Re: Buying a tea kettle
if around 10% of reviews give it one star I would stray away...most siting it just breaks, one saying it causes light teas to taste of a distinct chemical flavor (this review alone would make me hesitate)MarshalN wrote:A friend of mine did some research and found this to have zero plastic, none that touches water anyway
http://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Beach-40 ... B000ES7I8A
If I was picking out a kettle for you I would avoid this one
Kamjove's imo is a much better path to go, though the one you selected seems over elaborate for me at least, just more things to break and go wrong in my eyes
Re: Buying a tea kettle
I just got the thing and my first batch of water had a smell, but I think it was from the cap and not in the water once poured. I did a second boil of water without using the top and there was no smell at all. I'm pretty sure any smell that anyone notices from the kettle is due to the cap and not due to some coating of the kettle itself... long boils might drip condensation back into the water that has dissolved something from the plastic... for this reason all kettles with plastic tops are suspect.
It did however boil 500ml of water MUCH faster than my old kettle. The outside was definitely cool to the touch as well. Cavitation sounds are as noisy as my last kettle (my friend has a near silent kettle but it's made out of plastic.) The design looks like it'll be simple to clean and get a hand in it no problem unlike many other models with tapered necks. Assuming it doesn't break, I don't tend to boil water and wait for the automatic shut-off... so I have no problem boiling water without the top to prevent any slight smell it may give off. While it's perhaps not a perfect boiler, it's the only one of its kind atm it seems.
The utilitea could beat it if it were made of 100% stainless (inside marked for volumes in 125ml increments up to 1L+Max,) insulated, and had a temperature control with a built in thermometer or a deluxe model with self regulating temp holding. To compete their price point would have to be $50-60.
It did however boil 500ml of water MUCH faster than my old kettle. The outside was definitely cool to the touch as well. Cavitation sounds are as noisy as my last kettle (my friend has a near silent kettle but it's made out of plastic.) The design looks like it'll be simple to clean and get a hand in it no problem unlike many other models with tapered necks. Assuming it doesn't break, I don't tend to boil water and wait for the automatic shut-off... so I have no problem boiling water without the top to prevent any slight smell it may give off. While it's perhaps not a perfect boiler, it's the only one of its kind atm it seems.
The utilitea could beat it if it were made of 100% stainless (inside marked for volumes in 125ml increments up to 1L+Max,) insulated, and had a temperature control with a built in thermometer or a deluxe model with self regulating temp holding. To compete their price point would have to be $50-60.