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Originally Posted by phenomshel
We bought a stainless steel whistling teakettle kit today at Walmart. It included a tea ball and a set of tea tongs (for squeezing tea bags). I read earlier that some people don't like stainless for teaballs (imparts a metallic flavor to the leaves?) but I figured this was the cheapest way to get started. I saw some really nice glass kettles I might want if the stainless one rusts or doesn't work out for me. I also found your Bodum cups at a few sites, and will probably invest in at least one of them later on.
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I don't think my palate is "developed" enough to notice metallic taste from a teakettle, or a plastic taste from a thermos.