Woe! 'Tis an insufficient kettle. Mine here holds 7 cups; however, my kettle of joy that I had to leave in England held 12. What is more, it was not a normal kettle: it was like a miniature catering urn, in that you didn't pour, you pressed down on a pump and the hot water came out of a spout. Also, once it had boiled, it stayed on "Warm" i.e. just a little below boiling until you actually turned it off, so I never had to wait for water to boil... bliss.

It was also joyous because I could lift off the lid and sit a round pyrex dish over the boiling water and hence heat of tins of food sauces over the boiling water. It kept me fed through my first year at University :)