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CSNStores.com, which is made up of various online stores including AllBarstools.com (Home Bars) and Cookware.com, contacted me a little while ago regarding a giveaway. At first I was going to focus on Rachael Ray’s cookware but I changed my mind and decided to order from the Paula Deen’s line instead.
CSNStores.com, which is made up of various online stores including AllBarstools.com (Home Bars) and Cookware.com, contacted me a little while ago regarding a giveaway. At first I was going to focus on Rachael Ray’s cookware but I changed my mind and decided to order from the Paula Deen’s line instead.
The kettle I have is the less-healthy version of electric kettles, the heating coil is in the base of the kettle heating the water directly which apparently might not good for you. I have many health issues and want the healthiest kitchen I can possibly have so I have been on the hunt for a more traditional stove-top kettle like Paula Deen’s. I like that it is stainless steel so it is much healthier to work with, is super shiny and dishwasher safe. My electric kettle is none of those things.
So I tested it! A race to see who could boil water fastest and by how much. I poured exactly the same amount in both kettles. My electric kettle took three minutes to boil.
On the large element, my kettle took four and a half minutes (give or take a few seconds) to boil. Pretty close! On the small element it took almost nine minutes though. Large element it is! I do worry about leaving the room to let it boil because I once had a stovetop kettle disaster, which is why I bought the electric in the first place. This kettle does not whistle so my way around that issue is I put my timer on for five minutes so when it beeps I am there just as the water boils.
It is difficult to figure out how far to fill the kettle. The waterlines are on the outside where you can not see the water levels. To be safe, I fill it up just under the spout line. It does not make a ton of water like the giant electric kettles do these days but in comparison to other stovetop kettles, it makes a decent amount of boiling water. It is very light weight, no heavy-duty copper bottoms to weigh it down but as someone with strength issues, that is just fine with me. The spout was getting a little dull from much use so I put it through the dishwasher and everything was back to being pretty and shiny. The lid fits nice and snug, no issues of leaking were detected.
I love using this kettle not only to make tea but for taking my foodie photographs. I would be lying if I did not say that a big reason I wanted this kettle was because it is so pretty. Normally I just hide my kettle away in my kitchen closet but with this kettle I like to keep it on my stovetop, all gleaming and ready to go. It also makes me feel like Paula Deen is in my kitchen with me as I cook and bake, although we sometimes argue about how much butter is going into my food.
A beautiful, simple, easy-to-use kettle that gives me peace of mind that I am boiling water in a safe and healthy way. I give the Paula Deen two quart tea kettle five out of five wooden spoons. For $40 you get a high quality stainless steel kettle that works great and makes my kitchen look like a million bucks.
I have never heard of an electric kettle being unhealthy. Can you please shed some light?
Amelia, most electric kettles come with a base that gets hot and then heats the kettle which is safe and fine. Mine has the coil inside which is probably not as healthy so to be safe (I have many health issues) I prefer to have a kettle like this one. I hope that helps.
I love how scientific you were in your explorations and comparisons! It’s awesome to know the new kettle is faster and easy to clean as well as being so dang pretty! We’ve gone with a stovetop kettle too. I always stay in the room while it’s heating up – though I can cheat a bit and see it from the couch in the living room.
Enjoy your kettle, Suzie! I know I’ll enjoy seeing it in your foodie pics.
Did you see Paula Deen that time she was demonstrating recipes with Oprah and the lid of her blender flew off? Smoothie everywhere — all over her — all over Oprah — it was great! Very real life!
I haven’t did much thoughts on tea kettle. But I recall my cousin who married canadains send there mom and electric tea kettle when there was none here.
Coffee is on.
I confess to using an electric kettle, after a long while of using a stovetop one. I switched at one point when I was a student, and didn’t want to risk boiling the kettle dry because I forgot about it. It shuts off when it’s hot enough and nothing burns down! 🙂
Suzie, that is a gorgeous kettle, I most heartily agree – for beauty as well as function, it works very well!
This really is a pretty kettle! I love the way it looks in your photos! It’s fun you took the time to do some “experiments” too! I have to say, I’m a fan of Paula Deen’s (I know a lot of people don’t like her) I would be likely to try out one of her products, especially now with your good review!