Paint it Red

[akirlu]

Bear's electric kettle is on the ropes. It seems to be the season for kettles going tits up. After a few weeks of drinking less tea than I would otherwise have done because the stovetop kettle had mysteriously developed a permanent convex buckling in the bottom, making it wobbly and slow to heat, we went off to Target and bought one of these on sale.

The first one we bought didn't work at all, but after we trekked back through the snow flurries and exchanged it, the second one did. So far, pretty happy. It doesn't whistle or ping or anything when it boils, but in our house I could never hear the kettle whistle from anywhere outside of the kitchen anyway, so ya boo sucks and all. It does have a little power light to let you know when it's on, and will automatically shut off when it boils, and (yay!) it is cordless, and it is shiny and red (double yay!). And it uses less power to boil a kettle of water than the stove-top kind. On the whole, winnish.

I'm still not sure what the hell happened with the old kettle -- did I let it boil dry at some point and warp the bottom? It wouldn't be the first kettle I ruined through inattention. My old Revere kettle boiled dry so badly the phenolic melted. Yeah. Lucky I didn't burn the building down, I guess. Here's to automatic shut-offs on kettles.

Comments

[randy-byers.livejournal.com]

That's why they call me Mr. Oblivious, I guess. Perhaps someday I'll graduate to Dr. Oblivious.

[akirlu.livejournal.com]

I like the sound of "Captain Oblivious" but I may be reserving that for my beloved.