- A cup of boiling water in a few seconds
- Energy saving
- Large water gauge at the back
- Removable drip tray
- Automatic assisted lid
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Key features Boiled water in few seconds Capacity selector Flow stop Removable drip tray Large water gauge Open lid button
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65 of 66 people found the following review helpful
I bought the Breville Variable hot cup as a gift for my mother and decided to upgrade my older Breville hot cup to one that had a variable function. I bought the Tefal Express to see how it compared to the Breville.
First they are both around the same price at approximately £50 and both hold the same amount of water, 2 litres. Looks wise the Tefal is a funkier design than the Breville and looks good in a modern kitchen.
The Tefal has a slightly quicker boil than the Breville, 30 seconds compared to 40. They both have a manual stop button so you can stop the flow of water at any time if you decide that you want a smaller cup.
I like the variable adjuster better on the Breville than the Tefal. The Breville 'clicks' at each setting point on the variable button, but the Tefal just slides round making it a bit more of a guess to decide what is the right level setting for the cup.
The water container opens up the right way round on the Tefal, making it easier to pour in water than in the Breville which opens from the back of the machine. This may seem a small thing, but you have to pull the Breville round to refill it, rather than simply pouring water in once you open the lid as you can with the Tefal which is more user friendly. Someone has complained that the water fill level is hidden round the back of the machine on the Tefal. This is true if you sit it to the front on your kitchen counter, but regardless I have not found it to be a problem with refilling, you can look inside the water container on the machine to see the max fill level, so it is not a problem to see where to fill to.
Both machines seem reasonably accurate when you change the variable level, but I would say that the Breville just pips the post for slightly better accuracy. The Breville water container lid has unfortunately broken on my mothers kettle, it will not shut properly, this seems to be a common complaint amongst reviews of the Breville machine.
Overall I would say that I like the look of the Tefal more and so far it seems to have performed pretty accurately, although I would have preferred the same type of variable setting as on the Breville.
If you have problems with dexterity I would recommend the Tefal over the Breville as it is easier to refill, the Breville also seems to have a few more problems reported so far like the water compartment lid breaking and the variable function not always working properly (note with my mothers machine she has not had any issues with the variable settings), but to be fair on the Breville, it seems to have sold a lot more than the Tefal and is bound to have more issues reported as an average.
First they are both around the same price at approximately £50 and both hold the same amount of water, 2 litres. Looks wise the Tefal is a funkier design than the Breville and looks good in a modern kitchen.
The Tefal has a slightly quicker boil than the Breville, 30 seconds compared to 40. They both have a manual stop button so you can stop the flow of water at any time if you decide that you want a smaller cup.
I like the variable adjuster better on the Breville than the Tefal. The Breville 'clicks' at each setting point on the variable button, but the Tefal just slides round making it a bit more of a guess to decide what is the right level setting for the cup.
The water container opens up the right way round on the Tefal, making it easier to pour in water than in the Breville which opens from the back of the machine. This may seem a small thing, but you have to pull the Breville round to refill it, rather than simply pouring water in once you open the lid as you can with the Tefal which is more user friendly. Someone has complained that the water fill level is hidden round the back of the machine on the Tefal. This is true if you sit it to the front on your kitchen counter, but regardless I have not found it to be a problem with refilling, you can look inside the water container on the machine to see the max fill level, so it is not a problem to see where to fill to.
Both machines seem reasonably accurate when you change the variable level, but I would say that the Breville just pips the post for slightly better accuracy. The Breville water container lid has unfortunately broken on my mothers kettle, it will not shut properly, this seems to be a common complaint amongst reviews of the Breville machine.
Overall I would say that I like the look of the Tefal more and so far it seems to have performed pretty accurately, although I would have preferred the same type of variable setting as on the Breville.
If you have problems with dexterity I would recommend the Tefal over the Breville as it is easier to refill, the Breville also seems to have a few more problems reported so far like the water compartment lid breaking and the variable function not always working properly (note with my mothers machine she has not had any issues with the variable settings), but to be fair on the Breville, it seems to have sold a lot more than the Tefal and is bound to have more issues reported as an average.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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I have used another brand one in the past, Tefal I think so I got this one up and running without reading the instructions.
It is dead easy to use, fill it with water, set the knob to match your cup size and press the on button.
A little later you will have a cup of boiling water.
I often just make a cup of tea for myself so this is the easiest and I hope economic way of just boiling the correct amount of water.
The unit to lift off the charging base is quite heavy so I fill it from a Brita water filter jug BRITA Elemaris Meter Cool Black Water Filter Jug
Any bad points you ask?
Unless you have the unit swivelled a bit to the left or right of straight forward you cannot see how much water is left in the tank and unlike my old one the tank does not light up during operation.
Remember to check the cup size control is in the correct position if you use more than one size of cup or you end up with an overflow or not enough water.
It is dead easy to use, fill it with water, set the knob to match your cup size and press the on button.
A little later you will have a cup of boiling water.
I often just make a cup of tea for myself so this is the easiest and I hope economic way of just boiling the correct amount of water.
The unit to lift off the charging base is quite heavy so I fill it from a Brita water filter jug BRITA Elemaris Meter Cool Black Water Filter Jug
Any bad points you ask?
Unless you have the unit swivelled a bit to the left or right of straight forward you cannot see how much water is left in the tank and unlike my old one the tank does not light up during operation.
Remember to check the cup size control is in the correct position if you use more than one size of cup or you end up with an overflow or not enough water.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Does just what it says on the 'tin'. Boils water in cup or mug-sized amounts, or anything in between, and in a maximum of 30 seconds. Easy to fill, simple to use, no spills and takes no more room than a standard kettle. Does away with half-kettles of hot water that are just left to go cold. Just waiting to see how much it saves us on our electricity bill!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
WOW !!!!!!!
Bought this for my Mums birthday as she turns 91 this month, thought it would be better for her as lifting the old kettle is a chore to her. Absolutely marvelous, she loves it. Read more
Published 14 days ago by Mavros
Not for large cups
Purchased item in may .nice and compact delivers nice hot water but only dipences water to 250 ml .would prefer 300 to 350 ml for larger cups...
Published 27 days ago by mark
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I received my Tefal Express Boil Kettle today, 30th March one day after ordering it and one before it was due, top marks to Amazon. Tefal however is a different matter. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. M. J. Coltman
I like it
Tefal Express Boil BR400815 Kettle, 2 LitreThis little machine is great. I bought one for my Mum and was so impressed I got one for me.
Published 3 months ago by Mrs. T. Barry
A great machine for one cup
I've used a similar one-cup type machine in the past and was interested to see whether there were any new benefits of this up to date machine. Read more
Published 4 months ago by josie82
Big Improvemnt & No Filters Required
A big improvement over earlier models that required very expensive water filters on a regular basis. Read more
Published 5 months ago by V. Hook
cup capacity
i have measured the amount of hot water dispensed from both min (160 mls) and max (260 mls), This is my personal machine, I wonder if anybody gets different results, please post
Published 6 months ago by D. J. Sinden
cup of boiling water
This product is very easy to use. It will hold 2 litres of water and will dispense a cup to mug full of boiling water in between 30 and 40 seconds. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Steve Trumpet
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With the price of electricity and gas continually rising this seemed to be something that would pay for itself in the long term - it avoids boiling far more water than is required... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Margoria
its "problem" and the best of the lot
firstly the express is bulky ,it has to be with a 2 litre capacity, its look and size is much more like a traditional kettle and the "problem" of not being able to see the amount... Read more
Published 7 months ago by gadget girl
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