[londons_explore]

Some people I know have a 50 year old kettle. Sure, they look a bit old fashioned, and have marks and scratches, but they still 100% boil water.

I don't really see any reason kettles can't be made to last that long - it isn't like the human need for boiling water is going away anytime soon.

To get a design that lasts that long isn't much more expensive either - all it takes is very carefully recording what's broken on each kettle that fails, and modifying the design to avoid that failure mode. Within a few iterations, you'll end up with most kettles lasting 50 years.

[andi999]

50 years is a bit extrem, but my expectation would be 10 years minimum.

[MrDresden]

Have just one year to go for my Wilfa kettle (2L, temperature control, has filter, wireless charging, pours badly though)

[jonsen]

I regularly use a Philips hand mixer, mostly for whipped cream, which was gifted to me in 1973.