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.

Water temp falls into that common-sense and old time theory of mine
that for thousands of years tea has been made at fairly imprecise
temps and yet endures. Long before digital thermostats and exact read
thermometers. I have about four temps, warm/hot/just boiling/boiling.
Occasionally I use a quick read mechanical tea thermometer to check my
work on a new/different tea but that's about it.

- Dominic