Your tea kettle

[onealjn]

So the Adagio tea kettle is non-teflon coated (couldn't find detailed info on the site)?

The Hot Shot looks like a great solution for both work and home, as I normally drink my tea alone.

The temperature selection feature on the Adagio looks like a feature that I could do without and don't want to pay for it. I prefer to bring my water to a boil and allow it to cool to the appropriate temp.

Then again, Teflon is evil (TM). I am just not sure how bad it is when simply handling boiling water.

Thank you for your help,

Jason

[skywarrior]

I used to use a Hot Shot for years. My personal opinion? Nowhere as wonderful as the Utilitea.

[TheSteamyPot]

My Avitar is my tea pot, its the Bodum Columbia tea press. I love it, I am planning on getting a Staub La Theiere cast iron pot.

http://www.staubusa.com/prod_teapot/ima ... blue_b.jpg

[TheSteamyPot]

Ryan: I haven't had a problem with anything sticking too bad. It's not as slick as teflon of course. But I think I'll get more cast iron. Everything seems to taste better than it did in a teflon skillet.

All I use is cast iron cookware, the best is the ones made by Le Creuset or Staub. However the Lodge Logic pre-seasoned cook wear is great, just don't EVER use soap to clean them.

[TheSteamyPot]

I have the same kettle Eastree is getting. I also have a Bodum mini-ibis, which is probably the fastest water boiler I've ever seen, and a variable temp. kettle (similar to the utiliTEA) from Upton. I bought the chinese kettle for the same reason as Eastree: it has a more controlled pour. Plus it looks so cool!

Where did you get this teapot from? It does look cool!

[Luthier]

i warmer set is now complete

[wyardley]

I have the same kettle Eastree is getting. I also have a Bodum mini-ibis, which is probably the fastest water boiler I've ever seen, and a variable temp. kettle (similar to the utiliTEA) from Upton. I bought the chinese kettle for the same reason as Eastree: it has a more controlled pour. Plus it looks so cool!

Where did you get this teapot from? It does look cool!

http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?p=102579#102579

[kkthxby3]

I just use this red "Betty Crocker" pot I bought at Wal-Mart years ago and use the thermometer from my espresso machine to check the temperature.

[Faramir1976]

My wife just gave me a Iwachu tetsubin for my birthday! I tried it with some sencha and was gobsmacked with the taste!
1; You can pour boiling water into it and the temperature just drops to 85°C and stays like that for over half an hour
2; the tea does not go bitter
I'm in love!... don't tell my wife!

[Tead Off]

If you're a puerh drinker, try boiling the water in the tetsubin and pour directly into the teapot. It made me want to drink puerh regularly it was so good.

[Odinsfury]

I'll sign the book for owning the same proctor and silex electric kettle. I had a nicer one but it was 1500 watts and it tripped the circuit. The cheaper ones operate at 1000 watts and I don't have to go downstairs to reset the circuit breaker. =D

[Oni]

When will somebody show off some real nice tetsubins, silver kettles or ceramic kettles, some old stoves, something authentic, great looking that makes excelent water.

[wyardley]

When will somebody show off some real nice tetsubins, silver kettles or ceramic kettles, some old stoves, something authentic, great looking that makes excelent water.

You can start by posting yours.

[TIM]

When will somebody show off some real nice tetsubins, silver kettles or ceramic kettles, some old stoves, something authentic, great looking that makes excelent water.

New House Down Payment.

[Odinsfury]

When will somebody show off some real nice tetsubins, silver kettles or ceramic kettles, some old stoves, something authentic, great looking that makes excelent water.

Not that I know for sure, but I just find it hard to believe that a kettle can improve the quality of water for tea. I really think you have to start off with excellent water to make good tea.