Russell Hobbs RHTT8W 1-2/3-Liter Electric Kettle with Glass Carafe and Tea Tray
I bought this over a year and a half ago, on sale. I was tired of coming home from work exhausted and only wanting a cup of tea to relax, then having to wait an age for the kettle to come up to boiling on the stove. This little kettle set does the trick! It brings the water to a boil very quickly. The auto shut-off feature is very nice in case you do happen to get distracted by something. The glass teapot has a nice metal infuser that sits down inside and it goes from top to bottom so there is lots of room for the loose tea to really have room to brew. The metal mesh is fine enough to contain loose tea nice and snug, so you don't get floaters like you do with many of the plastic infusers. The infuser also has a little handle that lifts up so you don't burn your fingers when you're lifting it out of the pot after the brewing is done! There is a seperate heater to keep your perfectly brewed tea piping hot so you're ready for a refill whenever you need it. I have not had any trouble with my set at all. I simply tap the used loose tea out into the trash, then rinse it under running water and let it air dry until I'm ready for the next brewing. I do clean the kettle twice a year with CLR followed by three scalding hot water rinses since I live in an area where the water is pretty hard, so we tend to get mineral build up inside kettles, faucets, and the like. I would definitely recommend this product to anyone who loves a good cup of tea. If we were allowed to have something like this at our desk at work, I would own two of them!
