Electric Tea Pot

Summary - Likes: Not too tall: easy to maneuver under overhead kitchen cabinets; Good temperature control: for specialty teas, comes up to precise temp gently, doesn't overshoot; Preset temperature modes AND manual adjust; Easy to program using the twiddle-and-push knob; All controls and display are in the base: there's more space than in the handle, so it's easy to read and control, also keeps heat away from electronics; Nicely fitting inner and outer lids; Memory feature: remembers what it was doing (e.g .keep warm) when kettle lifted off base and returned (but see description below); Gentle, polite "ping" that can even be muted, though it's so unoffensive you won't need to; Easy to pour, no drip; Glass kettle: easy to see contents; Easy to use (one button) keep warm feature; Packaging: if you like that sort of thing, the packaging of this product is very glamorous, you'll be happy you chose it before you even plug it in. Summary - Dislikes: Tea infuser attachment doesn't fit well, and is only useful for brewing pot-fulls of tea; that's it! Summary - Things to be aware of (not necessarily bad, depending on your needs, but you should consider prior to purchase): 1200W heater, not 1700W like the big-boys; but it's well fast enough for brewing a pot of tea. If the time it takes to boil is too long for you, you won't have time to enjoy a cup of tea anyway! No scale filter: you may need to descale frequently, but that is easy and fast (see notes); Memory feature returns kettle to previous heating mode when replaced onto base - be careful if you return an empty kettle to the base! To shut the kettle off, simply hold down the twiddle-button for three seconds, and it will shut off. Detailed discussion: I purchased this kettle early in December, and as two of my family members were ill with Covid and flu at that time, I made A LOT of tea for them with it for over a month. It rose to the task magnificently, and I loved it almost immediately, especially appreciating the accurate temperature control and keep warm features. Note that for the "less than boiling" temperature modes, the kettle heats to close to the set temperature, then goes into a slow mode, bringing the water up to the precise temperature gently, so as not to overshoot: very clever! As it's a glass kettle, you can see the quantity of water easily. You can ALSO see the scale build up. All kettles accumulate scale, of course: it's a function of the calcium hardness in the water separating out when the water is heated, and the kettle cannot avoid doing so. It's a glass kettle, so from a design perspective, there's no practical way of supporting a mesh filter in the spout, so it doesn't have one. If you pour heated water directly from the kettle into a mug, you'll get scale too, if there's any in the bottom. You'd really want to avoid chewing bits of calcium scale with you tea, so descale early and often! In its early, busy period, I had to (chose to) descale mine every three days; however, I discovered how easy and fast it was to do so: half a litre (two cups) water , quarter liter (one cup) vinegar, set it to green tea (don't even need to boil), and turn it on. It was done within a couple of minutes: you can literally watch the scale disappear - very entertaining! Really, make it a point of doing it frequently, and you'll find it fast and easy, and rewarding. The infuser is the weakest feature of the whole product: it's soft metal, and has to be attached to the underside of the inner lid. Being English, I brew primarily real English-style black tea (PG Tips), and only into a tea pot (English style black tea into a mug or in a multi-purpose kettle like this one is a bad mistake you only make once!), so I don't use the infuser. If you use it, and especially if you make black tea, you'll need to remove the inner lid, rinse the infuser under cold water (so you don't hurt yourself!), remove it, then replace the inner lid. The kettle has a memory feature - not to be confused with keep-warm, so if you lift it off the base, then return it within a few minutes, it goes back to what you were doing before. That can be a bad thing if you lift if before it reaches programmed temperature, or if it's in keep-warm mode, and you drain the kettle, then put it back: it will try to heat empty, and while it's "officially" boil-dry protected, remember that it's already hot, so it will overheat really quickly. You don't want to do that, safety shut-off or not. Once my wife recovered from Covid, and flu, she started using the kettle herself, and she immediately liked it, and complimented me for making yet another good choice, after our new induction range and coffee pot... I'm on a roll, and might eventually even be forgiven for buying the "wrong" dishwasher ;-) All in all, I strongly recommend this excellent product, and would happily buy it again, or another, if the need arose.

