I know it's not what you asked for but I use this -
http://www.aroma-housewares.com/kitchen ... K-161.html
I bought it a few months ago and have been delighted with it. I don't brew tea in it. I just use it to boil water. I use it every day. When I first bought it, there was a strong plastic smell but that faded pretty quick.
Obviously, if you're really worried about the health issues, you probably don't want any plastic. I believe this one has a gasket that is made of some sort of plastic at the bottom and the lid is obviously plastic. On the bright side, it is very inexpensive and available at Target if you have one nearby. The main concern I have is I worry about being burned beyond belief should the glass ever shatter or something.
PINO's Kettles: A potential solution to plastic leaching
I would encourage my fellow plastic-phobic brethren to consider the PINO electric kettles. The owner, Michael Samak, is incredibly responsive to queries.
http://www.pino-usa2.com/kettles.php
The PINO kettle has a digital variable temperature setting and is stainless steel. The interior of the cap is made of plastic. I asked him what kind of plastic and he checked with his supplier and it's polypropylene.
Polypropylene is the plastic with #5 recycle symbol on it. In doing a bit of Internet research, this seems to be one of (if not the) most stable plastics that doesn't seem to leach into food and liquid.
Here are some links that talk about this and indicate the Polypropylene is safe, although one study notes that not much research has been done when the plastic is heated. One of the other articles, however, mentions that it is stable to a very high temperature:
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=pla ... isphenol-a
http://www.thegreenguide.com/buying-gui ... containers
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2513445/plastics-guide
Another plus of the PINO Express, and Digital Pro models is that the water level gauge is a stainless steel piece inside the pot. A previous reviewer complained about it being inconvenient, but the up side from a health point of view is that you don't end up with a plastic water level window like the Utilitea and Chef's Choice variable temperature models. From another poster who contacted Adagio, the Utilitea model's water gauge window is made of polycarbonate, a plastic that has been in the news quite a bit about leaching Bisphenol-A (BPA), an endocrine disruptor.
There's also a review of what I believe is the earlier model PINO Digital Express in another TeaChat thread:
http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?p=94616#94616
Upton Tea has less expensive stainless steel models, but their customer service isn't open on the weekends so I've yet to get info on the any plastic on the inside of their kettle.
The PINO digital express kettle is on sale on Amazon. I asked Michael about the difference between his Express and Pro kettles and he said the Digital Pro is improved in terms of design and practicality.
I'll update my post once I've made contact with the Upton folks.
http://www.pino-usa2.com/kettles.php
The PINO kettle has a digital variable temperature setting and is stainless steel. The interior of the cap is made of plastic. I asked him what kind of plastic and he checked with his supplier and it's polypropylene.
Polypropylene is the plastic with #5 recycle symbol on it. In doing a bit of Internet research, this seems to be one of (if not the) most stable plastics that doesn't seem to leach into food and liquid.
Here are some links that talk about this and indicate the Polypropylene is safe, although one study notes that not much research has been done when the plastic is heated. One of the other articles, however, mentions that it is stable to a very high temperature:
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=pla ... isphenol-a
http://www.thegreenguide.com/buying-gui ... containers
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2513445/plastics-guide
Another plus of the PINO Express, and Digital Pro models is that the water level gauge is a stainless steel piece inside the pot. A previous reviewer complained about it being inconvenient, but the up side from a health point of view is that you don't end up with a plastic water level window like the Utilitea and Chef's Choice variable temperature models. From another poster who contacted Adagio, the Utilitea model's water gauge window is made of polycarbonate, a plastic that has been in the news quite a bit about leaching Bisphenol-A (BPA), an endocrine disruptor.
There's also a review of what I believe is the earlier model PINO Digital Express in another TeaChat thread:
http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?p=94616#94616
Upton Tea has less expensive stainless steel models, but their customer service isn't open on the weekends so I've yet to get info on the any plastic on the inside of their kettle.
The PINO digital express kettle is on sale on Amazon. I asked Michael about the difference between his Express and Pro kettles and he said the Digital Pro is improved in terms of design and practicality.
I'll update my post once I've made contact with the Upton folks.
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just saw these instore at bed bath & beyond
stove top glass kettle, 9.99+tax
http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product ... 680&RN=899&
tho there is some sort of plastic cap/top that will whistle, it might be removable
stove top glass kettle, 9.99+tax
http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product ... 680&RN=899&
tho there is some sort of plastic cap/top that will whistle, it might be removable
I bought one of these for my upcoming water storage experiment, because it was the cheapest non-reactive kettle I could find. It is really ugly, but, the lid (and whistle) comes right out.silverneedles wrote:just saw these instore at bed bath & beyond
stove top glass kettle, 9.99+tax
http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product ... 680&RN=899&
tho there is some sort of plastic cap/top that will whistle, it might be removable