When you go to buy a Cordless Electric Tea Kettle today, you should look for a combination of quality and design. Not only should it be durable and functional, but it should also posses its own style and flair.

Electric tea kettles are a definite design improvement over conventional stovetop varieties; they heat up your water nearly twice as fast, they are portable, great to use at work, and easy to clean.

However, even though many kettles come in streamlined designs and high-fashion colors, they still have the inescapable cord coming out the back. You can’t store your kettle on your range to add a touch of country charm to your kitchen. You could transfer it to your dining room table, but, again, the cord gives the whole kettle a utilitarian feel.

This is why cordless electric tea kettles have become popular.

A cordless electric tea kettle comes in two parts. First there is the base, usually in plastic, that plugs into the wall. This base doesn’t heat up itself, so you don’t have to worry about having it considered to be a hot plate, a device banned from most workplaces and dorm rooms.

The base does have electric connection points that line up with similar points on the bottom of the tea kettle. This way the electricity is conducted into the heating coil in the interior of the kettle without plugging it directly into the wall itself.

When your water is hot, the kettle will generally shut itself off. Sometimes, this action is indicated by a small red light on the base of the cordless electric tea kettle. You can then move your kettle wherever you want it.

Cordless electric tea kettles come in a variety of designs. Because the heating is done by an interior coil, the external material of the kettle can be almost anything. Many people prefer to get a kettle in steel, aluminum, or copper because of its traditional look.

Others would rather opt for a funkier, plastic version. Some of these plastic tea kettles can become quite outlandish in design. They are available in any color of the rainbow and are often molded into unique shapes that would be too elongated or organic to support in a traditional tea kettle.

If you are hoping to combine style and function, you should definitely invest in a quality cordless kettle simply for its ease of use.