Update 2026: Now four years from purchase and still works perfectly! I still believe it is worth the price, and is still used the same amount as before. Great product! Update: After two years this kettle still works perfectly. This gets used at least once a day everyday, and absolutely no issues. We use almost all the preset options with no problems. Considering it's only a LITTLE bit more expensive than the kettles that just boil, this is very much worth the money. We have never had an issue with it not shutting off when it was supposed to. If anything we have to turn it on again because we will sometimes just forget we turned it on lol. So considering how much this has been used and works the exact same as day one - just buy it if you are considering it. Everyone in the family uses it. First Review: Honestly, we just got this kettle in this morning and used it immediately. I absolutely love the presets. I do love how you can customize the temperature too instead of using the presets. That is a major plus (haven't done this yet but did play with it). This thing heats up FAST! We filled it to the max line this morning so everyone (myself, husband, and two kids) could all have tea. It heated the water to the 212 in 7min. This is sooooooo nice. The kids took theirs to school in their thermos they usually use for water. Since it is starting to be chilly outside, it was something nice to keep them warm. The keep warm function does not work on the 205 or 212 temperature setting for safety (it states this in the manual). I was a little bumped at first but quickly got over that. It would make sense not to leave boiling water just sitting on the counter for hours at a time. Besides, with how quickly this heats up it's not an issue at all. I also really like how the ml to cups with lines on the kettle. It just makes trying to guess the amount of water I need less annoying since all my coffee cups are different sizes and shapes (I collect mugs). This is very easy to take a part and put together. Since it has a wider opening at the top it does make for easier cleaning, especially of you don't have some kind of wand. Others I have seen that have the smaller opening at the top would require that cleaning wand, but it is nice to know I can just put my hand in the pot to clean it. I really enjoy the tea chart that shows the different temperatures for each tea. That is now on the fridge for easy consulting. I am very happy with this purchase and glad we purchased the protection plan for it as well. This is going to get a LOT of use in our house. I will update in a couple months after consistent use.

I ordered this because I like green tea. I like hot brewed, then chilled green tea. I didn't really have a tea pot to call my own, so I was just using a sauce pan to boil water, like momma used to make. It was pretty inefficient, plus had the added benefit of cracking a glass pitcher when I forgot my basic high school physics. When I ordered this, it was a whim, I think I had enough points on my credit card to get it for free, so I figured I'd give it a go. Since then it's been set up on my kitchen counter and used frequently. The read out is very easy to read, and the controls are quite intuitive and well labeled. For those of you who, like me, enjoy something but they don't really know the ins and outs of making it, there are a number of handy setting to set the temp to recommended levels for whatever type of beverage you're steeping. Push the button, wait for the water to heat (quicker than a stove top), then put your favorite leafy items in the handy hole in the lid and cap it off to let it steep. You can even set it to hold warm for you, if you prefer your hot beverages... well, hot. The infuser is removable from the lid, so if you just want to heat up some water, you can do that too. It also has a handy chart to tell those of us tea duffers how much leaf to use for the amount of water (which can be seen by looking at the very distinct volume markers on the pitcher. I gave this thing 5 stars, because I do think it's a great product, but dinged it on the easy to clean. The pitcher has a lot of electronics on it. It looks like the heating element is built in. Because of this, they recommend that you don't submerge it to clean it, which means basically wiping out the pitcher, and occasionally running it through the recommended descaling process. The infuser basket is basically a metal tube with holes in it, which gets the job done, but because of the size, it can be a bit of a struggle to get all of the particulates out of it. Being detachable helps though. Overall though, this thing does what it says it does, does it well, and is very convenient to have around. I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants a countertop water heater and leaf steeper.

****4th UPDATE**** I received a replacement kettle after parts of the lid (plastic part) that holds the collar for the infuser basket were cracking. The kettle still works great - that has never been an issue. However, after about 5 months the plastic rim on the lid is cracking. We can still use the kettle, but I worry about small particles of plastic potentially falling into the kettle. The plastic is food safe, but who wants to knowingly ingest microplastics?! I still love the kettle, but the lid needs a redesign. I'm going to try a food safe superglue to hold the lid together for now... but I'd recommend buying the extended warranty on this kettle. ****3rd UPDATE**** After my last email, I finally did receive a response that said they had tried to reach me, but I never responded. Perhaps the emails were like ships passing in the night, neither party being able to reach the other... In any case, once we made contact, customer service was very helpful and impressively swift in issuing me a replacement -- within 3 days I had a whole new unit! They said the design of the top has been improved for a few months now. (Refresher: my issue was the breaking plastic where the screws for the tea infuser collar meet the plastic top). I can tell you the entire thing looks exactly the same, so perhaps it is just the type or strength of plastic that has been improved. Time will tell, and of course I will keep updates coming as needed! For now, the new kettle works beautifully and I am very satisfied. I still think this is the best kettle out there (and I have tried many). ****2nd UPDATE**** Well, I haven't had any luck with customer service. It's been about 3 months, and I have sent two emails requesting a replacement top (since the plastic is disintegrating). I knocked a star off my 5-star rating for this reason. Except for the top, the kettle is exceptional. I will keep trying, but I may end up returning it for a new one. ***UPDATE*** Okay, so I still love this kettle, BUT I just cleaned it (rinsed out with tap water) and noticed the plastic rim the tea infuser ring is screwed to is breaking off. Now I don’t use the tea infuser, or I may have noticed the breakdown sooner. This break doesn’t necessarily make the kettle unusable, but now the upper plastic ring part of the lid might break down further. After going through several kettles in the last few years, I was looking for one that would last. A few months ago I bought this one and here all all the reasons I love it: 1) All the controls are in the separate base. At first I didn’t want a separate base because I thought it would take up too much precious counter space; however, this base is compact enough that it’s not an issue AND I like that the electronic controls are separate from the carafe, because I suspect that the reason the last one broke was because water inevitably got splashed on the handle where the switch was located. 2) There is temperature control and keep warm function. I didn’t think I needed this, but then I caught my husband measuring the water temp with the meat thermometer for his coffee, and figured it might be nice to make it a smidgen easier to make coffee. I drink tea, so the different tea settings are neat (although I usually drink black). Also, I drink boiled then cooled water, and this kettle makes it super easy. 3) Super quiet. Quieter than all my past electric kettles. 4) Mute button. The beep isn’t too annoying but I like the option to silence it nevertheless. The less beeping in my life, the better. 5) No lights in the kettle. I am not sure why LED lights in the kettle have become popular but I feel it’s unnecessary and I would rather just see the water. 6) Clear glass carafe. Oh and I CAN see the water because the carafe is glass. My husband likes this feature because he’s a bit ADHD and it’s easy for him to see how much water is in it at a glance. 7) Easy filling. The entire top comes off for easy cleaning and filling, although I fill it through the hole where the tea infuser goes (nice feature but I don’t use it, since we use the kettle for more than tea). No button to push to open the lid. No hinge to break off. 8) Easy to hold. My hands are small, and a lot of kettles are too big or unbalanced for me to hold comfortably. This one is comfortable for me. I am sure there are probably more ergonomic ones out there, but not with all these other features at a reasonable price. 9) Beefy cord. It’s a heavy duty cord that won’t easily fray. Time will tell whether it will last, but I hope it does! I would recommend this kettle to anyone who enjoys a simple, elegant, fully functional, and intentionally designed electric kettle.

