Originally Posted By: Phil.
Its concealed and sealed under the kettle base (2nd pic). It should never come into contact with water.

I can pop into my local 'Comet' sometime and look inside the current Breville models if you like. I think they will look the same though.

Thank-you, but that shouldn't be necessary. The information I'm seeing here and finding elsewhere all suggests that when they say "steel jug", they actually mean it. smile

Now I just have to figure out if there's a "known reliable" model out there that we could get. Given how expensive this will be (shipping could cost more than the kettle), it's a bit of a risky shot in the dark.

Cheers