Beautiful, true to picture. Pours without drips. Make sure to have the lid snapped firmly down. On first use, my lid was crooked and a lot of steam escaped providing a very wimpy whistle. Second try was not deafening but loud enough for me to hear in the next room (which is kinda the point for easily-distracted me). Still, not loud enough for folks with hearing loss.

I work out and I love that this tea kettle LOOKS like a kettle bell! It fits right in to being aesthetic as well!

After eons of using an electric kettle, (and it finally died), I went back to a stove kettle and I just really liked the look of this one. I saw reviews that said it didn't whistle, and I had the same issue the first two times I used it (boils just fine, though!) and then the third time my husband filled it for me and put it on the stove and it whistled like it was going out of style. I said, "What did you do different??" and he shrugged and just showed me what he did. I noticed when he put the lid on, he pushed it into place until it made a light satisfying snap. I've done it this way ever since and it whistles every time. This kettle works great and is beautiful. I only boil enough for my coffee (or whatever) and then I empty it and put it back on the burner (that I have turned off) and leave the lid off. It will dry on the residual heat. I have had this kettle for a year now and it looks brand new - no rust, no fuss.

[One word of caution - when you use a boil-kettle MAKE SURE the lid is on tight when you pour it. I personally use two fingers of my non-pouring hand to hold the lid in place (it shouldn't fall off, but this is just a safety precaution) by placing them on the little black plastic lid-handle as I hold the kettle with my other hand and pour. Long ago with a different kettle far far away, I poured hot boiling water and the lid popped off and my hand holding this other kettle got instantly par-boiled from the steam that gushed upward. I have ALWAYS poured 2-handed when using kettles ever since that day.]

Very elegant looking and not heavy.

Besides looking great with its two-tone color, the kettle works great. The handle material and design keeps you from burning your hand, while the finger control to open and close the lid keeps your hand away from the spout and getting burned. The larger capacity is a definite plus.