I purchased the Mecity Electric Tea Kettle with a Removable Infuser, which features 9 Preset Brewing Programs, Temperature Control, a 2-hour keep-warm feature, and is made of Borosilicate Glass. I bought it on November 10, 2024, but it broke on the breakfast table on May 17, 2025. No one touched it, but I have no way to prove that. The manufacturer claims that the kettle is made of borosilicate glass, known for its durability, yet it didn't last longer than six months. I contacted customer service and sent them photos of the kettle. They determined that the crack resulted from an impact rather than a temperature-related issue, but this happened after I moved the kettle from the kitchen to the patio. I'm convinced that an expert did not review the pictures, as customer service suggested. As a result, I requested a refund, but customer service informed me that they cannot offer a refund unless they sold the product directly to me. Therefore, think twice before spending your money on this kettle. I will request a replacement instead. 2nd Review. After the manufacturer's replacement, the replacement didn't last a year. After I boiled the water, I wanted to pour the hot water into the little cattle. As soon as I grasped the handle, the cattle were divided into two parts, as shown in the picture. I am very unhappy with the product. Even though I purchased a three-year warranty, there is no way it will last for the full three years as stated in the warranty.

I am really loving this Mecity Tea Kettle. I like to choose temps and it comes with 9 presets you can scroll through, or you can set your own temp. And then it has a 2-hour keep warm feature that works great. It remembers what it was doing when you take the kettle off to pour and set it back down. You can turn off the beeper, which is nice. I think I have to do it again if I unplug it. The tea insert is great because the mesh or the holes in the metal are very fine and the tube reaches quite low in the pot. Sure beats the click and boil versions of electric tea kettles. The only thing it seems that you cannot do is change the Keep Warm time to less than 2 hours. There are kettles that allow you to change the Keep Warm time from a default. I don't see it in the instructions on this one and I haven't figured anything out. But, that's okay with me and I love it. Also, it holds a lot of water. One tip: If you are planning on heating water and then steeping tea, you need to put the tea insert on (it attaches to the inside/underside of the lid) BEFORE you heat up your water. Then you just open the small tea-access lid to drop your loose-leaf or bags into the tea infuser. Then you just wait. Or you can set the Keep Warm to a specific temperature - to the DEGREE. I hope you like yours, too!

This schedule is pretty, lightweight and has a comfortable grip handle. The design for the lid is spectacular! The lid comes off easily, and it is very very easy to use the stainless steel filter for the tea leaves. The whole lid comes off, leaving a wide opening at the top of the glass carafe . I can get my hand inside and clean it easily, or remove teabags. What I especially like is that I can set the temperature that I want or I can use the presets. The warming feature warms the liquid to about 136° to 140°, which is exactly what I want when I re-warm the beverage. I’ve been using it for two weeks and so far I am absolutely delighted. The last two kettles that I had were difficult to clean, the lid got in the way, I couldn’t put my hand , in very easily, and they quit working after about six months. This one takes slightly longer to accomplish its purpose, having 1200 W rather than 1500 W. But that’s OK with me. It’s not too long and all the other features are exceptional.

Easy disassembly for cleaning and secure base connection. Wonderful full features of exact temp and holding that temp for various beverages. Versatile for brewing, steeping or just quick heating. Also a plus of a reasonable cord length!

Resistente, calienta el agua muy rápido, tiene varias opciones para calentar. Es la mejor de todas las que estuve comparando en la plataforma