Why Does A Good Kettle Cost $90+?

Re:Why Does A Good Kettle Cost $90+? by tostitos1979 on Sunday January 19, 2014 @07:04PM (#7086716)

I've wanted a Zojirushi for a few months now. Heard really good things but also heard about the build up of scaling after some usage(I guess that depends on the type of water you use). I only drink black tea (using teabags - nothing fancy) so spending north of $100 seems overkill.

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Re:Why Does A Good Kettle Cost $90+? by jrockway on Monday January 20, 2014 @01:54AM (#7087969)

I've had a Zojirushi boiler for about 6 years and have only descaled it twice. It's very easy, you just dump some citric acid in there, set it to the cleaning cycle, and dump the water out. Rinse it a couple times to remove any extra citric acid, though that's only for flavor reasons; it's food-grade citric acid.

The instructions say to dump the water out every day and start fresh in the morning. I don't do that, because I am too lazy.

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Re:Why Does A Good Kettle Cost $90+? by muhfuhkuh on Monday January 20, 2014 @01:39AM (#7087938)

I bought my wife the CV-DSC40 kettle. She drinks green and Jasmine and uses the water for her Bodum coffee press. The scaling is only for really hard water areas.

It is overkill if you don't use it all that much (we use and refill at least once a day). But if you're a hardcore hot beverage drinker, it's truly the Cadillac of kettles.

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Re:Why Does A Good Kettle Cost $90+? by stock_toaster on Sunday January 19, 2014 @08:29PM (#7086999)

Me too. The liner being "non-stick" is a bit concerning, but it seems like glass or uncoated metals are impossible to find.

I imagine it has to do with scaling, discoloration, and/or lifetime. I have stayed with my old stovetop kettle until now, simply because it has no plastic/silicone/rubber in contact with the water.

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Re:Why Does A Good Kettle Cost $90+? by dylanz on Sunday January 19, 2014 @08:06PM (#7086928)

I've been meaning to buy a kettle, and this post made finally pull the trigger. I absolutely love my Zojirushi rice cooker, I have a Zojirushi thermos for my coffee which is perfect, and now I'm going to have a Zojirushi CV-DYC40 kettle. These (along with my Vitamix) are the only appliances I constantly take with me when I move.

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Re:Why Does A Good Kettle Cost $90+? by markrages on Sunday January 19, 2014 @11:39PM (#7087601)

I've had a Zojirushi insulated pot for about ten years. I've got pretty hard water, but the scale just seems to build up and flake off in big chunks.

The pot still works fine. The gasket hardened and cracked, but Zojirushi USA sells parts online. It was about $10 for a new one.

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Re:Why Does A Good Kettle Cost $90+? by stephenconnolly on Monday January 20, 2014 @04:51AM (#7088573)

Freshly boiled water has a higher oxygen content than reboiled or water that has been kept at/near boiling for a long time.

For best tea, you should only use water that has been boiled once (since reaching an equilibrium with dissolved oxygen at/below room temperature)

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Re:Why Does A Good Kettle Cost $90+? by chewxy on Sunday January 19, 2014 @07:08PM (#7086734)

I grew up with one. Having instantly accessible hot water was amazing. Then I moved out and had to use a kettle

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Re:Why Does A Good Kettle Cost $90+? by RogerL on Sunday January 19, 2014 @07:38PM (#7086833)

We just boil a bit of vinegar in ours every few weeks. Keeps it shiny and clean.

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