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Adagio Teas 3 UtiliTEA Variable-Temperature 30-Ounce Electric Kettle |  | Brand: Adagio Teas
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $59.00
Buy New: $47.00
as of 7/31/2010 22:39 CDT details
You Save: $12.00 (20%)
New (5) Used (2) from $32.00
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  73 reviews
Sales Rank: 603
Color: Silver
Batteries Included: No
Size: 30-ounce
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.8
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 6.8 x 9.3
MPN: UTILITEA
Model: 3
UPC: 897085000038
EAN: 0897085000038
ASIN: B001A5NFQA
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Electric stainless-steel kettle with innovative temperature-control system | | • | Perfect for heating water to the right temperature for green and black teas | | • | Quickly heats up to 30 ounces of water; concealed heating element | | • | Cordless carafe; water-level gauge; power indicator light; flip-top lid button | | • | Measures approximately 8-1/5 by 6-4/5 by 9-1/5 inches |
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Product Description
Green tea lovers no longer have to struggle to achieve the optimal steeping temperature, while darker tea drinkers can still expect impeccably boiling water. With an innovative temperature control system, this versatile device can heat to your preference. At last, an all-inclusive kettle for heating water for the perfect pot of tea. This durable stainless steel kettle is a must-have for tea lovers of all kinds. Made in China. 30 oz (1L).
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 73
 Convenient, Simple Design April 7, 2008
Michael W. Maas (Milwaukee, WI)
58 out of 59 found this review helpful
I am a tea drinker and I find this appliance to be very useful. I drink green, oolong and pu-erh tea pretty much every day. I keep this little guy on a book shelf in my room where it is at a perfect height for me lift it up and set it down.
The temperature control knob is designed as a general guideline, and I love that boiling water isn't its' sole function. I mean, I drink green and oolongs too, so to boil water and wait is misused energy. It shuts off after reaching the desired temperature. I tweak the knob personally, as it is just a guideline.
Yes, the knob and kettle switch are not made of steel. They are in fact plastic. So please, don't start wrestling with your tea kettle. I know it's fun to use and it looks like a spaceship, but no wrestling...
If you combine this with a Brita filter, you have two of the best investments for tea for the rest of you life. It is wise to use filtered water in this utilitea, otherwise you risk calcification and other mineral build up on the interior of the kettle. The buildup can diffuse into the water and changing the taste of whatever you brew.
Although the lid retains a plastic smell even after some months of use, it DOES NOT adulterate the water. If it did, I would have returned it instantly...
In conclusion, the ease of use, aesthetics, temperature control and reliability give this 5 stars. I'm someone who uses this everyday, I can say it significantly streamlined my life- tea is a large part of it!
I also recommend for the coffee drinkers using a French press.
Super kettle April 15, 2009
Shazam (California)
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
Electric kettles are an appliance where Americans are behind the curve compared to the rest of the world. In Europe and Asia, they've been well established on the kitchen counter for ages. They are portable, efficient and just handy. In the last decade they've been more and more popular in the US as well, but its been hard to find kettles that have impressed.
Well color me impressed.
The Adagio kettle has a few features I like:
1. Temperature Control: I list this first, because its a rare feature. Green teas are quite popular, but most people who drink them don't know they are generally supposed to be steeped at a lower temperature than black teas and herbal teas. (~180 degrees vs 215 degrees). So while you can just boil up some water for your standard breakfast tea, you'd be 'overcooking' a green tea if you steep it with such hot water. Why spend all that money on good tea, and for some people even more on a nice tea set if you don't prepare the tea to bring out its best flavors. The Adagio has a very simple knob with two 'zones', one for green teas, and the other for black/herbal teas. As simple as it can get. My only quibble is a wish they had a numbers for the gauge as well so I can see the exact temperature rather than go by their judgement.
2. Stainless steel: I've had plastic electric kettles in the past. They tend to suffer from two problems. First, they smell of plastic and leech plastics into the boiling water (even after the smell goes away.) More and more studies are showing our bodies have lots of environmental chemicals in them. Why not take a simple precaution to avoid adding more? Secondly, the plastic kettles just don't seem durable. I had one at the office where one piece of plastic fell off and into the pot melting to the heating element. I was just glad it didn't end up starting a fire.
3. 360degree base. A good # of kettles have to be 'fit' onto the base with a specific facing. The Adagio can be put back on its base without that. Its a small issue, but both ergonomically and aesthetically I prefer the ease of it.
I do feel it can be a bit slower than prior kettles I've had to heat water, but then I see less 'flicker' of the lights when its turned on or turned off, so I suspect its slightly lower wattage. This is fine, it works speedily enough and faster than a stovetop kettle still.
Really its just a nice solid kettle, that doesn't have the worries of chemicals from plastic, that can allow you to properly prepare green teas and black teas, and looks quite nice. Now to see how long it lasts with regular usage.
From what I've seen so far though I heartily recommend it.
Fantastic Kettle February 25, 2009
Luke Goodall (Fort Bragg, CA USA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
After reviewing many different electric kettles on Amazon I decided this one would be my best bet as I like to drink some hot tea in the evenings. I looked for the most reasonably priced kettle with and all metal interior and a concealed heating coil. This one fit the bill and after using it for a couple of weeks now I am extremely satisfied. No extra taste added to the water, the ergonomics are good with the heat dial and the lid button on the handle. I do not find any issue with the level readout as some others have reviewed, it seems easy to read in my opinion. All in all a solid kettle at a good price.
Well-built, reliable, and variable-temp wheel is a winner May 24, 2009
Lennon2600
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
The kettle feels robust for the price and the variable-temperature dial is a key feature, and it works. It might be helpful if Adagio arranged decals for numerical degrees around the dial, but I suppose it might be the intention for the company to emphasize that there's no need to be perfect with your settings.
Build quality is good, everything feels secure, and you can pop out the pour filter attached to the inside of the vessel (it takes a little extra force than you might think to remove, but there's no need to worry about breakage if you take your time with it) if you wish to clean the scale buildup that occurs over repeated use of the kettle.
I'm unsure if the minimum/maximum water level indicators or absolutely essential, but I find that water somehow tastes best if you don't activate the kettle with the water level sitting below the minimum measure, otherwise you might get a slightly burnt flavor.
Also, beware of the loudness that emanates from the kettle. The stainless steel behaves like an amplifier. With water molecules moving around and hitting the immensely hot heating element around the inside bottom of the kettle, the sound is not for people who wish for a quiet device for a quiet office. (It's enough to penetrate the walls of your standard 2x4-and-sheetrock room.)
Altogether, though, it's a great buy for the money. I imagine it's just as good, if not better than the Breville equivalent.
Modern Stainless Kettle with Exceptional Features at a Great Price June 8, 2009
Marlyece L. Blum (Chicago, IL United States)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I've been in the electric kettle market for some time. I'm a coffee and tea aficionado and was looking for something that could fulfill both needs. I was looking for something in stainless to match my modern kitchen for a moderate/reasonable price. I finally found a product that performs exceptionally well at heating water at varying degrees. This works perfect for my aeropress; I usually heat water on 'green' setting to arrive at around 180 degrees when I don't want the water boiling. This keeps the coffee from burning. The end result is a perfect cup of coffee that isn't burn or overly extracted. Works awesome for tea as well. Love the different settings. Heats fast and the 360 degree base is nice and makes it easy to set the kettle back into place. Couldn't ask for more for $50. Seriously. I've done my research.
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