Product Description

The Pasta Plus Water Kettle and Noodle Cooker from Aroma is perfect for the office, dorms or any kitchen. Its noodle function keeps water at a roiling boil while food in the colander cooks— great for a quick and hassle-free meal of noodles or pasta. When functioning as a water kettle, water is brought to a boil in just minutes, the unit then automatically shuts off. A 360° swivel base allows for right or left-handed pouring with ease.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #61778 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Color: Stainless
• Brand: Aroma
• Model: AWK-160SB
• Dimensions: 10.60" h x 7.80" w x 7.00" l, .0 pounds

Features

• 1 Liter capacity; makes soup, pasta, stew, instant meals, and boiling water
• Water kettle function boils water in minutes and shuts off automatically
• Noodle function keeps water at a rolling boil while food in the colander cooks
• 360° Swivel base for left or right handed grasping
• Fully cordless pouring

Customer Reviews

Just what I've been looking for! - water does not contact any plastic
I use this as a water kettle only currently, and I really like it so far. I've looked for a long time for an electric kettle that allows the water not to contact any plastic, and this kettle has this exact feature -- the interior is completely metal although the lid is plastic, but you don't have to use the lid if you don't want to. I also like the way the heating element is completely sealed and that the kettle detaches from the base (the cordless feature). This kettle's construction appear to be very good quality, and it has a 1-year warranty. Its water kettle function works great -- it boils 1 liter of cold water in about 5 minutes. It being a noodle cooker/ soup warmer is a cool feature that I might use one day. This item also comes with a collander and a cute little metal pasta fork to aid you with cooking noodles. I'm very glad I found this kettle.

Send to college
I've used electric teakettles for about 25 years. This one promises to last a long time - the heating element is self-contained, the pot itself has no holes in it, and thus no gaskets to leak. However, it was designed by someone who never uses an electric teakettle.

It is sloppy to pour, and clumsy to fill (you have to remove the top, which is locked on - or is it off? - hard to tell - by 2 little press tabs). The top always has a large puddle of condensation ready to drip out. It is hard to read the Max and Min labels. Also, I have twice scalded my thumb because of the gap between the handle and the top. Plus, I really cannot imagine someone using both the teakettle and the pasta cooker - maybe my son at college, except he wouldn't trust the plastic drainer. Others are keen on the lack of plastic, but the top is plastic and the pasta strainer is cheap plastic.

I think the scalding concern should make this a good candidate for recall.

Aroma could have made this quite elegant and useful, but instead it is simply klutzy and unsafe.

Works well for soup, but not for oatmeal
The bottom sticks if you cook oatmeal. You have to stir hard and frequently but it's not suitable to do so in the office. Works well if you boil soup or instant noodle. Cordless is convenient.