Breville HotCup

When our broken kettle needed replacing, I recalled a Twitter conversation last year with a DisAbled person who bought a Breville HotCup. Off I went to Amazon to find out exactly what they were.

It instantly looked accessible as it was obvious from Amazon’s pictures that it would not have to be lifted very far for water to be poured into mugs. If you’ve ever seen a kettle tipper, you’ll know what I mean when I say I thought it was ‘a kettle tipper without the tipper.’ Just how true this was, I found out yesterday when I used the HotCup for the first time.

The conventional kettle ‘sits’ on a tray. To use it, you simply place a mug on this tray, insert tea bag/coffee beans and flick the switch. You should do this in that order though- because as soon as the kettle’s boiled, it pours the water straight into the mug all by itself!

It will take some getting used to, as until now I’ve usually made at least two hot drinks at a time. The Breville HotCup, however, lives up to it’s name- it holds enough water for one full ‘hot cup’ at a time. So, if you wanted to make more than one hot drink, you would need to refill the kettle each time and switch it on each time.

The self-pouring function is perfect for me, though, as I’ve never liked lifting full, freshly boiled kettles- mostly because I’m very scared of getting burnt by freshly boiled, steaming hot water.

The HotCup also lights up in a lovely shade of blue while it’s boiling, which may be useful for people with limited eyesight.

So if you’re DisAbled and looking for a kettle, the HotCup is safe and easy to use. I don’t know if its inventors had accessibility in mind, but it’s definitely disability friendly and comes highly recommended.