I bought it 11 years ago, a couple years after moving out. It was more expensive than many of its competitors, but the build quality seemed worth the investment. Early in my career, it was a big investment.
I have used it nearly every single day in that time, and honestly never stopped to think about it until now. It's been a fixture of my life. Other than the occasional descaling, it's been perfect without maintenance.
Beyond that, as someone who drinks a lot of coffee - I'd also like to mention my classic Bunn coffee maker. It has a reservoir of water it keeps hot, the new water you add displaces the old water like a water heater, so you're able to make an entire pot of coffee in under 3 minutes.
I have one of these and I use it about once or twice a week. I have one major design gripe with mine: the Keep Warm functionality is enabled by default. It does at least remember if you turn it off but for some reason it resets to default if my power cuts out. I happen to live in a slightly rural location where a 1-2 minute power cut happens now and again. If I use the kettle after the power outage it keeps reboiling the water until I realize I have to once again disable the Keep Warm switch. Other than that, it is a really good kettle.
There is a removable filter on the spout which is just a wire mesh attached to a plastic frame, and a little bit of plastic that attaches that to the metal. Cuisinart states it to be BPA free.
I don't find any of it reason for concern though. It's not submerged during boiling when at the max fill line, and even then I'm sure it's a heat safe plastic. The filter itself is easily removable, the mount is probably removable with a little effort. I'd much rather have the filter, given my hard water and the little chunks of limestone the filter likes to catch.
I bought it 11 years ago, a couple years after moving out. It was more expensive than many of its competitors, but the build quality seemed worth the investment. Early in my career, it was a big investment.
I have used it nearly every single day in that time, and honestly never stopped to think about it until now. It's been a fixture of my life. Other than the occasional descaling, it's been perfect without maintenance.
Beyond that, as someone who drinks a lot of coffee - I'd also like to mention my classic Bunn coffee maker. It has a reservoir of water it keeps hot, the new water you add displaces the old water like a water heater, so you're able to make an entire pot of coffee in under 3 minutes.