Calypso Basics by Reston Lloyd Enamel-on-Steel Teakettle, 2-Quart, White
Reston Lloyd was founded in 1972 by Ms. Rita Bolle, and has remained a women owned company for over 40 years. The headquarters are located in sterling, Virginia where the 40,000 square foot warehouse, is the main distribution center for its customers. Reston Lloyd produces high quality enamel on steel kitchen, melamine, and acrylic accessories
Reston Lloyd was founded in 1972 by Ms. Rita Bolle, and has remained a women owned company for over 40 years. The headquarters are located in sterling, Virginia where the 40,000 square foot warehouse, is the main distribution center for its customers. Reston Lloyd produces high quality enamel on steel kitchen, melamine, and acrylic accessories to produce Corelle coordinates as well as their private brand Calypso Basics. In addition, rest on Lloyd is the exclusive distributor for both Romertopf and MAWA, which are home & kitchen products from Germany. These high end quality products are one of the corner stones to rest on Lloyd, who focus on quality merchandise from Germany. This Harvest teakettle is made of heavy gauge porcelain on steel. It is non-fading and chip resistant. The handle is heat resistant and folds down for easy filling and cleaning. By using a teakettle you will experience even heat distribution which cannot be found with the use of a microwave. Hand wash recommended. Teakettle measures 6 1/4″D x 8 1/4″H and holds approximately 7-8 cups.
Product Features
- Teakettle made of heavy gauge porcelain on steel for a beautiful look in white; 2-quart capacity
- Finish is non-fading and chip resistant
- Fold down handle is heat resistant and makes filling and cleaning easy
- Even heat distribution; looks great on your stove
- Gas or electric stove compatible; hand wash recommended
Absolute Garbage! This thing is a piece of crap. It’s super cute, but that’s where the pro list ends. The size was smaller than I wanted, but adequate. After three weeks, the handle started to melt (see picture). I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. It took me a couple of weeks to contact Amazon customer service and when I did reach out, I was told that they couldn’t do anything because it had been over 30 days since my purchase. They suggested that the I contact the manufacturer directly. Here’s the…
Melted tea pot after first month of use This tea pot was everything I wanted it to be, the right, size, price, color everything. It came quickly after I ordered it, it looked to be everything the seller claimed but after it melted on my stove I’m not so sure what it was made from. The picture shows the top melted but the bottom of the tea pot also melted on my burner. This was using medium heat for 10 minutes. I only had this tea pot for about 3 weeks at this point.
No whistle; bad for forgetful people Please note that I do not believe that what happened to this pot is the fault of the manufacturer or the seller, I just write this as a warning for those who tend to be forgetful.I bought this pot for my mother and she loved it. It worked well and looked beautiful enough to keep on the stove as decoration. However, I assumed that the pot would whistle. Most tea kettles do; I thought that was the whole point of having a tea kettle, for the whistle to tell you when it’s done, otherwise you…