625264 Thu Jun 04 17:13:32 -0700 2009 22 41 Cookware 0 4743491 I'm looking for a new Tea Kettle, well actually have been for several years now. I want a stainless kettle, and prefer it to not be made over seas. Main reason I say that I've had 2 now that where assembled in China and they have been utter failures. My last one was a Wolfgang Puck, which had seems that rusted inside and hard to clean when it needed cleaning. It does have to be stainless steel though, I made the poor choice of buying a Chantel once, it's not cool when the interior starts chipping apart and sitting in your cup of tea, how it chipped with nothing touching it is a mystery to me. For the last 8 months I been using a small german sauce pan, not ideal for boiling water, but it beats the Wolfgang Kettle by leaps and bounds. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, and thanks in advance. Thu Jun 04 17:13:32 -0700 2009 98039 comfortablynumb 1 4743646 comfortablynumb, may I humbly suggest that you realign your criteria? "Overseas" is not a good criterion; "made in China" may be. There are many excellent products made in Finland and Japan, to name just two nations, that are very much "overseas" and yet are of very high quality. "Stainless steel," however, is going to steer you toward "made in China." China (PRC) dominates world production of stainless steel right now. I cannot tell where this http://www.chantal.com/stainless-steel-classic-teakettle.html teakettle is made, but (despite your past mauvaises quartes d'heures) Chantal is a German company. You may want to attempt to find out where the item actually is made, because a stainless teakettle has nothing in it to chip. Thu Jun 04 18:13:41 -0700 2009 4743491 278068 Politeness 2 4743857 Sorry i wasn't thinking and should of said China, I was just trying to think of a way to not offend anyone, it won't let me edit the topic now. I wouldn't mind purchasing anything made in Japan, Finland, Germany, etc... The Chantal I had was before they started there stainless line, I had the enameled version, and the enamel is what chipped and fell apart. Thu Jun 04 19:44:43 -0700 2009 4743646 98039 comfortablynumb 1 4743864 EDIT to my first post (thank you to Politeness), I'm looking for something not made in China, so anything over seas minus China would be fine. I just need to phrase my words better.... Thu Jun 04 19:46:34 -0700 2009 4743491 98039 comfortablynumb 2 4744338 Get an electric kettle. After we went through any number of kettles for a variety of reasons, we bought an electric kettle. We have it for over a year or two. It has not burned out. It boils water faster than a regular kettle on the cook top. It does not clutter the cook top with useless metal. True it does take up counter space, but when I am cooking on the stove, a conventional kettle must be removed to the counter so the clutter factor is the same. If you want to learn more about the electric kettle we bought I can see if we still have the specs. It was about $20 or less from Target, I believe. I suspect it might be Chinese, but it -- thus far -- seems to be well-made. ADDITION: Perhaps I misunderstood the request. Are you looking for a kettle or a tea-pot? A tea kettle could be either. A kettle simply contains water to be boiled. A tea pot contains the previously boiled water to which tea has been added. Please clarify. Fri Jun 05 04:31:33 -0700 2009 4743864 10711 VivreManger 3 4745087 Good luck steering clear of "Made in China"! I think avoiding Chinese products is a pointless exercise. Even if the pot isn't stamped made in China, the steel itself probably came from there. It reminds of the scene in "Thelma and Louise" where Susan Sarandon insists on getting to Mexico without going through Texas. The trouble with electric kettles is that it is one more GD thing taking up space on the countertop. If all you want is hot water for tea, run it through a drip coffe maker sans coffee. Fri Jun 05 08:36:37 -0700 2009 4744338 219575 MikeB3542 4 4745161 But a kettle takes up space on a stove and there is usually more counter space than there is stove top space. BTW a coffee maker also takes up space on a counter and is usually less movable than an electric kettle. True confession: I don't drink tea or coffee so I regard electric coffee makers and kettles of whatever sort as wasting space wherever they may be placed. However my wife does drink both and we find that the electric kettle is the least intrusive means of quicking boiling water. Fri Jun 05 08:54:43 -0700 2009 4745087 10711 VivreManger 1 4745183 Not stainless but I posted this for someone else the other day. http://www.flickr.com/photos/75667634@N00/3218560272/ It's glass. It's US manufacture. It's a workhorse. It's fun. And we love it! Fri Jun 05 09:01:11 -0700 2009 4743491 17969 rainey 1 4745442 I gather they drink tea in China, don't they? They must have some suitable way of boiling water. Fri Jun 05 10:13:55 -0700 2009 4743491 198087 David A. Goldfarb 2 4745545 Yes, but they also put melamine in baby milk! I'm