I bought is thanks to James Hoffman's YouTube channel because of it's great flow. Other than that, it's literally like every other kettle. It boils water at a reasonable pace, the cord is long enough and the handle is sturdy for only having 1 attachment point. I'm not a fan of the beehive look and would prefer different color options but that's just nitpicking aesthetics. Again, it's a kettle the boils water. Don't waste $200 on fancy temp regulation and minimalist colour schemes.

I bought one as a gift and now want my own. Very hard to wrap this up and give it away

I was looking for a high quality kettle made in japan from Hario... was really dissapointed to find on the box that it was made in China. At no place i found an indication on 8oz website.

Additionally, there is a significant chemical smell and taste on the water that wont dissapear, even after 3 weeks of use.

Finally, there is a plastic part in the boiling zone, which is to me another issue.

On a good note, really convenient and efficient and nice to use, but still regret my purchase and whish that eight ounce would made clear indication on the products description, while some Hario product are made in Japan and some others are made in china, not the same quality.

Quick boil and not too loud, generally happy with my purchase.

Worthy to be mentioned, as I did not pay too much attention, I thought I'd get the one where you can control the temperature you're heating your water at but it's not.

I have been using this kettle everyday since I got it, and am quite happy with it. It heats up quite quickly, is easy to control the flow, and looks great. My one and only complaint was the warning sticker above the on/off switch. the glue used was very sticky and took a lot of rubbing alcohol and scrubbing to clean off.