Does boiling water (or steam) come in contact with any plastic on the kettle or lid?
1273129
Water no, steam when you pour it - we love ours and wanted one that dealt with the same issue - no contact with plastic and this one doesn't, but I don't count the steam since it doesn't get into the cups.
1273130
Steam comes in contact with the lid, but there is no way around that (unless you want to use it with the lid open). The max-fill line only comes to the bottom of the spout, though, so the water won't ever touch the lid.
1273131
There are a couple places where the water contacts plastic. The pour spout has a micro screen in it -- the screen frame is made of plastic. It clips in place so it could be removed. There's also a clear plastic fill gauge that's part of the handle -- water comes up in it. That gauge is attached with some sort of soft gasket material which contacts water. Finally, the lid and the part that it attaches to are also plastic -- steam contacts those.
861963
The only plastic on the kettle itself is the handle and cover. The kettle is stainless steel. I would think this is a question for the manufacturer.
966226
I believe they are referring to the plastic lid. There is growing concern about heating and storing food in plastic. Chemicals leach into the food and are carcinogenic. If you just leave the lid open when heating water, the steam will escape and not drip back into the pot, thus eliminating the majority of possible contamination. It won't effect the heating process or pose any steam-burn if the unit is set away from skin contact. And thanks for the heads up about the warning - i'll start leaving the lid open on mine now!!
766292
There is no plastic on the interior of the kettle and water doesn't touch any plastic on the kettle in normal use.
1908305
The water does not touch any metal. The pitcher part is completely glass except for the lid (which you can just open and pour if you don't want the water to touch the plastic either).
166870
Don't to that it is made of plastic and boiling water will melt it. Steam is just a fake word in this case, you only get spray.
2155007
No, none at all. Inside it's only metal. There is no water level indicator (only amount of water you are pouring into it and max indicator, all metal). The only plastic in the inside would be the top lid. But water would not touch it directly when boiling, I guess the steam does. Water is only in contact with metal from base to top.
766293
YES, there is plastic on the inside. It is at the very top of the jug where the handle attaches. The handle only attaches at the inside top not the full length of the handle. I personally believe it is not safe. This is not the kettle I am looking for.
1120917
Are you asking material-wise is it safe? If so I don't know, but otherwise, I pour boiled water straight from the kettle and it's okay.
2070212
Yes. At no point does the water touch the heating element. The bottom of the water chamber inside of the kettle is over an inch away from the bottom of the actual kettle, and the heating element is sealed there in the space between, in a totally separate chamber.
1988472
The black part is plastic, which does have the steam against it when the kettle boils. The stram is directed to the top part of the handle where the switch off sensor is, and is also plastic. The strainer inside the spout is also plastic. But have you looked at today's cars all the complicated bits on the engine are also plastic. Today's plastics easily withstand boiling water and do not distort or affect the performance in any way. This kettle has is now been in daily use for a year, and I love it.
855476
There is a filter in the spout that is plastic. I have had this kettle about two weeks now and have not found that the plastic gives off a taste, which was a concern of mine. If I leave the hot water sitting in the kettle with the lid on and then open it, I can detect a slight odor, and I don't reheat that water to use again. Finding a kettle without any interior plastic has been a challenge, but overall I like this kettle.
2191807
The lid id plastic, but this would not come in contact with the water unless you held it upside down. There is also a screen in the spout that is stainless, but this fine screen is held in place with a thin black plastic ring that has a small splash guard at the top. It is too high to be in constant contact with the water until poured. So this plastic only incidentally contacts the water briefly. We use the pot every day and it is the best electric tea pot we have ever owned or used.
1398253
I do not put any type of plastic in my microwave, even though the plastic does not come in contact with the liquid. i do however plunge this teapot into boiling water, and the plastic has not reacted to that. hope that helps you.
1048135
I see no plastic inside the kettle at all. Stainless steel and a heating element.
288828
The only plastic exposed to the water in the kettle is the sight window that shows the water level. Other wise it is all stainless steel.
911318
Only stainless touches the liquid. There is plastic in the lid, but it doesn't touch the liquid when the lid is screwed on.