Abstract: An electric heating assembly for use with an electric kettle or similar liquid heating apparatus has a resistance heating wire disposed within a metal sheath and connected to pins which project from respective ends of the sheath. A temperature sensitive cut-out device is connected in thermal transfer relationship to a sleeve or liner of thermally conductive material which is fitted into the element sheath at one end thereof in thermal transfer relationship with the inner surface of the sheath. The sleeve or liner extends into the sheath a sufficient distance to surround a heated portion of the resistance heating wire adjacent its connection to the inner end of the respective pin.