Comments on: How a Water Boiler Changed My Life http://www.worldoftea.org/how-a-water-boiler-changed-my-life/ Your Place for #Tea on the Web Sat, 18 May 2013 15:38:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: Lisa B http://www.worldoftea.org/how-a-water-boiler-changed-my-life/#comment-602 Lisa B Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:16:10 +0000 http://worldoftea.org/?p=434#comment-602 Love to hear the different methods of brewing our teas. I’m barbaric at times when I just have to have a fast glass… water in cup, microwave and enjoy!

I have a sterling tea kettle and love it!

]]> By: Edmond Lu http://www.worldoftea.org/how-a-water-boiler-changed-my-life/#comment-601 Edmond Lu Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:45:29 +0000 http://worldoftea.org/?p=434#comment-601 I have one of those both in my home and in my college dorm. I couldn’t live without it – it’s darn handy for just about anything I need hot water for!

]]> By: Jason Witt http://www.worldoftea.org/how-a-water-boiler-changed-my-life/#comment-600 Jason Witt Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:15:36 +0000 http://worldoftea.org/?p=434#comment-600 I’ve thought about buying a sterling silver kettle for the stovetop. I currently have a variable-temp electric kettle. The silver costs a lot but worse than that is how demanding it is for heating water. I’d have to watch the water carefully every time I make tea to discern how big the bubbles are and such. Besides that, I’d have to heat the silver more slowly than another material because it’s delicate. So I might not make the switch and just keep the rest of my teaware silver.

]]> By: Charles http://www.worldoftea.org/how-a-water-boiler-changed-my-life/#comment-599 Charles Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:48:56 +0000 http://worldoftea.org/?p=434#comment-599 I bought a similar boiler from Fujitronic and loved it for the first year or more of use. The first days were filled with finding new uses for the novelty of instantly-available boiling water: Hey kids, you want oatmeal don’t you! Hey, we can do Jello! Cup-o-noodles in an instant! And on and on.
We evenutally gave it away though for two reasons: First, it wasn’t convenient to change the temperature of the water between steeps, say when your leaves are fading and need hotter water. Second, although we used Britta filtered local water (which is very good mountain water) over time we noticed tiny sharp white crystals building inside the dispenser and these made their way into our tea, even with regular cleaning with vinegar.
Still, these are fabulous appliances!

]]> By: Lainie Petersen http://www.worldoftea.org/how-a-water-boiler-changed-my-life/#comment-598 Lainie Petersen Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:35:16 +0000 http://worldoftea.org/?p=434#comment-598 I really want one of these and hope to get one soon. I like having a hand-held pitcher for gong fu, but this would come in handy for tea throughout the day.

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