Presto Heat 'n Steep Electric Tea Kettle
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: PrestoBrand: Presto
Model: 02704
Color: Black
Product features:
- Heats water and steeps tea in the same pot
- Stainless steel infuser for brewing both loose leaf and bag teas for a perfect pot of tea
- Built-in-thermometer and timer help to ensure correct steeping temperature and time
- Special thermostat automatically shuts kettle off if it boils dry
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Presto Heat 'n Steep Electric Tea Kettle
Customer Review: An inexpensive improvement to my tea-time
Summary: 5 Stars
The pros:
*I love the timer on top of the kettle- I timed how long it took the kettle to heat to each ideal brewing temperature, and now I can just set the timer and leave the room. So convenient!
*It's attractive and goes well with the rest of my black appliances.
*The steeping basket is a good, fine mesh. Very little mess at the bottom with finer-cut leaf teas, and none at all with the larger leaf teas.
*Heats the water very quickly.
*The inside is stainless steel, so you don't get that weird plasticky smell/taste in your tea.
*Keeping the kettle clean, I have not had difficulty with staining or scale build-up.
*Takes the guesswork out of green and white tea brewing.
The cons:
*While I understand the cord is short for safety reasons, I do wish it was a bit longer. I also wish it was retractable.
*No whistle. It isn't really necessary with the timer, but somehow I'm just accustomed to my kettle whistling. Wouldn't affect my decision to buy it in the future.
*The timer only measures in whole minutes, when sometimes half-minute increments would be nice.
*The kettle won't maintain lower temperatures; you just have to unplug it when you get the temperature you want, and either steep a whole pot of the same kind of tea, or keep re-heating the water if you want to make different teas.
I'd been considering a few different, more expensive multi-temperature models of electric kettles/water dispensers, and I'm very glad I decided to go with this inexpensive (not cheap!) alternative.
Description of Presto Heat 'n Steep Electric Tea Kettle
Quickly heats water for tea, instant coffee, hot chocolate, gelatin desserts, hot cereals and instant soups. Color coded guide on thermometer provides the proper range of temperature for green, white, oolong, black, and herbal teas. Anodized interior base resists mineral buildup.Teakettles & Hot Pots
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