I have this Whistling kettles now for about 1 month, he replaced my desolate kettle. Filling through the large opening works great. When pouring and it does not drip, I would just wish sometimes that the spout open wider could. Contrary to my fears, the handle is really cool, only the weight is a bit high. But one could also speak of quality. A small deduction, there are, the chrome ring under the feed opening is "something" less, but still holds properly.