10 Easy Pieces: Classic Tea Kettles
From Julie
As autumn approaches, it's time to think about the perfect tea kettle, a kitchen staple that is surprisingly difficult to source. Here are ten great ones:
Above: Staub Theiere Teapot, available in black cast iron as well as a range of enameled jewel-like colors (yellow, grenadine, royal blue, basil); $114 at Amazon.
Above: Sori Yanagi Water Kettle, designed by the Japanese master, available in mirror or brushed stainless steel; $72 at Chatchada.
Above: Bodum Osiris Tea Kettle; $69.95 at Amazon.
Above: This Water Kettle from Finland is made by Opa Oly, the oldest manufacturer of stainless steel household items in Scandinavia, and is available in the US exclusively from Kiosk Kiosk in New York.
Above: Eva Zeisel Teakettle, by the doyenne of midcentury American design, $89.95 at Amazon.
Above: Le Creuset Granite Gray Enameled Steel Kettle; £49 at David Mellor in the UK.
Above: Classico Water Kettle; $42 at Conran USA.
Above: Classic Simplex English Kettle; $169.99 at Amazon.
Above: Martha Stewart Tea Kettle; $59.99 at Amazon.
Above: The stainless steel Opera Kettle, designed for WMF by Michael Kindler, is $122.28 at Amazon.
September 16, 2009
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what about electric kettles? which are your favorites?
Thanks for giving me the nudge to invest in a beautiful tea kettle, especially since it sits out most of the time. I typically just pick up whatever I can find at Target. But you've inspired me to purchase something long lasting and beautiful, too.
The Staub is beautiful! I noticed when doing some research on it recently that it's intended (at least according to staub) to be a tea pot not a kettle... several reviews had mentioned that it got very hot on the stove and staub's response was that it wasn't *really* meant to go on the stove. For what it's worth. Thanks for the lineup. I'm still trying to decide about replacing the Alessi with an electric kettle.
What, no copper kettles?
I know that this is about design, but heating water on a stove is a huge waste of energy. Buy an electric kettle instead.
I think you left out one of the the best: the Chantal Classic, which is nothing else, hits musical note instead of howling. I love mine.
Do any of these kettles whistle?
You can have an electric kettle & good design too! Alessi makes an electric version of their classic whistling kettle. If you are a true tea connoisseur, electric kettle is the way to go. I discovered this while living in England and have never looked back...Cuisinart makes a good runner-up, though not as design forward.
