Breville BKE820XL, Instruction Booklet

15

OpERATING YOUR BREVILLE VARIABLE TEMpERATURE KETTLE™

Before First Use

Remove and safely discard any packaging 
material or promotional labels attached to 
your kettle. It is recommended that before 
first use to fill the kettle to the maximum 
level with cold tap water, bring to the boil 
by selecting the BOIL 212° button, then 
discard the water. Your kettle will only 
operate when positioned on the power 
base. The kettle will automatically switch 
off when the water has reached the 
selected temperature.

Operation Of Your Kettle

To fill the kettle, remove the kettle from 

1. 

the power base and open the lid by 
pressing the lid release button. Fill with 
the desired amount of water. Always fill 
the kettle between the minimum (500) 
and maximum (MAX 1800) marks on 
the water window. Too little water will 
result in the kettle switching off before 
the water has boiled or reached the 
selected temperature.

Ensure the lid is closed and locked 

2. 

firmly into place. Position the kettle 
securely onto the power base. Insert 
the power plug into a 110/120V power 
outlet. The START/CANCEL and 212° 
BOIL button surrounds will illuminate in 
white for one minute. A beep will sound 
for two seconds. The START/CANCEL 
button surround will automatically switch 
off after one minute if not selected. 

NOTE:  
If the START/CANCEL button is pressed 
(before selecting a temperature button), 
the START /CANCEL button surround 
will illuminate in red and the 212º button 
surround will illuminate in white and the 
kettle will start heating.

Select the desired water temperature 

3. 

by pressing one of the five variable 
temperature buttons (175˚, 185˚, 195˚, 
200˚, 212˚). The selected button and the 
START/ CANCEL button surround will 
illuminate in white.

NOTE:  
The HOLD TEMp function can be selected 
before, during or on completion of the 
water heating cycle (refer page 9).

Press the START/CANCEL button and 

4. 

the surround will illuminate in red, the 
selected temperature button surround 
will illuminate in white and the kettle will 
start heating. Do not remove the kettle 
from the power base during operation. 
Ensure the kettle has switched off after 
the water has boiled or the selected 
temperature has been reached before 
removing the kettle from the power 
base. If the kettle is removed from the 
power base during the HOLD TEMP 
function the kettle will automatically 
switch off.

When the kettle has heated the water 

5. 

to the selected temperature, 3 beeps 
will sound, the START/CANCEL button 
surround illumination will switch off, 
and the selected temperature button 
surround will illuminate for 1 minute 
before switching off.

If the HOLD TEMP function has been 

6. 

selected, the HOLD TEMP button 
surround will remain illuminated in 
red, the selected temperature button 
surround will remain illuminated in white, 
and the kettle will continue to cycle on 
and off for 20 minutes.

If further heating of the kettle is not 

7. 

required, unplug the power cord and 
empty the water from the kettle. 
Replace the kettle onto the power base 
and close the lid.