after my Petra-kettle (made in Germany) has been leaking for 16 years, I have received this device as a gift. The color is not a hard pure white, but has a very delicate touch to the eggshell-colored, but like it very much but it looks like white. The first unit I received was defective after a short time, the cover spiral no longer worked. The device is up to the lid entirely of stainless steel. For a long time it took until the Kunstoffgeruch evaporates. What I like not very good when the water boils always runs a drop of water on the on-off switch. From the looks to the switch the device is similar to Tristar kettle. Let's see how long this cooker works.