Abstract: A kettle has a fluid-carrying body (4), an elongate handle (10) fixed to the body (4), a spout (8) protruding from the body (4) defining an opening, and a spout cap (14) pivotably mounted to close the spout, with a movable actuator (32) mounted on the handle so as to be depressible in a direction generally perpendicular to the extent of the handle into a recess (30) therein and connected to the spout cap by a linkage (40) to open the cap on depression of said actuating member (32).