Burned me in multiple ways

I just bought a Krups FLF 3 and it is going back to the store the same day.

I bought the unit to replace a Krups AC17 kettle I have had for years. The unit I was replacing started to steam through the handle; so it was its time to go.

I followed the user guide and rinsed the unit out and then filled it to do an initial boil. You are supposed to boil and pour out two kettles of water prior to using it to heat water to drink.

The unit never shut off once it started boiling. I had to manually stop it. I tried it at its max fill line, half filled and at the min fill line with the same results; it boils non-stop with steam shooting out the edges of the round top and spout.

That is not what burned me!

As I was emptying it, my thumb slipped and touched the exterior stainless steel body. It burned me. After the unit cooled down I checked the body of it again during the heating of another kettle of water. It was very hot even before it started to boil.

My old unit had a body of black plastic that never got so hot it could hurt you.

One other thing, someone mentioned the over-engineering of the lid. I am betting that is the reason my unit did not shut off once it started to boil.

Stay away from this unit!