Ooch...you didn't need to do that. The screen is removable.lenny7 wrote:The temp in the kettle. I took a metal probe-type thermometer and poked it through the screen to measure temps.
Yeah, I found that out AFTER I punctured it. no big deal though, the IngenuiTEA will filter out any lime flakes.Mary R wrote:Ooch...you didn't need to do that. The screen is removable.lenny7 wrote:The temp in the kettle. I took a metal probe-type thermometer and poked it through the screen to measure temps.
My original thermometer was off by 10 degrees. I then took an electronic thermometer, checked the temp at boiling, then started taking reading at intermediate temps. My green range is from 150F to 172F. Turned all the way (withOUT going into full rolling boil) is only 177F. It seems odd there is only a 5 degree difference from max green to just-before-full-boil.lenny7 wrote:I received the Utilitea for Christmas but so far I'm disappointed. If I turn it up as far as it will go without going into the boil setting, it only gets to 170F. I therefore am missing a great part of the temperature range I want. I'll have to experiment some more, but if I can't get it to give me anything between 170 and 212, I'll have to return it.
I'll test it some more this weekend to see how consistent the temps are and go from there.
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Hey Lenny...been a while!!!
How did you ever make out with the sencha we talked about last Spring? I hope they brought you extreme pleassure!!!!
Does your kettle do a full roaring boil??? It should. Otherwise, yes the temp is LOW. If it is a full rolling boil, it has gotta be close to 212 unless you are on top of a mountain.
How did you ever make out with the sencha we talked about last Spring? I hope they brought you extreme pleassure!!!!
Does your kettle do a full roaring boil??? It should. Otherwise, yes the temp is LOW. If it is a full rolling boil, it has gotta be close to 212 unless you are on top of a mountain.
blah blah blah SENCHA blah blah blah!!!
Hey Chip! That sincha you recommended was fantastic! I bought the Midori from O-Cha and a couple others from Hibiki-an (Fukamushi & Shincha). I have about 1/4 of my Hibiki Shincha left (and happen to be enjoying it right now!). I'm surprised at how long it's lasted. I average having some every other night. I typically get 3 or 4 infusions out of it.Chip wrote:Hey Lenny...been a while!!!
How did you ever make out with the sencha we talked about last Spring? I hope they brought you extreme pleassure!!!!
My favorite has been the Midori. Next year I'll be getting two packs of that. Thanks again for the tip! What do you recommend for a sencha from O-cha? I had planned on buying lower cost sencha for every day drinking but this stuff is so good, and really not that that expensive when you consider multiple infusions...and the fact that life is too short..but I'll stick with this stuff for every day.
Yes, it will do a full roaring boil at the extreme right setting, but if I try to back it off just a bit, there's something like a detent that pushes it back to to the left that prevents anything from 177F to 212F.Chip wrote:Does your kettle do a full roaring boil??? It should. Otherwise, yes the temp is LOW. If it is a full rolling boil, it has gotta be close to 212 unless you are on top of a mountain.
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You know, Lenny, I do not even know if my multi temp nob works, I always boil then cool by pouring into tea ware, thus preheating the teaware as well. I do a full kettle each time, and use the remaining water in the kettle for successive steeps, never needing to reheat it.
Well, works for me. I should use the adjustable setting, but just haven't needed too.
Glad you liked the sencha. The Yutaka is I think my fav, but I have had so much great sencha this year. O-Cha's top 4 are all great. Hatsumi, Miyabi, Yutaka Midori, and his new Fukamushi Supreme...all top notch.
Well, works for me. I should use the adjustable setting, but just haven't needed too.
Glad you liked the sencha. The Yutaka is I think my fav, but I have had so much great sencha this year. O-Cha's top 4 are all great. Hatsumi, Miyabi, Yutaka Midori, and his new Fukamushi Supreme...all top notch.
blah blah blah SENCHA blah blah blah!!!
hey Lenny,
Im having same problem with mine . I got it less than a week ago and it is only letting me heat at 180 or 200 (max it will go to) The lever seems broken. It fixates itself on a few temps and then thats all you get!! I am returning it because its definitely a malfunction in the construction of the kettle. Its unfortunate, but there are better products out there.
And with the amount of tea I'm drinking every day I would like to have the options of 185,195 or 212 degrees etc. especially when doing multiple steeps.
Cheers to better steeps!!
Im having same problem with mine . I got it less than a week ago and it is only letting me heat at 180 or 200 (max it will go to) The lever seems broken. It fixates itself on a few temps and then thats all you get!! I am returning it because its definitely a malfunction in the construction of the kettle. Its unfortunate, but there are better products out there.
And with the amount of tea I'm drinking every day I would like to have the options of 185,195 or 212 degrees etc. especially when doing multiple steeps. Cheers to better steeps!!
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I can't believe I actually measured the heat of my tea water for this. 
Low level (not quite bottom) 147F
Low green -- 157F
High green -- 167F
Mid-range between green and black at detent -- 187F
Roiling boil/black -- 203F (I'm at altitude -- I will never get to 212F)
I'm guessing that the pot starts a roiling boil at 201F. I'll have to play around with the detent, but I'm wondering if that marks the difference between the "graduated heat" and "everything is on heat."
Basically, I'm wondering if this really should be an issue. A quick check with a $3 digital kitchen thermometer tells me where the water is at. 187F isn't really that far from 201F that if I miss the 190's, I guess it's not a big deal.
Low level (not quite bottom) 147F
Low green -- 157F
High green -- 167F
Mid-range between green and black at detent -- 187F
Roiling boil/black -- 203F (I'm at altitude -- I will never get to 212F)
I'm guessing that the pot starts a roiling boil at 201F. I'll have to play around with the detent, but I'm wondering if that marks the difference between the "graduated heat" and "everything is on heat."
Basically, I'm wondering if this really should be an issue. A quick check with a $3 digital kitchen thermometer tells me where the water is at. 187F isn't really that far from 201F that if I miss the 190's, I guess it's not a big deal.
That's a great method, particularly for a lot of Japanese styles, but there is a school of thought that believes allowing the water to reach a boil would remove too much oxygen from the water and cause a flatter tasting tea. If you're in that school, then it's convenient to have a gizmo that stops heating at a temperature closer to your target.