This puppy was worth every penny!!! (Sorry, Rainy)

I always have complaints, but I'll put them at the end. First for the
good points.

1. It just plain damn works. Of course, I've only heated 3 pots of
water so far, but damn!!! It's slick.

2. The temperature control looks to be very accurate, just as reported
by Natarajan. I filled it up with 1.5 liters of cold tap water. I
first set the temperature to 104F, the lowest setting. When the alarm
sounded, I put a thermometer in the water and it read 104F. I watched
it for a few minutes. It varied from 104 to about 108. I then
increased the temperature to 120, 140, 160, 180, and 200. At each
stop, my thermometer read the exact same temperature or 1 degree
higher. Most of the time, it was right on.

3. Temp hold works very well. As reported by Natarajan, it appears to
"slow down" as it gets close to the target temperature. Then it varies
by a few degrees, usually on the high side.

4. The cordless feature is great. It lifts off the base easily anmd
oges back on easily.

5. The lid snaps into place, but opens easily.

Thanks, Square Peg, for the report. I've bookmarked the product page,
and I'll buy it when my finances permit. Best, ~grasshopper

On Mon, 8 Sep 2008 19:36:31 -0700 (PDT), Grasshopper
gmail.com> wrote:

Just to make sure that you have the correct product page...

The link I gave in the this thread,

http://www.pino-usa.com/

is for the manufacturer. They have a kettle, the Tea Express digital
($79.95), that is similar to the one I bought, but does not appear to
be cordless, even though it says it is, which would be a pertty big
difference to me.

Mine, the Digital Kettle Pro, is not on that site. It is sold by Tea
Treasures. That web page is

http://teatreasures.com/page/Tea-Supplies/PROD/Electric-Tea-Kettles/DPROKETTLE

Cheers

seems interesting !

does the outside get HOT eg if you touch anything but the handle do
you get burned?
is there a minimum of water it can heat - can it do something like 8oz
for ex?

Thanks.

On Mon, 8 Sep 2008 21:29:29 -0700 (PDT), SN gmail.com>
wrote:

Good question. I should have mentioned that.

Yes, the outside gets very hot. You could get a nasty burn. That would
be one negative.

The handle is perfectly cool. I've only used it a few times, but never
felt any danger.

If the water is brought to a high temp, it's important to keep the lid
closed when pouring. One time I opened the lid to see how much water
was left. It was about a cup. I turned it upside down in the sink and
felt a blast of steam against the hand that was holding the handle. I
did not get a burn.

Do other electric kettles stay cool on the outside?

On Sep 8, 8:42 pm, Square Peg wrote:

Pennys sells their cookware Cooks namebrand which is a 1.5L 1500w
stainless steel blow torch I use everyday that simply boils water. It
has an external water guage which acts like a bubble chamber and is
the way Chinese tell water temperature.

Jim

PS Price $20 when on sale.

Rainy wrote:

On Tue, 9 Sep 2008 02:58:16 -0700 (PDT), Rainy gmail.com>
wrote:

On Sep 9, 8:50 am, Space Cowboy ix.netcom.com> wrote:

Is that the one that has the corded base so that the kettle itself is
cordless? I just saw that at Macy's I think (might have been Pennys)
and I was really impressed. I might just pick one up today. I use a
1.5L plastic electric kettle with a metal immersion-type element which
totally goes against my beliefs but it works darn well and I just
haven't settled on a replacement. I think it is Proctor-Silex made and
it actually imparts no flavor on the water which is why I use it, it
just has a paddle for on/off but I can tell by time and sound when to
manually flip it to off to get a desired temp.

Correct. The cordless kettle detaches from the heating base. I like
the large external water guage under the handle for accurate volume.
You can tell from the bubble activity how hot things are if the kettle
is half full otherwise the growning sounds are good enough. It has
automatic boiling and empty shutoff.

Jim

PS My mistake, the kettle is 1.7L. I wished I could find the
equivalent in a 1L size. Boil and shutoff that is all I want.

Dominic T. wrote: