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jsights
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This may seem like a ridiculously simple question, but I want to get your opinions before I toss it out (well, donate it really.) I have a nice stainless steel teapot taking up cabinet space in my kitchen. I drink a lot of tea. However, I find that I simple boil water in a pan rather than use the teapot. Does anyone know if there is something special a teapot does (other than whistle when the water is ready) to make tea taste better?

I'm going to guess you'll all say get rid of it, which is fine! Just need that final push. Thanks!

Posted 2 years ago #
Claycat
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We use our whistling tea kettle constantly, but it isn't for everyone. You have my blessings to toss it! LOL!

Posted 2 years ago #
themusiclivez
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The one thing I can think of is that it makes it easier to pour cups of the boiling water than pouring from a pan. And if you have company come over, it adds a nicer touch. But as far as the tea tasting better? Definitely not in my opinion!

Posted 2 years ago #
sakeenah
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if you dont brew loose tea then you really dont need it,
Im sure someone on freecycle will just love it

Posted 2 years ago #
ALR
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Taste? Not a bit different. Your water makes more of a difference (mineral content) than what you boil it in.

Donate secure in the knowledge that it's going to a good home, and with the blessings of the Unclutterer community!

Posted 2 years ago #
opadit
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If you're not using it, if it's taking up space, and if you find that boiling water in a saucepan is just as acceptable as using the teakettle, then get rid of it!

Boiled water is boiled water. I think the whole thing about the "true" way to brew tea is more about using the "correct" shape of teapot, warming it up first, and using only loose tea leaves. How you get the water to the boil shouldn't matter.

I love my bright red teakettle. It's the one thing that stays out on top of my stove 24/7, even though I go back and forth between coffee and tea and don't drink tea every day. I grew up in a house where there was always a teakettle on the stove, and there was always one on Grandma's stove as well. I can't imagine my stove without it! But if you ain't using yours, donate it so someone who has a "teakettle problem" like mine can use it, LOL.

Posted 2 years ago #
Lori Paximadis
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Because it is closed, the teakettle will heat the water faster (as would a pan with a lid), but other than that, no difference.

If I lived close I'd come take it off your hands. My heavy stainless teakettle has sprung a leak, and I'm having a very hard time finding a replacement that doesn't have plastic bits on it and doesn't cost a fortune!

Posted 2 years ago #
Maura
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Do you *need* the space it is currently occupying? If not, then I would be inclined to hold onto it, in the event you are making tea for guests.

When I was student teaching, years ago, the teacher's lounge had a microwave... no burner.... I remember I could definitely taste the difference between tea made with boiled microwave water vs. tea the-old-fashioned-way. Or - perhaps it was the water in that particular part of the country.

Posted 2 years ago #
Sky
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You have made me think about my teapot. It stays on my stovetop and I have to move it when I cook or it gets splattered with something. I usually heat my water in the microwave anyway.
Maybe I will put mine in my Goodwill box!

Posted 2 years ago #
Nina
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We also drink a lot of tea and have a water cooker. I can't imagine going without it and it saves time and also a lot of energy. So to anyone who drinks a lot of tea I would recommend that instead of a teakettle. Especially if you have an old stove (not gas) that takes forever to heat up.

Posted 2 years ago #
Claycat
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Lori! Look at this! It's all metal!

http://www.teavana.com/Tea-Products/Tea-Kettles/Teavana-Perfect-Tea-Kettle.axd

Posted 2 years ago #
badkitti
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Does no one usean electric kettle, or is that considered too much space used up? I drink a lot of tea and if I had nothing else on the counter I would still have a kettle

Posted 2 years ago #
Lori Paximadis
Member

Ooooo... that's pretty, Claycat! I prefer mine to have a "trigger" on the handle for opening the spout, though. The ones that open on their own when the water hits tend to be a lot splashier.

We had an electric teakettle, but ended up taking it back after a couple of weeks after a piece fell off of it. It was hard to clean and took up too much counter space anyway, so we opted not to replace it with another electric.

And yeah, for some reason microwaved water just doesn't taste as good as water boiled the old-fashioned way. Don't know why, but it's true.

Posted 2 years ago #
Claycat
Member

Shoot! I didn't notice that, Lori! I prefer the trigger myself. I agree, microwaved water doesn't taste as good.

Posted 2 years ago #
Gypsie
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I have an electric kettle and find it very useful for boiling water for a variety of things. My kitchen wouldnt be complete without it.

Posted 2 years ago #
Nina
Member

btw with water cooker I meant electric kettle

Posted 2 years ago #
bandicoot
Member

i am confused.
is this item a kettle...for boiling water? or a teapot...for brewing tea?
we drink a lot of tea at our place and we use our kettle for boiling water on the gas stove (closed, fuel efficient, and it whistles because we love to wander off and forget).
but we make our tea just in big mugs with big strainers for the leaves.
*whispering* and sometimes, just tea bags.

Posted 2 years ago #
Claycat
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Bandicoot, you don't have to whisper. LOL! I always use tea bags. I make a bad enough mess with loose coffee. Can you imagine what I would be like with loose tea? :)

And, yes, I use a whistling tea kettle for the same reasons!

Posted 2 years ago #
Laetitia in Australia
Member

I'm going to be looking for a new kettle as our old one (electric cordless) is dying. We're currently in a house with gas so a stove top whistling kettle is an option.

The pros for this option are that I could wander into another room and still hear when the kettle has boiled to come out to use it; it would free up counter space and gas is often more efficient. The cons are that it could boil dry if I ignore the whistle, DH (who does most of the cooking) doesn't want it taking up stove-top space and what happens if we move to a place without gas?

Decisions, decisions. Suffice to say, that if I lived near you jsights I'd take yours off your hands to try.

Posted 2 years ago #
PamalaW
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I have to say that I LOVE my electric tea kettle. My dd can make her own hot chocolate, oatmeal, noodle cups as well as tea without using the stove and it's faster than boiling in a regular pan. But back to the question, as others have said, if you don't use it there's not much reason to keep it, unless you had guests fairly often I don't see that as an excuse to keep it.

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