I'm finally giving in...

[PolyhymnianMuse]

...and decided that my next purchase has to be a zojirushi water boiler without any exceptions. I've been looking at this one on amazon, large capacity, great temp. settings: http://www.amazon.com/Zojirushi-CD-WBC4 ... d_sbs_hg_5

Now, my question is should I go ahead and order this one or are there others models cheaper elsewhere. I'm trying to look for the best deal on one.

[tenuki]

I found the Panasonic one to be essentially the same and half the cost.

http://tinyurl.com/65vk9b

It's been working fine for a couple of years of 24/7 use. This year I sent it off to my wife's office since I've switched to using a ceramic stovetop kettle and boiling only the water I will be using for each infusion.

[PolyhymnianMuse]

I also found this brand of a zojirushi type water boiler.

http://www.amazon.com/Sunpentown-Hot%25 ... 936&sr=1-2

The biggest capacity i've seen with all the temps I want but I dunno much about Sunpentown...

[tenuki]

product reviews for other size Sunpentown water heaters are simply horrible, I would steer clear of that brand personally.

[PolyhymnianMuse]

product reviews for other size Sunpentown water heaters are simply horrible, I would steer clear of that brand personally.

QFT good looking out there.

So it looks like that Panasonic is the best value

Thanks tenuki!

[Buzz Fledderjohn]

...and decided that my next purchase has to be a zojirushi water boiler without any exceptions. I've been looking at this one on amazon, large capacity, great temp. settings: http://www.amazon.com/Zojirushi-CD-WBC4 ... d_sbs_hg_5

Now, my question is should I go ahead and order this one or are there others models cheaper elsewhere. I'm trying to look for the best deal on one.

I have that same, exact model in the 3 liter version. I love it. I use it all day, every day. It's got 140, 175, 195, and 208 temp settings plus the slow dispense feature.

[Wesli]

This one is l337...

http://www.amazon.com/Zojirushi-CV-DSC4 ... 52&sr=1-10

[Mary R]

I actually had to turn to the wide world of google to figure out what l337 was. Leet? As in 'elite?'

[PolyhymnianMuse]

I actually had to turn to the wide world of google to figure out what l337 was. Leet? As in 'elite?'

@LL j00r b45E @re BelOng +0 U5.

Check out the wiki on the subject, it explains it all quite well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet

[Thirsty Daruma]

That settles it. The 3-liter Zojirushi is going on the birthday/Christmas wish list.

[Geekgirl]

I absolutely love my 3.0 Zoji. I know there's something to be said for boiling fresh for every cup, but #1 I'm not enough of a connoisseur to notice the difference, and #2 I'm neither patient enough, nor meticulous enough to boil fresh and check the temp on every cup.

Zoji lets me be a tea lover.

[Cinnamon Kitty]

I have a 3 liter Zoji that is used almost everyday. It was a huge upgrade from my Sunbeam Hot Shot and well worth every penny I paid for it.

Price wise, I paid the same price of the 4L one that was linked in the first post for my 3L one, but I did get a really nice Zojirushi brand stainless steel vacuum bottle thermos with mine. Either way, I absolutely love the one that I have.

[soapy]

That settles it. The 3-liter Zojirushi is going on the birthday/Christmas wish list.

same here!

[Sam.]

If the Zoji is set to be ~180F for greens and green oolongs, how do you make black tea?! Wouldn't it take forever to heat up to 212F then back down again?

[Geekgirl]

It takes a little time, yes. I often leave it at 208, and use a water cooler (small pitcher) to cool it off a bit for lower temp teas. If I know I'm switching to greens, I punch it down.