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so strange... most of the kettles I've seen have just been metal or glass. you'd think having a plastic casing for something meant to produce large amounts of heat would be an issue...
Modern ones have tech in them that makes them automatically shut off once the water gets boiling, so they never get above 100C. Whatever plastic would be used for the device, has a melting temperature above that or else it would never get CE/TüV/KEMA approved.
Well, sure, but plastic degrades anyway by salt and minerals in the water plus the high temperature, so it is still not the best idea.