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High Tea in Cubicle Land

How to brew your own tea at work.

Get an electric kettle. After we went through any number of kettles for a variety of reasons, we bought an electric kettle. We have it for over a year or two. It has not burned out. It boils water faster than a regular kettle on...

I’m hooked on the Zojirushi "electric dispensing pot." On demand hot water at three temps, small counter-top footprint,timer, nicely made. Very un-kettle.

of them when you don;t want the cleanup of the (inside ancient built in gas grill). The cusinart pull-apart waffle maker (for cub scout breakfasts). The (please don’t hurt me!) electric omlet maker some woman was promoting...

My wife and I were just given what appears to be a good electric skillet. 12" with non-stick surface and lid with vent. It also has a temp control which seems easy to use. Thing is, I have never used an electric skillet and it...

Have you considered an electric kettle. They are super fast, efficient and are used a lot in most other parts of the world.

Where we live, ALL the houses come with electric stoves. We have been looking at houses for over a year and all of them come with an electric stove, and the majority are those horrible flat-top kind. As avid cook-at-home people,...

I love love love my electric kettle. I’m a tea drinker so I use it several times a day for tea + making coffee for DH + assorted other needs. However, your love letter to your Simplex is causing me to consider infidelity for...

First off I’m a coffee drinker but I like tea and iced tea. What I don’t like is measuring the water into the kettle, waiting for water to boil, and placing the tea bags in individual cups. Just too many steps and...

Here’s an alternative to a stove top tea kettle, in case you’re interested. These electric hot water pots are super convenient and have become a standard in asian homes. They keep the water temp at 208F all day long....

I am stuck with an electric stove vs. gas due to restrictions in my subdivision. We have the stovetop that was in the house when we bought it – it is one of the solid surface glass-top models with four...

A new kettle prototype serves four people four different kinds of tea.

their website – it was pricey so I only ordered one and figured I would order another if I liked it, but I guess they had one or two in stock) and an electric glass tea kettle for my office. The electric glass tea kettle has...

I hard-boil eggs in my electric kettle. Drop in the eggs, fill with cold water, turn it on and come back 15 minutes after it turns itself off: perfectly cooked eggs.

I know that you asked about whistling tea kettles but I’m going to put my two cents in for those electric kettles that automatically shut themselves off when done. So, there well not be a loud whistling noise but they boil...