And the saga continues...

For those of you privy to our "kettle situation", the latest news is that our old electric kettle has finally joined the legions of burnt-out waffle-makers and blunt vegetable dicers in the big home appliances graveyard in the sky. In the middle of making coffee for Allison this morning, it sputtered its last breath and Jude & I were back to where we were two weeks ago, searching all over Ann Arbor for a replacement kettle.

This time, we had to be ruthless. We zoomed in on the household section at Kohl's, didn't find what we wanted, went straight to Target and bought the first one that caught our eye that didn't blow a hole in our pocket. No more of the "sitting on the fence-mr-and-mrs-nice-guy-drive-all-around-town-comparing-the-prices" routine.

I really wanted a Michael Graves one that looks similar to this coz it has a rooster as a whistle and so well designed, but we figured that the price premium for form over function was a luxury we can yet afford.


So ultimately, we settled on this pretty cranberry red kettle.
Even though it's not electric, we like the semi-retro look of it, and there's something kind of quaintly old-fashioned and comforting about literally putting a kettle on the stove. And unlike an electric kettle, it won't go kaputt on us (hopefully!). The next time anyone stops by for a cup of cofee or tea, we'll be ready for you!