My current water kettle leaks more by the day. It is mostly stainless steel, but the few plastic parts are corroded and lead to leaking.
Do you have recommendations for fully stainless steel or similar kettles that are basically not able to break?
I was looking at this: https://www.digitec.ch/de/s1/product/xiaomi-wasserkocher-170-l-wasserkocher-23599517
But I don’t really trust xiaomi to make quality consumer products
I got the cheapest Amazon suggested stainless steel one. Guess what? Works just fine.
What about a Zojirushi electric hot water boiler? Hot water every day on demand!
This is the one we have had since 2020 and we love it. 2 more friends have bought it based on our recommendation.
Oh sorry I thought we were buying quality products for life in this community, how silly of me.
Better for what?
Moving parts and complexity makes it more prone to failure.
Also, how much energy do you need to keep this working? It’s not said on the website.
Granted, both kettle and this zori trade energy and complexity/failure-potential for convenience. Much more so the zori. How much is unknown. On the simple, less-energy end, you’d use an electrical resistance in an insulated jar.
All electric kettles will fail at some point. They have moving parts and are designed for obsolescence.
In my place I use a kettle that allows me to boil 1 cup of water. The filter mesh has failed long ago but the water does not have hardness. Instead I use a small improvised cap to keep the flow of vapour to the cut off thermostat (usually at the bottom of the handle).
Better for convenience, energy I’m not really sure. I could see it being better or worse for energy depending on how well it’s insulated and how much hot water you drink
These are pretty much the go-to style of “kettle” in Japan and similar alternatives are much cheaper over there if anyone is planning a visit - just note the voltage difference because you may need a transformer
That said, my stainless steel Tefal (T-Fal for those in north america and Japan) kettle has not failed me yet after 6 years of use, if/when it does fail i’ll probably be considering one of these!
Bare in mind that whatever you buy, stainless or plastic, the first thing to actually break if you take well care of it that is, is most likely the heat element itself. I don’t know of any brand that sells kettles with replaceable heating element but would be nice. Second also remember ergonomics. Steel is heavy and can corrode while a simple sturdy plastic kettle is much lighter and won’t corrode.
Electric or stovetop?
Not OP, but if you’ve got a good recommendation for a 120v kettle I’d love it.
I particularly like the Bonavita 1L Gooseneck. It has a variable temperature thermostat, helpful for teas or coffees that don’t want to be at 100° C.
