Love that the handle doesn’t get too hot to holdI don't often give 5-star reviews but this item seems to merit one. It's solid without being too heavy, the color is shiny and even, the insulated handle is a godsend (no more fumbling for an oven mitt just to boil water for tea), and the materials are obviously not cheap.I like green so I ordered the green one. Green seems to baffle a lot of manufacturers, esp. with kitchen items: I can't count the times I've ordered something pictured as metallic green or hunter green only to have it arrive in screaming turquoise or mucus yellow. Happily this green is almost exactly as pictured, if a bit more subdued (which is fine for us).It is beautiful to look at. But it is the 3rd one we are buying. They don't last more than a year or so. The color is just a paint layer, and thin one. It is NOT made of copper, but rather thin metal (aluminum?).Saying that, for the price I would buy a new one every year.I do recommend it.Very nice kettle! I'm a little worried the heavy plastic button in the handle (toggled to open/close the spout) may not hold up, but that's a bridge I'll cross if it ever happens. Looks great, is a good size, and turned out to be exactly what I was looking for.Pretty blue, a bit more purple than I would have liked. Soft handle has some nicks and dents which detract from the overall look. Handle does not pivot which makes it difficult to fill. Top is hard to remove. It's easy to pour and has a loud whistle.3 Stars...It definitely doesn't replace my old one, sadly. But it is OK. The red is more on the burgundy side of red, so if you are looking to match 1950's decor, this won't work. It also sounds like it is boiling the entire time, which is weird, and boils just before it overflows.Edit: Yah, the fact that it makes noise the entire time it is being heated is really annoying. I'll be buying another brand/style.The shape doesn't make sense because it is literally a funnel, pushing noise and bubbles out of the spout. Lowered to One Star.The shipping box was perfect. But I heard rattling inside. Opened it up, and the box inside was perfect. Opened the box with the kettle and rhe lid was off of the pot and there was no protection to keep it from scratchingthe kettle it's self. There's also a large dent in the bottom of my kettle. It's as if it was damaged before it went into the merchandise box.Can't believe how often the wife uses this thing. It could have been packaged a little better at the factory. The lid was off it in the box and that put a couple of small scratches in the blue finish. The wife didn't think they were bad enough to warrant returning it.This is the nicest, classiest kettle we have ever owned. The base is exactly as it looks, nice and heavy while the copper is extremely nice. The handle is nice and high and the whistling piece clears out of the way with a button on the bottom of the handle, no scolding fingers here.Definitely recommend..