Hi all, I use a corningware teapot to prepare my regular and rooibos teas successfully. My daughter gave me a whistling teapot/ stainless from Le Gourmet Chef 18/10. I washed it , by hand and in the dishwasher and it gave any tea I prepared a funny smell and taste. The tea prepared in my farberware stainless 2qt pot and in the whistling teapot as a comparison were different in color and taste. I would say more metallic. I feel bad not using my new gift. But we in the family agree the tea just tastes bad. Does anyone know why??? I prepare tea by bringing water to a boil, waiting a few seconds and then adding the tea, covering the pot to steep. (A British lady told me how to do it.....) If the pot is stainless, with stainless lining the whistle, what could be the problem. So I leave it on the counter and pretend I use my new gift, while secretly using the old corningware teapot my grandmother left me, (probably 40 years old.) Thanks , Nancynew pot makes funky tasting tea
Hi all, I use a corningware teapot to prepare my regular and rooibos teas successfully. My daughter gave me a whistling teapot/ stainless from Le Gourmet Chef 18/10. I washed it , by hand and in the dishwasher and it gave any tea I prepared a funny smell and taste. The tea prepared in my farberware stainless 2qt pot and in the whistling teapot as a comparison were different in color and taste. I would say more metallic. I feel bad not using my new gift. But we in the family agree the tea just tastes bad. Does anyone know why??? I prepare tea by bringing water to a boil, waiting a few seconds and then adding the tea, covering the pot to steep. (A British lady told me how to do it.....) If the pot is stainless, with stainless lining the whistle, what could be the problem. So I leave it on the counter and pretend I use my new gift, while secretly using the old corningware teapot my grandmother left me, (probably 40 years old.) Thanks , Nancy
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Re: new pot makes funky tasting tea
You have to distinguish between a kettle and a teapot. A kettle is made to boil water, while a teapot is meant to steep tea. You boil water in the kettle, then pour the hot water into the teapot with the tea, steep, then pour into your cups.
I can understand the appeal of using one less vessel, but a whistling kettle isn't meant to steep tea. You should really consider getting a decent teapot, because you'll probably find that you get much better results. If you're used to only using one vessel then it might seem like a bit of a hassle, but it really only takes an extra few seconds and I'm sure that you'll appreciate having to clean less (not much need to clean a kettle that only ever sees water, and your teapot probably won't need much more than a rinse) and the better results
I can understand the appeal of using one less vessel, but a whistling kettle isn't meant to steep tea. You should really consider getting a decent teapot, because you'll probably find that you get much better results. If you're used to only using one vessel then it might seem like a bit of a hassle, but it really only takes an extra few seconds and I'm sure that you'll appreciate having to clean less (not much need to clean a kettle that only ever sees water, and your teapot probably won't need much more than a rinse) and the better results
Re: new pot makes funky tasting tea
Could it be residue from the dishwasher detergent? I've tasted that on a friend's drinking glasses. Even just for boiling water, you need to have it super-clean.
Re: new pot makes funky tasting tea
Doubt that detergent is the issue. I can't locate retail info on this kettle. However, the Faberware whistling 2-qt kettle (different than the OPs version) was reported by several unhappy owners on Amazon.com to introduce 'black specs' into water boiled in this kettle.
Metallic taste and black speckles suggest product quality issues. The first possibility is low grade stainless steel used in kettle manufacture and the second might be peeling internal surface coating or metal corrosion. Oxidation of soluble manganese cause the formation of insoluble manganese oxide having metallic taste in the presence of fine black precipitates. This would only occur if the water source is manganese enriched and a catalytic surface is present (low grade steel contaminants).
Metallic taste and black speckles suggest product quality issues. The first possibility is low grade stainless steel used in kettle manufacture and the second might be peeling internal surface coating or metal corrosion. Oxidation of soluble manganese cause the formation of insoluble manganese oxide having metallic taste in the presence of fine black precipitates. This would only occur if the water source is manganese enriched and a catalytic surface is present (low grade steel contaminants).