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Electric Tea Kettle – Save Stove Space
Posted by Jamie Stewart on June 21st, 2010 filed in Tea
An electric tea kettle provides a much easier way for you to boil your water for tea. If you have never used or seen one before, then the concept might be confusing.
The best part of electric tea kettles is that, as opposed to traditional tea kettles, you do not have to sit and wait for the water to boil. Traditional tea kettles use the stove instead of electricity. This means that it'll take longer to boil the water. With electricity, it goes by fast.
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Even though it is a modern utility, the electric tea kettles share many features in common with the traditional kettle.
When the boiling water is ready, the steam will rise through the kettle and out of the mouth so that it produces a whistling sound. The whistling sound is the signature of the tea kettle. Then, once the water is boiled, you pour it into your mug. You steep the tea leaves and herbs, so that it produces the flavor and aroma so associated with delicious tea.
In the late eighteen hundreds the typical tea kettle was made with cast iron. By the nineteen forties they began using ceramic. In nineteen forty nine the first electricity was incorporated into the process. These early models proved to have a few flaws. The handles would get extremely hot and the bases would crack. Over time these imperfections were repaired and the nineteen nineties models had swivel bases so that the pitcher could be removed without getting burned. The water could be poured away from the electrical source thereby reducing the chance of electrocution.
By the new millennium an electric tea kettle was made from stainless steel and had a polymer handle which stayed cool to the touch. Then it advanced further by having cut off switches which turned the element off as soon as the water boiled. These contained insulation allowing the water to stay hot long after the element was turned off.
The self heating tea kettle is an appliance people for generations wished they could have, and today it is here. While it may not seem like a huge thing to have, for the avid tea drinker it is a must.
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