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Product: Kettle
tea and coffee kettle   (+1)  [vote for, against]
don't grind beans but pour water over them

now, I'm not a sophisticated gal, completely low maintenance and as such I am completely happy with a cup of instant coffee. I will usually opt for a Kenyan or Colombian type but again, I'm not that fussy however what I do insist on is the temperature of the water that I pour on my granules.

I propose a kettle that can switch from tea to coffee optimum temperatures. Tea is best brewed using boiling water which is 100 deg. centigrade whereas a cup of coffee is best made with hot water about the 96 deg. centigrade mark. Can't be too hard to develop a kettle that switches off at those temperatures.
-- po, Sep 20 2017

Not entirely unbaked (or unboiled) http://www.independ...6-tea-a7179216.html
[hippo, Sep 20 2017]

Tea Brewing Tips http://www.thefragr...en-tea-brewing-tips
These tips for brewing green tea (which usually uses water at a lower than boiling temperature) could be adopted for instant coffee easily enough. [zen_tom, Sep 20 2017]

Cheap variable kettle https://www.amazon....id=pla-308446476370
[bs0u0155, Sep 20 2017]

I am sorry to say that instant coffee is just wrong!! It's a sweet idea for a halfbaked kettle, but must use it for something else! Oatmeal??
-- xandram, Sep 20 2017


not keen [xandram] tbh, I prefer instant to anything else but I do buy a nice brand like Kenco, if advertising is allowed...
-- po, Sep 20 2017


thanks [h]. must admit I didn't search.
-- po, Sep 20 2017


One problem with this is that heated water tends to stratify, so only part of your water will be at 96°C at any one time. Once it boils, of course, the bubbling mixes it up.

A better bet is to buy a ruler. If you hold the kettle a suitable distance above your mug, the boiled water will be at 96°C by the time it reaches the coffee.
-- MaxwellBuchanan, Sep 20 2017


My TFal kettle <link> has 3 positions: Useless, really hot, boiling. Really hot works well for coffee, boiling is good for tea.
-- bs0u0155, Sep 20 2017


After a quick look on amazon for instant coffee... cripes. It's not that expensive in England.
-- bs0u0155, Sep 20 2017


PG Tips are the bees knees.
-- po, Sep 21 2017


Exactly. It says 'tea' on the side of the packet, but they're just bulking it out with crushed insects and hoping consumers don't notice
-- hippo, Sep 22 2017


Indeed - that's why their sausages are so tasty
-- hippo, Sep 22 2017



random, halfbakery