My daily driver, a flatbed Panasonic microwave, does a good enough job, but yeah actually boiling the water in a microwave is a recipe for a way too hot cup, and half the water boiling over.

220ml, regular ceramic mug, one minute forty, does what I need, but I’m not tea or coffee connoisseur, just a prole with a box of Twinings loose leaf.

Thanks for the kettle reference, I have been meaning to find a temperature controlled unit.

I recently picked up an inexpensive Thomson branded electric frypan with digital temperature and time controls, well impressed.