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Stainless-steel tea kettle?

Martin Fisher

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Martin Fisher

Martin Fisher

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Can anyone recommend a good heavy-duty utilitarian-type stainless-steel tea kettle that has a large opening for easy cleaning, is in the $50-$75 price range and with a 3-4 quart capacity?

Thanks!!

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~Martin :)

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spooneb

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Not a teakettle per se, but easily pressed into service for that. I like the Kuhn Rikon fourth burner pot for boiling tea water, simmering stock for risotto, boiling eggs or steaming vegetables. It rarely leaves my stovetop.

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Martin Fisher

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Not a teakettle per se, but easily pressed into service for that. I like the Kuhn Rikon fourth burner pot for boiling tea water, simmering stock for risotto, boiling eggs or steaming vegetables. It rarely leaves my stovetop.

Interesting....I stumbled upon that some time ago on Amazon and liked the idea of it, except for the glass lid...seems whenever I have something like that, Murphy's Law kicks in.

~Martin :)

I just don't want to look back and think "I could have eaten that."

Unsupervised, rebellious, radical agrarian experimenter, minimalist penny-pincher, and adventurous cook. Crotchety, cantankerous, terse curmudgeon, non-conformist, and contrarian who questions everything!

The best thing about a vegetable garden is all the meat you can hunt and trap out of it!

 

spooneb

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Interesting....I stumbled upon that some time ago on Amazon and liked the idea of it, except for the glass lid...seems whenever I have something like that, Murphy's Law kicks in.

I hear that. Also, no riveted handle. But at $25 I figured it was worth the risk and I ended up quite happy with it. And I hand wash it daily in an enameled cast iron sink just to tempt fate a bit further :-)

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andiesenji

andiesenji

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The Demeyere is good if you can't afford the Simplex - I have the gas stove one, also 30+ years, though mine is the copper.

Bed bath and Beyond has the 3-quart "autopour" pot

They have three of the latter at the senior center as they seem much easier for elderly folks, with weak grips to hold and pour from.

(They don't fill them completely full)

I have arthritis at the base of my right thumb and in my right wrist and this one is much easier to lift and hold than my regular kettles with the horizontal bar type handle. Just sayin' ...

"There are, it has been said, two types of people in the world. There are those who say: this glass is half full. And then there are those who say: this glass is half empty. The world belongs, however, to those who can look at the glass and say: What's up with this glass? Excuse me? Excuse me? This is my glass? I don't think so. My glass was full! And it was a bigger glass!" Terry Pratchett

 

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Shel_B

Shel_B

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Glad to see some suggestions for tea kettles as I'm now in the market for one. A 2-quart capacity will suffice, although 3-quart is acceptable, and a large opening for filling is important, as is a lid that won't leak. The kettle has to be easily carryable from stove to table, i.e., no dainty handles. It must be of good quality stainless steel, and, finally, have some system for making noise when the water begins to boil. The kettle will be used on an electric range, should that matter. Price should be under $100.00, although around $50.00 would make me VERY happy. Quality is important.

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 ... Shel


 

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