When unpacking the plastic smell was minimal and after 3 or 4 boil water odor was gone. When my predecessor kettle so I had for 2 weeks with the smell as a problem.
The only problem is display of water level. as this is under control, you can see this bad. Basically I have to fill after feeling the kettle. Which reminds me that this was clearly before buying the indication of water level is not optimal. This is the complete stainless steel boiler. My old kettle was also made of stainless steel but with left and right a cut in where you could see and measure the water level. Unfortunately, this has become leaky Also at these places so I wanted so no longer a kettle.
Even if too much water in the boiler, the water is still warm and not running over. OK Of course, I might have had 1.8 / 1.9 liters in the tank. and it worked.
From Aufkochgeschwindigkeit you can say nothing. He can indeed compete with my induction field on the speed. He is also of course a bit slower but not by much. That is why a great device.
I pull for the display here a point from.