so will u think that the product is good. The kettle very easy get rusty

Not that user friendly on selecting the keep temp option, and not a clean pour from the spout.

The pouring with lid close is very poor design. The hot water leaks from the side. Nearly got burn from the water. Have to be very careful. Don’t pour close to your self or close to kids. It due to the lid is not tight fit when close.

The lip of the kettle doesn't seal shut - there's a slight gap all the way round - which means when it's boiling steam is escaping all the way round (see the photo with condensation all around the edge of the lid) and also means it boils longer as it delays the kettle automatically shutting off. I'm not sure if this is a design flaw or a fault with the one I bought last week. If I put a weight on the lid (like a tin of food) then this seals it shut. I bought the kettle because I like that the interior is completely stainless steel, and there is no plastic inside. I didn't buy the 7000 because there is plastic and the reviews on here seem to show lots of faults. Unfortunately it looks like the 5000 also has faults.

Apparently this is not an uncommon issue, 2 other feedbacks below The kettle stops boiling at 40 degree at the first round, need to press boil again 2-3 times to complete a boiling. Complete waste of time How do we solve this issue Philips??