Tefal Quick Cup Kettle

[encee]

THINKING OF GETTING ONE.IS IT WORTH BUYING.DOES IT HEAT UP ENOUGH FOR TEA MAKING COS WE LIKE OUR TEA HOT.not lukewarm.are the cartridges easy to get hold of.

[markysngc]

have been informed that you do have to drink the tea quickly as it's a little on the cool side. nowhere near as hot as a conventional

[markysngc]

kettle

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[encee]

i think that has answered my question.thank you

[Cakeboy]

if you read the small print, it only starts being cost effective if you're making about 20 cups a day

[hammersgirl]

I read a review of this kettle that said the water wasn't quite hot enough for tea. On the Gadget Show on Five last week they compared it with the Eco Kettle, and preferred the tea from the Eco Kettle.
I had an Eco Kettle - good idea, but irritating (for me) to use when boiling larger quantities of water. I prefer just filling a normal kettle to Min !

[karelat1]

hi -

i actually have one of these machines - and they are quite good actually (used it for about 4 week, and it were great (i then moved house, and just getting round to unpacking).

i think its great - does brews lovely (i am a coffee drinker though) but me mrs has tea, and we never had an issue with it, and never used the normal kettle - which was right next to it. just stopped using it for about two week, as we just moved house.

HOWEVER.... (it had to come didn't it?),

me mrs son and his father in law, both had one and they said they got just under two months use with it, and then the temperature just starts to decline (until, at around two months old), the water from hot dispenser on it, is just about tap water warm.

but ours has not come to that stage yet (fingers crossed)... but there is just one thing with it - it is noisy for what it is, and the water from hot does not come out in one smooth flow (as on the tv ad) but more of a one pump per second pump action, for about 15 seconds to fill your cup - so its not 3 seconds as claimed. and its not a smooth smooth flow.

but to answer your question - the carteridges are easy to get hold of - about �5 from amazon.co.uk.

for �60.00 (what i paid for it) - i would look at a nice good quality rapid boil conventional kettle.