A spout with a finger latch is one of my tea pet peeves. However
everyone I've seen recently has the latch. I know some of the latches
lock out of the way so supposedly you can fill the kettle with it
sitting in the sink but the ones I've seen would still be partially in
the way of a moderate faucet stream flow causing some splashback on the
kettle or you have to be deadon for a clean catch. When I go hunting
I'll take the old whistle and see if I can mate it with a new pot and
remove the latch if I can. There are just two clips which attach the
whistle to the spout. This is one of those cases where newer is not
better and not even cheaper because clips are cheaper than latches. I
can understand why your kettle sounds like a freight train with two
whistles. Does one act like a snooze alarm? I'm not complaining
because replaceable whistles are better than no replacement for mine if
it ever got lost but they should last forever if made of metal. I like
a smooth handle because the grip types were made for somebody's hands
besides mine. Again all the handles I see have grips and they seem
rough. For those who have expressed their condolences the old kettle
will assume it's place in the garden next to the only other kettle I've
ever had which was made of copper which also had a removeable whistle
which I never lost and it never failed. I can't believe I'm going to
have to pay more for that convenience if it exist at all. I've known
for some time this would be more than just buy another kettle.

Jim

kuri wrote:
> "Space Cowboy" > wrote in message
>
> > That's a feature I like about my old kettle. I could sit it in the
> > sink and hit the broad spout with the faucet stream with little splash
> > on the kettle except for the initial dip under the stream.
>
> No splash at all, you can enter the tip of the faucet, or the spout of the
> Brita pitcher, into the pot. The outside has not yet been wet. I weep it
> with glass cleaning alcohol once a month.
>
> > Okay
> > explain that contraption over the spout.
>
> The spout is closed by a double whistle. I have a spare piece to replace the
> whistle after 2 years (they say it makes a nice sound during 2 yrs only) and
> then after 2 other years I can order other spare pieces.
> With one single hand you can hold the handle and keep the spout open with
> one finger.
>
> > Also is that a plastic
> > handle?
>
> It's that sort of thick plastic (resin ?) that doesn't melt and doesn't
> become hot. They make the handles of dishes that can be baked in the same
> material.
>
> Kuri