with the OP. And, besides, I think this is an excellent time to support American manufacturing. Fri Jun 05 10:38:33 -0700 2009 4745442 17969 rainey 3 4745575 According to Fantes, Chemex glassware is manufactured in Taiwan-- http://www.fantes.com/chemex.html Fri Jun 05 10:47:28 -0700 2009 4745545 198087 David A. Goldfarb 4 4745612 OOPS! I was sure it was American but I guess I'm wrong. I'd be more shocked if it hadn't happened before. ::blushes:: Fri Jun 05 10:55:45 -0700 2009 4745575 17969 rainey 2 4746033 "They must have some suitable way of boiling water." They do: http://zojirushi.com/ourproducts/elepots/electricpots.html . They're extremely popular across ALL of Asia. (And, the Zojirushi is made in Japan.) I have had one for a few years now, and I'll never go back to a mere stovetop or electric *kettle*. Fri Jun 05 12:42:24 -0700 2009 4745442 10606 Joe Blowe 1 4746108 Thanks for the replies, - I'm looking for a kettle to boil water; I have a teapot to prepare tea in - Country of Origin, again I'm not looking to ruffle feathers by saying I want something not from China. It's a preference, after many failed attempts with products. I'm fully aware even if it's stamped made in 'insert country here' it could have parts from anywhere and everywhere. - Material, I really prefer metal I have a glass top stove and worry glass with out a diffuser may shatter (maybe I'm wrong). I really want to stay away from plastic, thus why I haven't really looked at electric kettles much, I looked at a Russel Hobbs model that was all steel but it's not made anymore. Others even if metal have plastics inside, from what I can find online. Fri Jun 05 13:03:38 -0700 2009 4743491 98039 comfortablynumb 2 4746133 "I really want to stay away from plastic..." Can you elaborate? What are your concerns? It's true that some electric kettles have plastic interiors, but the better models do not. (Pssst, the Zojirushi has a METAL interior...) Fri Jun 05 13:09:47 -0700 2009 4746108 10606 Joe Blowe 3 4746290 Main reason is due to some medical issues, I don't want water that's been boiled in a plastic interior. Fri Jun 05 13:39:28 -0700 2009 4746133 98039 comfortablynumb 2 4746345 The (Edgecraft) Chef's Choice Electric French Press Plus (Model 695), http://www.edgecraft.com/tips_m695.html has a borosilicate glass cylinder atop a metal heating element; there is a silicone seal between the base and the glass cylinder, but none of the seal intrudes into the area where the water boils. It is made in Germany. It comes with two tops, one a French press strainer, the other just a top. The water never touches the top until you pour the water, but you could remove the top before pouring and then the water would not touch plastic even then. We have owned and used the Model 695; it appears that the new Model 679 (which lacks the French press capability) also brews in glass: http://www.edgecraft.com/page2g.html I do not know where the Model 679 is made, however. Fri Jun 05 13:54:12 -0700 2009 4746108 278068 Politeness 3 4746416 Thanks Politeness, that does look interesting, I'll add that to a very lonely list of possible candidates :) Fri Jun 05 14:13:02 -0700 2009 4746345 98039 comfortablynumb 1 4747327 I know you clarified the original post regarding origin of stuff, but if you really want to go crazy, All-Clad does make a stainless kettle. Even so you may have to check with them to make sure it's made in the US; it could fall into the category of stuff that they don't make here. (They don't make the lids of the otherwise made in US pots here either, for example.) I suspect just about everyone here would think an All-Clad kettle would be overkill. I dunno how much it costs, but presumably you could get something far more useful, like the electric Zojirushi hot water gadget, for not a lot more. Fri Jun 05 20:17:02 -0700 2009 4743491 40162 CrazyOne 2 4747365 Thanks for the idea, I just read some reviews at Amazon, and it's got some pretty bad reviews. I guess they sub it out and don't actually make the kettle, it's a shame you would think with the All-Clad name it would be a top notch product. Fri Jun 05 20:42:28 -0700 2009 4747327 98039 comfortablynumb 3 4747640 comfortablynumb "it's a shame you would think with the All-Clad name it would be a top notch product." All Clad is a brand of Groupe SEB, maker of Téfal (T-Fal), Maxim, Krups, Rowenta, Moulinex, and Wear-Ever. Some of those are top-notch products. Sat Jun 06 03:54:00 -0700 2009 4747365 278068 Politeness 1 4747404 I love my Oxo uplifts tea kettle...no rusting...sturdy. would not trade it! http://www99.epinions.com/reviews/Oxo_Uplift_Tea_Kettle Here is a link for you to check it out Fri Jun 05 21:12:05 -0700 2009 4743491 17403 easily amused 1 4757574 Thanks all for the ideas, I'm still looking around.. The welds that hold the handle on my Schulte-Ufer sauce pan are breaking, so I guess I'll just have to buy anything at this point. I don't want to end up with boiled water all over me Ouch lol. Tue Jun 09 14:45:18 -0700 2009 4743491 98039 comfortablynumb