casus_bibi t1_j9a2mch wrote
>without a point of failure
You want one with continuous metal for both the kettle and the handle? Really? Do you want to burn your palm skin off every time you use it? Any place where one material meets another is a potential failure point. The oldschool kettles have had wooden or bauxite handles for over a century because it makes sense.
anarchisticmeerkat OP t1_j9bppxj wrote
Yep, metal with wood or plastic wrapped around is fine. The common move today is to mold a single piece plastic handle and connect it with one very small nut, and the plastic is so soft it wears a larger hole round the nut and the handle comes right off. Think that burn was bad on your hand? Try the whole kettle upended over your body as the handle snaps off one year into its life.
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