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Thread Number: 86514
/ Tag: Small Appliances
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Post# 1110959 , Reply# 1 3/11/2021 at 14:45 (1,141 days old) by thomasortega  (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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Wouldn't an electric kettle be more useful? I mean, you can heat up 2 cups of water in it (quickly as a hot shot) and, if you, eventually, need more than 2 cups, it can also do it... and taking the same space in your countertop. Plus.... cheaper. | ||
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Post# 1110968 , Reply# 2 3/11/2021 at 15:44 (1,141 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) |
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I think I got mine at Goodwill for a few dollars.
I can't even think how long I've had it. I don't microwave so fast hot water is done with this and it works great.
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Post# 1110969 , Reply# 3 3/11/2021 at 15:45 (1,141 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) |
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newer.
I don't know what the bubble on the top does.
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| Post# 1110973 , Reply# 4 3/11/2021 at 16:07 (1,140 days old) by beehiveboy (Northamptonshire, England ) | ||
Gadgets like that never get the water as hot as an electric kettle. Probably okay for hot chocolate but for tea, undrinkable. Nobody microwaves water in the uk, it’s just unheard of, you will find an electric kettle in every single kitchen, I’m always fascinated by these little cultural differences :-)
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Post# 1110976 , Reply# 5 3/11/2021 at 16:38 (1,140 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) |
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Post# 1110977 , Reply# 6 3/11/2021 at 16:42 (1,140 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) |
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Post# 1110980 , Reply# 7 3/11/2021 at 16:54 (1,140 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) |
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Another reason I like the HotShot is you can easily access the heat chamber to clean it. After each use I attach a simple clothes pin to the edge so the top stays up and the chamber can dry thoroughly. I don't want any mold or bad behaviour going on in there. lol
I have put vinegar and baking soda in mine on occasion to soak it and then clean it with a brush. When I clean it I will hold it upside down over a sink and use the dish hose to flush out the chamber so it's rinsed thoroughly. You can't do that with a narrow necked, deep kettle. I'm not spending 50 or 80quid for a kettle. There is even a Smeg for 130quid. That just selling a brand name.
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Post# 1110983 , Reply# 8 3/11/2021 at 17:08 (1,140 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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My sister got one of those as a gift for her first marriage in 1979. It was Harvest Gold. I haven't seen it for a long time, so don't know if it's still around or not. | ||
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Post# 1110984 , Reply# 9 3/11/2021 at 17:20 (1,140 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 1111002 , Reply# 10 3/11/2021 at 21:49 (1,140 days old) by Cam2s (Nebraska) | ||
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I recently picked up a cheap electric kettle. It has an open top and is very easy to clean. I was really surprised at how fast it heats. Definitely a good investment.
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Post# 1111008 , Reply# 12 3/11/2021 at 22:31 (1,140 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Never boil water in a plastic device. Research here has shown that there will be tiny plastic parts in your water. The Dutch consumer organisation has advised to replace plastic kettles etc with metal ones.
Such a thing as the hot shot would be too small anyway for most people here, you can't make a full pot of tea with it. | ||
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Post# 1111022 , Reply# 13 3/12/2021 at 00:22 (1,140 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) |
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yeah, I would not boil or cook any food items in a plastic or plastic coated paper-board container(TV dinner tray) because the plastic does dissolve into the food.
Its the same reason I won't use teflon coated anything. When I did have a microwave before 2011, I would use a glass measuring cup. It's also been shown that water or liquids in microwave can get super hot yet show no signs of boiling until you break the surface at which point they "explode" out of the dish. The hot shot has all metal chamber and I can get 1 1/2 cups of water out which is fine for about 99.7% of my needs. Other times, because it heats so fast you just do one batch of water after the other. I suppose one would do the same if they were making a pot of tea. I mean, how much does a tea pot hold anyway? | ||
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Post# 1111024 , Reply# 14 3/12/2021 at 00:25 (1,140 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) |
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#10
Cameron I like that cute pink dishwasher book or whatever it is in the back.
Tell, tell..
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| Post# 1111037 , Reply# 15 3/12/2021 at 03:13 (1,140 days old) by beehiveboy (Northamptonshire, England ) | ||
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You guys have obviously nailed it over there. My experience harked back to the Philips Tea for Two, the only appliance we had in a similar vein to the HotShot. It most certainly didn’t get close to boiling and made the most revolting tea!!
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Post# 1111038 , Reply# 16 3/12/2021 at 03:33 (1,140 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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My tea pot is 5 - 6 cups, so using a hot shot would be rather inconvenient. A decent tea pot doesn't fit under a hot shot anyway.
