I'm looking for a source for a small ( 1L) (cordless, though not
necessary) electric tea kettle. Size is the most important attribute
since it'll be used in a dorm room. I saw some great ones while
traveling in Europe, but of course they're not 120V compatible for use
in the US.

Here's some examples of what I'm looking for, though of course they're
all 220-240V too:
http://www.electric-kettle-china.com...ric_kettle.htm

Thanks!
-Rex

Try googling 'small electric kettle buy.' This page has a 27 oz kettle
for sale:

http://www.cooking.com/products/shpr...26oe%3Dutf%2D8

Good luck.

Rex Kerr wrote:
I'm looking for a source for a small ( 1L) (cordless, though not
necessary) electric tea kettle. Size is the most important attribute
since it'll be used in a dorm room. I saw some great ones while
traveling in Europe, but of course they're not 120V compatible for use
in the US.

Rex Kerr wrote:
I'm looking for a source for a small ( 1L) (cordless, though not
necessary) electric tea kettle. Size is the most important attribute
since it'll be used in a dorm room. I saw some great ones while
traveling in Europe, but of course they're not 120V compatible for use
in the US.

Here's some examples of what I'm looking for, though of course they're
all 220-240V too:
http://www.electric-kettle-china.com...ric_kettle.htm

Thanks!
-Rex

Not sure if it would fit the bill but Sunbeam makes a cool little thing
called a "Hot Shot" they cost like $12-15 and heat like 16oz of water
at a time but very quickly (like seconds). I used to have one in my
dorm and it sometimes fills in at work for me.

Also Procter Silex makes some small electric kettles as well. I'm sure
some of the better companies (Zojirushi, etc.) make them, I'm just not
aware of them.

- Dominic

Danica wrote:
Try googling 'small electric kettle buy.' This page has a 27 oz kettle
for sale:

http://www.cooking.com/products/shpr...26oe%3Dutf%2D8

Good luck.


The 27-oz Bodum Ibis that Danica linked to is not cordless, but it is
cheap and reliable. One lives on the windowsill next to my computer
table and is in daily use. I hate the idea of plastic and would not
brew with it a home, but I have to say that I've brewed some very
delicate greens in this pot without noticing major problems in taste or
smell. For green teas, you need to pay attention to the sound so as
not to overheat the water. For black teas & puer, it's a solid
workhorse. Plus, when the cover mysteriously disappeared, Bodum's U.S.
rep found a spare and shipped it gratis!
BW

Rex Kerr wrote:
I'm looking for a source for a small ( 1L) (cordless, though not
necessary) electric tea kettle. Size is the most important attribute
since it'll be used in a dorm room. I saw some great ones while
traveling in Europe, but of course they're not 120V compatible for use
in the US.

The features to note in pots are materials like plastic and SS,
variable thermostat for lower temperatures, and more wattage for faster
heating since you aren't paying the electric bill. Besides the pots
you might consider an immersion coil heater. It will boil a cup of
water dry lickity split so you have to stay on top of it. Now when I
went to college we didn't have outlets in the dorm rooms. No teapots,
no women.

Jim

Rex Kerr wrote:
I'm looking for a source for a small ( 1L) (cordless, though not
necessary) electric tea kettle. Size is the most important attribute
since it'll be used in a dorm room. I saw some great ones while
traveling in Europe, but of course they're not 120V compatible for use
in the US.

Here's some examples of what I'm looking for, though of course they're
all 220-240V too:
http://www.electric-kettle-china.com...ric_kettle.htm

Thanks!
-Rex

The 27-oz Bodum Ibis that Danica linked to is not cordless, but it is
cheap and reliable. One lives on the windowsill next to my computer
table and is in daily use. I hate the idea of plastic and would not
brew with it a home, but I have to say that I've brewed some very
delicate greens in this pot without noticing major problems in taste or
smell.

I too have owned one of these smaller Ibis kettles
(http://preview.tinyurl.com/y6xrqk). They are a good compromise when
storage space matters. I used to travel weekly and I packed one in my
suitcase back then, it sure was a life saver as it is/was hard to get a
proper cup of tea in the average hotel. It served me well and they are
also pretty cheap to boot.

Mike
http://www.pu-erh.net

Space Cowboy wrote:
The features to note in pots are materials like plastic and SS,
variable thermostat for lower temperatures, and more wattage for faster
heating since you aren't paying the electric bill. Besides the pots
you might consider an immersion coil heater. It will boil a cup of
water dry lickity split so you have to stay on top of it. Now when I
went to college we didn't have outlets in the dorm rooms. No teapots,
no women.

Jim

hehe, good stuff... as an aside one of my room mates used the coffee
pot to make spaghetti-O's and Ramen noodles... needless to say we all
stopped drinking coffee from it. He would pour the can into the carafe
and turn the heat plate on to warm it up and then eat straight from the
carafe.

When I questioned him why he didn't use a bowl and the microwave, he
claimed it was easier to use the coffee pot. Even with outlets, and
coffee pots, Phil still got no women.

- Dominic

From what I know about the dorms it's enough to make me rematriculate.
There must be some neo-con feminists where money still talks and I
don't have to explain the ring.

Jim

Dominic T. wrote:
Space Cowboy wrote:
Now when I went to college we didn't have outlets in the dorm rooms.
No teapots, no women.
Jim

Even with outlets, and coffee pots, Phil still got no women.

- Dominic

Rex Kerr wrote:
I'm looking for a source for a small ( 1L) (cordless, though not
necessary) electric tea kettle. Size is the most important attribute
since it'll be used in a dorm room.

Although Bodum Ibis is popular, I find the Krups equivalent to be
better made and a whole lot less likely to cause steam burns. I keep one
as a spare - amazing how just when you find a tool that suits, they
discontinue it.

BTW, almost any electric kettle will heat water faster than a standard
domestic microwave, waste much less energy doing it, and eliminate the
risk of "bumping" (when superheated water boils over after you pick up
the cup).

-DM