I'll admit that I've been waffling on this one for a few weeks; I can't decide if the idea is brilliant or pointless. The most common complaint with other eco-kettles is that they simply don't get hot enough to make tea. Rather than actually boil the water they just make it very hot, which is fine for coffee but spoils the taste of tea. Morphy Richards has solved this problem with an eco switch. This allows you to turn the eco function on and off. When turned on you use 24% less energy because the water is heated to just below boiling, and when you want a cup of tea you flip the switch for a full powered kettle. At least this does seem to bridge the problem. It lets you save energy when making coffee, hot chocolate and herbal teas, without making the kettle useless for tea. My question is in a nation of tea lovers how often will that eco switch be turned on? Certainly a well thought out product for modern living, the Morphy Richards Ecolectric Jug Kettle is definitely worth a gander! Available from Amazon UK, the Ecolectric Kettle is £36.89.
