624658 Tue Jun 02 18:52:56 -0700 2009 7 41 Cookware 0 4737494 Please... I'm having trouble finding something that is stainless steel, contemporary looking and quiet that doesn't cost a fortune. Thanks for any suggestions, links, etc. Cheers! Tue Jun 02 18:52:56 -0700 2009 150662 white light 1 4737677 I love my Le Creuset harmonic teakettle (it's so quiet you can barely hear it) but it doesn't come in stainless: http://www.kitchenkapers.com/lecreuset-ogive-teakettle-blue.html http://products.howstuffworks.com/le-creuset-ogive-teakettle-q9600-review.htm Tue Jun 02 20:15:35 -0700 2009 4737494 17220 Claudette 1 4738337 I have a Calphalon stainless tea kettle and it doesn't whistle. I like it a lot. It has a stainless and glass lid. If I'm copying the link correctly, this should give you a picture: http://www.amazon.com/Calphalon-Collectors-2-Quart-Stainless-Kettle/dp/B00006FX8D . Wed Jun 03 06:36:32 -0700 2009 4737494 104084 LNG212 2 4740308 We picked a Cuisinart for around $25 at TJ Maxx -- it is a whistler, but it will not whistle unless the pot is filled with water (the whistle is in the lid -- a partially filled pot will let the steam escape through the spout.) So far no problems. http://www.cuisinart.com/products/tea_kettles/ba-170.html When the whitle is working, it makes sort of a harmonica tone. Wed Jun 03 16:09:06 -0700 2009 4738337 219575 MikeB3542 1 4740433 white light: "I'm having trouble finding something that is stainless steel, contemporary looking and quiet that doesn't cost a fortune." Stainless steel . . . not exactly, but it will not stain; Contemporary looking: check; Quiet: check; Doesn't cost a fortune . . . well . . . http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/189-1792557-0502905?asin=B00166KI18 The same site also has the Copco Vision, which may be spot-on your specs, but nowhere near as much fun: http://www.target.com/Copco-Vision-Teakettle-Stainless-Steel/dp/B0014DZ4OO/qid=1244073934/ref=br_1_1/181-9631360-3980963?ie=UTF8&node=275228011&frombrowse=1&pricerange=&index=tgt-mf-mv&field-browse=275228011&rank=pmrank&rh=&page=3 Wed Jun 03 16:58:37 -0700 2009 4737494 278068 Politeness 1 4740481 Have you considered an electric kettle. They are super fast, efficient and are used a lot in most other parts of the world. Wed Jun 03 17:15:04 -0700 2009 4737494 89493 scubadoo97 1 4741933 Stay away from the Black & Decker one. The design is really bad and guaranteed to burn you. This is the one that is globular with a nice curved handle. They tell you to heat it with the lid off, if you try and pour it with the lid off the steam will scald you. Try to put the lid back on it to pour - you get scalded. It is this one called a cordless electric kettle. http://www.blackanddeckerappliances.com/category-125.html Thu Jun 04 08:39:56 -0700 2009 4737494 46649 kayakado 1 4742117 Not stainless, but we've really enjoyed the Chemex glass water kettle at the bottom of the page http://www.chemexcoffeemaker.com/Coffeemakers.htm It's much more sturdy than you might imagine. It's already survived boiling dry once. =o We've been using it now since Jan. Thu Jun 04 09:25:42 -0700 2009 4737494 17969 rainey