The electric kettle works really well on first use. Set-up was mostly easy, although removing the wrapping and stickers was harder than it should have been for something the instructions tell you to do. The swivel function and lights worked. Filling it to the max boiled enough water for two large mugs of cocoa in around 3 minutes. Quite possibly got the water hotter than my kettle on the stove, although I can't think of how. (For anyone wondering, it just boils the water and turns off.)