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For folks who’ve been interested in one of these here’s your chance to get one cheap.

https://www.teavana.com/us/en/teaware/t ... ea-kettles

EDIT: Now Sold Out.

The bonavita is back in stock at Teavana. There is also a promo code TEAFIRST, which is another $10 off. Less than $40 plus free shipping is pretty awesome.

sadly it looks like they're out of their highly prized tetsubin teapot things...

Got me this beauty in a black friday sale: https://ifworlddesignguide.com/entry/20 ... da-the-pot
Is all the rage in Taiwan at the moment, and Costco of all places had it!

Have yet to find a more beautiful one…

It is very quick to bring the water to a boil!

Bok wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 01, 2017 12:57 am

Got me this beauty in a black friday sale: https://ifworlddesignguide.com/entry/20 ... da-the-pot
Is all the rage in Taiwan at the moment, and Costco of all places had it!

Have yet to find a more beautiful one…

It is very quick to bring the water to a boil!

Nice kettle. What’s the material?

Body is stainless, spout is full stainless, lid stainless with plastic outside. Base and handle plastic.

Does it have options for different temperatures?

debunix wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 01, 2017 10:25 pm

Does it have options for different temperatures?

Yes all the way up to 212f, incrementally. I have one very nice calibration.

Where do you set/see the temperature for the Balmuda kettle? Looking at the Amazon listing as well as the link above, I see no display or buttons to set.

debunix wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 02, 2017 6:58 pm

Where do you set/see the temperature for the Balmuda kettle? Looking at the Amazon listing as well as the link above, I see no display or buttons to set.

Mine either doesn’t have that feature either, or I haven’t found it!? Maybe Victoria was referring to the bonavita?

Anyways I don’t need that feature, old school observation and listening will suffice. If in doubt one can always wait for the water to cook down.

Bok wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 02, 2017 9:38 pm

debunix wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 02, 2017 6:58 pm

Where do you set/see the temperature for the Balmuda kettle? Looking at the Amazon listing as well as the link above, I see no display or buttons to set.

Mine either doesn’t have that feature either, or I haven’t found it!? Maybe Victoria was referring to the bonavita?

Anyways I don’t need that feature, old school observation and listening will suffice. If in doubt one can always wait for the water to cook down.

I do need that feature, because too much of my brewing is distracted brewing. It's a very useful crutch for the attention impaired.

Bok wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 02, 2017 9:38 pm

debunix wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 02, 2017 6:58 pm

Where do you set/see the temperature for the Balmuda kettle? Looking at the Amazon listing as well as the link above, I see no display or buttons to set.

Mine either doesn’t have that feature either, or I haven’t found it!? Maybe Victoria was referring to the bonavita?

Anyways I don’t need that feature, old school observation and listening will suffice. If in doubt one can always wait for the water to cook down.

Yes, I was talking about Bonavita.

One thing worth noting about the Bonavita - great as it is - is that it's not great if you want a rolling boil.

The PID brings temperature up to setpoint without overshooting, so when you set the temp at 100C the last few degrees are kinda slow and it never seems to reach a violent boil.

That is true--it is not enthusiastic about boiling, and one of my pair of them shows 'high' and stops heating just as it hits boiling, as often as not. It's not perfect, but it is pretty nice.

Atlas wrote: ↑

Wed Dec 06, 2017 4:17 pm

One thing worth noting about the Bonavita - great as it is - is that it's not great if you want a rolling boil.

The PID brings temperature up to setpoint without overshooting, so when you set the temp at 100C the last few degrees are kinda slow and it never seems to reach a violent boil.

Is there a difference that effects steeping between a "rolling boil" and what is just before that, bubbles, steam, etc.?

+1 The bonavita pauses a couple of times when water is getting close to the desired heat. When impatient, I will use a setting of higher temperature than desired for the first infusion (and pull the pot off when it is at the temperature really wanted; or for boiling water just not fill the pot much for the first infusion.