A decent water kettle is around 30 euros here, glass or metal. IIRC a friend bought a glass one that was even cheaper. Those Philips Tea for Two thingies made the worst tea imaginable. I refused to drink tea from those. Same with water boiled in a microwave. That makes rather awful foamy tea. I remember some English comedy (I have no recollection of which one). An apprentice in an office has to make tea. When an older woman drinks her tea, she almost spits it out: "That water hasn't boiled!" lol | ||
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Post# 1111044 , Reply# 17 3/12/2021 at 06:54 (1,140 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) |
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industrial strength
It's seems clear that our tea drinking friends have hot water needs that are immediate and high quantity.
If you're willing to shell out several hundred $ plus the cost of installation (or DIY) a ISE hot water dispenser faucet mounted on your sink will solve those problems. An unlimited amount of steaming hot water whenever. Only issue though, I'm not sure if these come in UK/EU 220 volt. I know I've seen used one's on ebay. CLICK HERE TO GO TO bradfordwhite's LINK
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Post# 1111046 , Reply# 18 3/12/2021 at 07:06 (1,140 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR) |
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We went the route of the hot water tap....
I never liked heating water in the microwave and the kettle takes a few minutes longer than I was willing to wait. I found one of these under the sink hot water dispensers on eBay. Brand new in the box for under $100. I think they normally run a little under $200. There was nothing wrong with it. It was still sealed I think it was last years model.
We already had a plug under the sink so it was a relatively easy install. We bundled ours with the installation of a new sink we had bought but had I not been doing that I could have installed it myself and I have no plumbing experience. It comes with everything you need to tie into your existing water line. We connected ours to the cold on the recommendation of the plumber but I don't remember why. If this thing dies we will replace it with another.
We love it. You get 180 degree water on demand. Just the right temp for most green teas. I think black teas like water a little warmer but we use ours literally all day long for many different uses. It has a dial to set the temp of the water. It was funny when the plumber finished he turned the dial to high and the thing started rumbling because it was actually boiling the water. We have it set around an 8 which gives us the 180 degree water. | ||
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Post# 1111051 , Reply# 19 3/12/2021 at 07:41 (1,140 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 1111083 , Reply# 21 3/12/2021 at 13:25 (1,140 days old) by chachp (North Little Rock, AR) |
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....water with Gas... | ||
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Post# 1111090 , Reply# 22 3/12/2021 at 14:43 (1,140 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI) |
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Tea I am far from a tea expert but I have been drinking more tea as of late. I've read never to use boiling water for tea. Different teas respond best to different temp water. IIRC green tea should be steeped with 160 degree water, black tea just below boiling about 210 degrees. | ||
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Post# 1111091 , Reply# 23 3/12/2021 at 14:46 (1,140 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Tea | ||
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Post# 1111100 , Reply# 24 3/12/2021 at 16:06 (1,139 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.) |
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 I gave up coffee last July due to ongoing acid reflux problems. I thought I’d have a had time giving up something I’ve loved all my life. But fortunately it wasn’t hard at all.
I can’t drink Black tea because it stains my teeth so much. So I drink Green tea. I use Lipton’s Green tea bags and just pour boiling water straight out of the kettle over the tea bag in my mug. It tastes great to me. And I’ve felt much better since I gave up coffee, it wasn’t hard at all. I guess there is just enough caffeine in Green tea to give me the caffeine I needed to prevent withdrawal from coffee.
I’ve heard and read that Green tea is best brewed with lower than boiling temp water, but I like my tea piping hot and the tea in tea bags probably isn’t as sensitive to temperature as a better grade of loose leaf Green tea.
I also like not having a bunch of extra appliances on the counter in my small kitchen. David just drinks one cup of coffee in the morning that he brews in a Melitta one cup pour over brewer so all we really need for brewing hot beverages is a tea kettle on the stove.
I guess I’ve outgrown my gadget phase, at least for now. There was a time I couldn’t buy enough small electric appliances. Now less is more.
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| Post# 1111162 , Reply# 25 3/12/2021 at 20:53 (1,139 days old) by gizmo (Victoria, Australia) | ||
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Now less is more. that is my rule too. trouble is, I keep making exceptions to the rule. I now have a pantry shelf and a cupboard full of exceptions to that rule...
Really, I do love a gadget. I also resent the space they take up... | ||
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Post# 1111169 , Reply# 27 3/12/2021 at 21:20 (1,139 days old) by MattL (Flushing, MI) |
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Tea part 2 Couldn't find the article I was reading the other day but did find this with similar advice. This guy says never boil the water, and if possible use electricity to heat the water as gas may cause flavoring to the water, that I don't buy... CLICK HERE TO GO TO MattL's LINK | ||
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Post# 1111194 , Reply# 28 3/13/2021 at 05:45 (1,139 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands) |
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Tea part 2 | ||
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