which kamjove maintains water temperature???

[Chip]

This topic keeps getting more and more interesting with each passing post.

[mr. Less]

is this to that the induction plate models are rumorous?
rumourous enough to be annoyed by it?

(i know im splitting hairs here)

[Salsero]

The word for "rumorous" in English is "noisy," friends!


Caution: Pedantry
"Rumour" or "rumor" (American English) means gossip or hearsay. There is an archaic usage of "rumour" meaning "a continuous, confused noise; clamor; din," but most contemporary speakers of English won't recognize that meaning.

[mr. Less]

hahahaha

well is it noisy then?

[JP]

To answer the original question, here's a link to the Kamjove line. They include simple boilers, to reboilers to thermostatically controlled models that will maintain a range of temperatures.

http://www.hailea.com/kamjove/E-kamjove ... nchahu.htm

[rjiwrth]

I just received my Kamjove TP-600, the one that is all black on the outside and "some kind of metal" on the inside. Someone on TC posted a pic of it and I loved it, so I copied and bought one, too. Does anyone know what the inside is made of? The box doesn't say and the site doesn't say. It really feels like aluminum to me. I'm not too excited about heating my water in aluminum..if you know what I mean.

Anyone?"

[scruffmcgruff]

It really feels like aluminum to me. I'm not too excited about heating my water in aluminum..if you know what I mean.

I don't know if it is made of aluminum or not, but there really isn't much to worry about if it is. Aside from the fact that aluminum has not been shown conclusively by anyone to lead to Alzheimer's (I'm guessing this is your concern), the amount of aluminum that would leach from a tea kettle is minimal compared to what you already take in from your water source, deodorant, and other environmental sources. The digestive system is very bad at absorbing aluminum anyway, so very little of that small amount of dietary aluminum even makes it into your bloodstream, much less your brain. So don't worry!

[rjiwrth]

It really feels like aluminum to me. I'm not too excited about heating my water in aluminum..if you know what I mean.

I don't know if it is made of aluminum or not, but there really isn't much to worry about if it is. Aside from the fact that aluminum has not been shown conclusively by anyone to lead to Alzheimer's (I'm guessing this is your concern), the amount of aluminum that would leach from a tea kettle is minimal compared to what you already take in from your water source, deodorant, and other environmental sources. The digestive system is very bad at absorbing aluminum anyway, so very little of that small amount of dietary aluminum even makes it into your bloodstream, much less your brain. So don't worry!

I wish I could say it was a health concern, but, nope..no, not worried about Alzheimer's at all here...just the taste of the aluminum. I always get a tin taste with it and I noticed it when I used the Kamjove. Just curious if others have experienced it.

[scruffmcgruff]

Ah, well that is a completely different issue! Sorry about the taste.

[rjiwrth]

Ah, well that is a completely different issue! Sorry about the taste.

Thanks for your response on this, though! I'm hoping it's just because it's new. I will try it a few more times just to see. It's soooo cool looking. I just hope I can use it~

[wyardley]

They're all stainless; the black ones have a baked-on finish of some sort.

Just keep in mind that the inside of the spout may have some black gunk in it. It will go away if you boil the kettle a bunch with the water level high enough.

[punkpk]

well, tell anybody who knows - how noisy it is? is it really disturbing?

[TomVerlain]

the induction kettle has a pretty serious fan in the base. It runs during heating as well as a little bit after you turn it off. I don't really mind it. It is certainly less noisy than my little microwave. The induction heats the water pretty quickly. I tried it with a tetsubin, and it worked with that, too. I don't use the tetsubin though, I tend to leave water in the kettle and did not want to end up with mega rust or having to dry the tetsubin several times during the day.

[Abracadaver!]

I've got one of your standard, super basic, clunky stainless inside-and-out Kamjove kettles and I love it (I don't know the model number...sorry!). It won't win any beauty contests, but I've used it nearly every day throughout the day for 5 years and have never had any trouble to speak of. I suspect the most similar one I can find is the basic model that Birdpick stocks. The only notable difference is the exterior coating and the switch style.

[punkpk]

does anybody have this one ?
http://www.hailea.com/kamjove/E-kamjove ... /v-908.htm

it's the only non induction kettle available on DTH. i wonder how accurate the temperature control is.
the other thing it would be great to adjust temperature for example to 95C