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Originally Posted by rhadin
For those of you who like to drink tea and have the water at the correct temperature, I recommend the Cuisinart Variable Temperature Kettle (the link is to a review of the kettle). For tis past holiday season, I bought one for myself and one for my daughter.
I had read in numerous articles that the ideal water temperature for tea was generally less than boiling so that the leaves weren't "burnt" by the water. Having used this kettle now for the past 4 months, I agree that steeping at the correct temperature does make a difference in taste.
The list price is high, but I found it on sale and paid less than $100 for each kettle I bought. |
I just read the product features and one of them confused me.
I was considering to purchase something like that some time. My assumption was that the kettle boils up water, then lets it cool down to the temperature you set up and it keeps the temp
indefinitely. So, you can make a cup of green tea that requires 80°C once, then another cup in an hour, then another in 2 hours. The water is
always there ready to be used instantaneously vs. boiling kettle each time you want a cup of tea and waiting each time until it cools down to the required temp.
??? What is the point of this kettle then? I mean what is the difference between using this kettle
it will boil up water, let it cool down to pre-set temp., and keep it like that for only 30 minutes vs. standard kettle that will boil up water, pour the necessary amount into a water jug put in a thermometer, the water cools down within 1-3 minutes to the needed temp.