Electric tea kettle or ???

[BakersDozen]

There are 10 of us drinking tea/cocoa/coffee on a daily basis and not just in the morning, either. Even my 3yo loves his "hot chocolate-tea". Right now I have a dinky KitchenAid kettle which fills about 3 standard coffee mugs. We refill/reheat the thing easily 8-9 times each day on an electric stove. Does anyone own a larger capacity electric kettle that keeps water hot for a good amount of time that you could recommend? At this point I'm envisioning the massive hot water things we used to use at church...maybe a little excessive but you get the idea.

[wathe]

We use a 2L electric kettle.  It fills an 8 cup teapot and then some.

My in-laws have a tiger hot water boiler/dispenser.  Hot water on tap all day.  Apparently it's quite efficient.  It does take up space on the counter.  I think it holds about 3L.

[Corraleno]

I have this electric kettle. It's 1.7L, the temperature is programmable, and it has a double wall construction and Keep Warm function that keeps the water at the temperature you set. If you're currently boiling water on the stove, you'll be amazed at how fast an electric kettle boils water. It also automatically shuts off when it boils, so you don't have to worry about it boiling dry on the stove if you're distracted (BTDT).

Edited December 7, 2020 by Corraleno

[Tree Frog]

There are boiling water taps that are under the counter. You need a hole in your sink, like where a soap dispenser would be. My mom had one and used it all the time. These would be examples, though my mom's was much smaller. You have the convenience of hot water all the time without anything extra sitting on your counter.

[regentrude]

We have a 1.7L Braun electric kettle. It's very fast, so it makes no sense to keep the water hot because each person can easily boil what they need almost instantly.

Edited December 7, 2020 by regentrude

[MoyaPechal]

5 hours ago, Patty Joanna said:

We got a Zoji water boiler to support a large party at our house in 2010.  It is something like this:  https://www.kohls.com/product/prd-2052267/zojirushi-169-oz-ve-hybrid-water-boiler-warmer.jsp?skuid=98798458&CID=shopping15&utm_campaign=SMALL ELECTRICS&utm_medium=CSE&utm_source=google&utm_product=98798458&utm_campaignid=9733267324&gclid=CjwKCAiAn7L-BRBbEiwAl9UtkPBWNPeSTZCL-SvyUkjPC-S68w_SP9c0gYG1EwwYqujNpUaXLFpfIBoCdxcQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds. 

We use it ALL the time for all kinds of things. I am NOT an appliance maven.  Coffee maker, toaster oven. Zoji Fuzzy logic Rice cooker and this water boiler and I am GOOD.  These are the four appliances I use all the time.  I love being able to get a cuppa hot water anytime I want it--no waiting.  When it runs out, yeah, we have to fill it up, but that is just a matter of making the rule that "when you see in the little window that there are only two cups left, pour yours and then fill the thing up again."  10 minutes later, liters and liters of hot water, ready to go. 

(DH is another matter...but that's his deal...he ALSO has an electric kettle and a coffee grinder and a toaster and a knife sharpener and a juicer). ETA wheat mill and bread mixer.  Yipes.

One of my best friends is a tea addict and has the Zoji. She loves it.

 

I have the smaller version of this and I really like it: https://smile.amazon.com/Bonavita-Temperature-Featuring-Gooseneck-BV382518V/dp/B00N2278VC/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=bonavita+kettle&qid=1607345577&sprefix=bonavita&sr=8-3

[Emba]

I have an electric kettle. It isn’t insulated, so it doesn’t hold the heat. The water does stay hot enough for hot cocoa for quite a while, but for tea I always boil it fresh. It is much faster than the stove, though, so that isn’t a problem. I also have a ceramic teapot that holds about three mugs of tea. If I know everyone wants tea I make a pot full and put a knitted tea cozy on top. The tea cozy really helps, though the kids are bad about forgetting to put it back on after they pour their tea.

Edited December 7, 2020 by Emba

[wintermom]

My uncle rigged up a tap that had hot water on demand. I don't believe it was boiling, but it was hot enough for tea and hot chocolate. His wife LOVED it. Uncle was an engineer and I have no idea how he did it, but it was really nifty.

[KungFuPanda]

YOU NEED THIS! It's the Zojitushi water boiler and it holds the water at perfect tea temperatures all day long. I've had one running at my house continuously for over a decade.  My first one lasted 7 years and I replaced it the day it died.  Mine is a little smaller than this, but you have more people.  I've used a few of my friends' hot taps at their sink, but never one where the temperature is right for good tea. I also use it for other things, but we mostly make tea all day long.

[marbel]

We have one burner on our stove that heats very fast, so we just use our 25 year old kettle. It holds more than 3 mugs worth though. So you could just get a larger stovetop kettle if you wanted.  In the winter water is boiled all day long around here. I have thought of an electric kettle, but I have a serious space shortage. The kettle just sits on the stove 100% of the time.  If I had  more kitchen space and/or didn't have that fast burner, I'd get an electric kettle.  

[Amy Gen]

We have a dispenser for 5 gallon water jugs. It has a button for hot water, which we use all day.

[Bootsie]

Our coffee maker has a hot water dispenser but we generally use an electric kettle.  It heats so quickly, by the time I get my cup and tea bag out, I have hot water, so I don't have a need for hot-water-on-demand.  We have used an old, large coffee percolator to keep larger quantities of water hot for an extended period of time to serve when there is a large group of people. 

[Arctic Bunny]

Love my kettle (1.7L). Heats up quickly, and you can set the temperature, and hold it as well, if somebody needs it in a minute. The kids will tell you 70* is perfect for hot chocolate!

[happi duck]

We heat water and fill a thermal carafe.  Our electric kettle just stopped working so we just use a pot right now until we decide what to get.

[KungFuPanda]

This is what happens when you put the zojirushi to sleep for the night: 

[Laura Corin]

On 12/7/2020 at 12:30 PM, regentrude said:

We have a 1.7L Braun electric kettle. It's very fast, so it makes no sense to keep the water hot because each person can easily boil what they need almost instantly.

And supposedly you want freshly boiled water for black tea,  because you don't want the dissolved oxygen to be boiled out of it over time.

[KungFuPanda]

More from PandaCam this morning. Here’s what you hear when the water is hot. It never gets that flat boiled-out flavor because even though it comes to a boil initially, it doesn’t KEEP the temps there long enough to boil it out. The instant the water hits 212, it switches modes, lets the temperature drop to your setting, and holds it there.  Every setting holds the water below the boiling point. 

Edited December 8, 2020 by KungFuPanda

[ktgrok]

I use an electric kettle - it was about $35 I think. You can set the temperature, it shows the temperature of the water, and will keep the water at that temperature for 1 hour. Oh, and it has a timer so you can set it to heat up every morning at the same time. (never done that, it only takes a few minutes - MUCH MUCH MUCH faster than using a pot on the stove). I use it for all sorts of things, including instant oatmeal or grits, instant mashed potatoes, my son uses it for ramen, etc.