On Sep 8, 1:47 am, Tea Sunrise wrote:
I'm thinking of purchasing one specifically for tea since sometimes I
don't like to heat water on my stove in a tea kettle. I hear that
electric kettles heat water very quickly.

A few questions.

Do they really heat water faster?

How would you regulate how hot the water gets, either boiling or on
the brink of boiling? (usually I let the water rest for a few minutes
before steeping senchas, whites, and other delicate teas)

As a side question, do you measure how hot the water gets before
steeping your high quality loose leaf teas.

Thanks for your expertise.


A solid investment, and well worth it. I started with a 2L cheap one
from Proctor/Silex that only cost about $15 and it still gets used to
this day. I also bought a much nicer stainless steel/black one (can't
remember the brand) from an Asian market that has a temp. setting.
Honestly, I can always stop the cheap one at the right time and be
~5-10 degrees of my target just from sound/time, but the thermostat
eliminates the need to have that proficiency. I like the challenge.

Someone else mentioned it already but the number of thermal transfers
involved is less with an electric kettle, and outside of a gas stove
probably the best bet for efficient, quick water.

- Dominic