Hot Water Source - What's Yours ?

[ambrose]

So Im used to using either a stove top kettle or a microwave for my hot water with regular tea brewing. As some of you have seen I am recently getting into puerh. I have tried a few stove top kettles and an electric one. I found that the stove top ones get rusty and and the electrics taste of plastic. After my frustration of this I ended up buying a glass stove top kettle to hopefully resolve my issues. Im basically just curious as to what do you tea goers like to use? What's your hot water source for your gong fu tea?

 

[tea goober]

I use a Zojirushi hot water machine for my morning cuppa, when I,m in a hurry and just don't have time. Programmable with temp settings of 212, 208, 195, 175. These machines are brilliant for a user friendly everyday hot water source.
On the other hand, for a puerh throw down I use a clay kettle to boil water in. Makes the water come alive with zillions of tiny bubbles. Effervescing!

 

[arghblech]

Pino Digital Kettle Pro. No plastic taste and doesn't beep too ofter (beeps on button press and when water first hits desired temp). Seems to work pretty darn well.

 

[Bertilak]

So Im used to using either a stove top kettle or a microwave for my hot water with regular tea brewing. As some of you have seen I am recently getting into puerh. I have tried a few stove top kettles and an electric one. I found that the stove top ones get rusty and and the electrics taste of plastic. After my frustration of this I ended up buying a glass stove top kettle to hopefully resolve my issues. Im basically just curious as to what do you tea goers like to use? What's your hot water source for your gong fu tea?

I use a simple stainless steel tea kettle. Whistles when the water boils. A glass one would be at least as good, I think.

 

[ambrose]

no rusting? I had one but it got rust inside

 

[SepticTank]

It may look like rust, but it's more likely to be some sort of scaling from your water. Periodic use of a descaling product will remove it.

 

[ambrose]

even after one use ?

 

[Bertilak]

no rusting? I had one but it got rust inside

People have been boiling water in tea kettles probably for centuries. Stainless is not supposed to rust and has been available for at least half a century. Seems any rusting problems would have been worked out by now, so this is a bit mysterious.

Must have been something wrong with your kettle. Getting a new one (of a different make) should do the trick, and that's what you did. Certainly glass won't rust.

Or as SepticTank says, maybe it's not rust. If your glass kettle starts to rust, well ...

 

[SepticTank]

even after one use ?

Depends how hard your water is - my late grandmother would take a new kettle, use it once and it started to show what looked like rusting - eventually it was just solid chalk in there...

 

[ambrose]

Humm I should have taken a picture before I returned it. It looked like rust red orange though not chalk like. Ive been heating up water in the microwave in a ceramic container while the glass stove top kettle one comes in.

 

[_JP_]

I've been using a Panasonic Thermo Pot for a good 6 months now and really like it. Much cheaper than a Zojirushi with pretty much the same features. I've been meaning to set up a review on it.

 

[arcman]

I use this electric kettle for my tea brewing and french press coffee. Works great, it's all stainless steel so no plasticy taste, gets water to a boil very quickly, and there's no cord attached to the kettle itself. Pretty inexpensive, and you can find it at just about any Target location.

 

[TacoBell]

This is essentially what I use, though I do not know if the exact model is still available. This one has the same features. It works great. I bought it through Amazon, but the only Panasonic water heaters they have listed are more expensive:

http://salestores.com/panaso593.html

 

[P_K]

I use a glass kettle that I got at Kmart for $11. Works great...no smells...no worries.

 

[Jasonian]

Kitchenaid "Curling" Tea Kettle (2qt)

We've had a cheap SS kettle that rusted after one use too. I've had another cheap one that never rusted.

It's worth spending a bit more, I think.

 

[Bertilak]

Kitchenaid "Curling" Tea Kettle (2qt)

I have one of those in white. I am not completely happy with it.

On mine, the whistling cover of the spout does not always close firmly so it doesn't always whistle when done! Even when it does whistle it is a hesitant, stuttering whistle and not a very pleasant sound.

Also, the handle gets very hot and I need to use a pot holder to pick it up. Not too bad in itself, but the mechanism for opening the spout is part of the handle and hard to use with a pot holder in the mix.

 

[Jasonian]

I haven't had the issue of the handle getting hot. Warm, yes.. too hot to handle.. nope.

I prefer the quieter hesitant whistle, personally.

My last kettle was loud. It was very annoying, especially if I'm not in the kitchen when it finally whistles.

What I do like, though, is the fact that it pours very well. (even if the thing is over 2lbs. when empty)

 

[benvh]

I use the Bodum Ibis for my morning coffee and it's great. Been going strong for over 2 years now. Also have one of these I can heat water in, but I usually just pour water in (by weight) and use it for my pourovers.

 

[Jasonian]

Yeah, I've been putting off the inevitable eventual purchase of the same Hario kettle.

I've been scraping by with a variety of frothing pitchers instead.

 

[_JP_]

This is essentially what I use, though I do not know if the exact model is still available. This one has the same features. It works great. I bought it through Amazon, but the only Panasonic water heaters they have listed are more expensive:

http://salestores.com/panaso593.html

That is the same model that I have!