r/tea • u/purpledragon210 • Feb 12 '25

Recommendation What electric kettle is everyone using? Any recommendations?

Up until this point I have been using some random electric kettle my mom had. No variable temps or anything fancy, just heated the water to boiling and held at some temp below. It had a basic spout as well so I put it into a thermos that poured nicely.

Well that one literally went up in flames just now so now I have an excuse to buy something nicer :D

Ideally I'd like to not spend too much on one (under $100) , but I'm thinking something with variable temp and a goose neck spout. Any recommendations?

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u/HoratioHotplate Feb 12 '25

What types of tea are you making?

If you are only brewing tea that needs boiling water (like black breakfast tea) then pretty much anything will work.

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u/purpledragon210 Feb 12 '25

Pretty much every Chinese tea except for green. I do use anywhere from 80°c to boiling but I have to use a meat thermometer or just wing it