Bear Electric Kettle YSH-C18S2

Already been 2 years used, until now it is good and no problem. Easy to used

Ease of use and clean. It did just what I wanted.

Great for brewing tea and keeping beverages you want hot to stay hot.

Only after one use, the bottom of this pot turned all kinds of different colors and because I made chicory coffee with a little cocoa powder in it, I found it impossible to get it to come clean enough to get the cocoa smell out. The bottom of the pot has a so-called 'stainless steel' fitting inside that has a slight rim. Turns out that the rim is what makes it impossible to really get clean. What ever you brew in this pot gets trapped under the rim thereby, creating a place for germs and bacteria and possibly mold to form and grow!!!! Looks OK but I ordered green and the top of the teapot doesn't match the base. Different color greens!!! But this is a minor flaw compared to the one mentioned above!!! They called this a 'health pot'??? Not in my opinion!!! Not when this product has the potential to harbor germs, bacteria and/or mold!!!

Everything is fine, it has many functions. The only thing is it’s hard to place it right at the center of the charger which will note get charged and that can be annoying

This kettle is a game changer for wellness drinks! I use it to brew tea, cook bird’s nest, and prepare herbal soups. The temperature control is accurate, the design is elegant, and it’s super easy to operate. It’s quiet, safe, and keeps drinks warm for hours — I use it every day now!

I bought this unit to replace a three year-old Buydeem kettle I had used nearly everyday but was beginning to burst a leak somehow around its handle. Otherwise, that kettle still worked. The Bear kettle I am reviewing here was less-expensive than Buydeem and shipped faster, plus after the Buydeem one developed a leak after three years, I wasn't sure I wanted to entrust them for another kettle this time around. The Bear kettle feels a little less quality than the Buydeem—not horribly, overall it's well-made, but the lid parts feel a bit cheap. The glass pitcher is alright I guess and the stand is solid and has a wider variety of presets than the Buydeem did, most geared towards Chinese medicinal or traditional cooking. If you're just looking to make Western-style hot tea, only a couple of these settings will be necessary. However, if you plan on doing things like sour plum soup or tremella soup, it has settings for those. The downside of this has been that even if you don't quite fill the water to the top fill-line on the pitcher, it can boil over—as in out of the spout—especially if you are making a tea with things like mint leaves in it which bounces around during the boil. Twice it has boiled over, I guess I will just not fill it up as far but the Buydeem did not have that problem (though again, it has sprung a leak). So would I recommend this kettle? So far, overall yes especially if you need one able to do the Chinese medicinal and soup functions. And since the base is covered with glass, if it does boil over, at least it's easy to clean. The Buydeem's base and kettle alike were much more difficult to clean.

Functional and beautiful design