Are there any plastic parts that come in contact with the tea water, or does water only touch stainless steel?
1707149
The water window is plastic. This from Cuisinart: "Thank you for your inquiry. The water window for the DK-17 is plastic, and the DK-17 is BPA free. I do hope this answers your inquiries"
1707150
Yes, there are plastic parts, but they are at the top of the kettle, and the water does not touch them.
1707151
There is BPA free plastic in contact with the water. This is a safe kind of plastic.
1941235
This is completely stainless steel inside the kettle. Only the lid, handle, and base are plastic. All the parts that touch water are stainless.
1462853
Yes, the border of the filter is made of plastic. The water level is lower than the filter so it only passes through it at the end. You'll be hard pressed to find an electric tea kettle that doesn't have a plastic filter. Although the box clearly states that it is BPA free.
533342
Not sure about this. The kettle body is stainless steel but the water does contact plastic on the volume indicating viewing windows on the sides and the body of the screen that snaps just inside of the pouring spout..probably have to contact Breville to ask about the chemistry of that plastic..love this kettle though!
465210
Pat, I don't know. Water is mostly in contact with stainless steel, on the interior there are two pieces of plastic where the handle is attached and the rim holding the lid is plastic and does contact the water as it is poured out. It has been an excellent kettle for us, just do not know about the BPA, sorry.
1480803
The only sign of what seems to be some form of plastic is on the small filter at the spout. Does not seem to cause any problem!! We are highly satisfied with this kettle and would recommend it to you.
99012
I am not really sure, but you can remove it easily. It just snaps in place. I looked at the box and the info sheet inside, there is not any info about the plastic parts. This tea maker works great. I recommended it to other people that ended up purchasing this tea maker.
1164052
I just read the description of the item and it does say "with a stainless steel strainer, for tea--". After using it for a long time, I haven't ever seen any rust on it.
90093
The only place where contact is possible is on the whistle. The lid and body are all stainless. I have never had any plastic taste from this kettle.
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.
1204495
The steam will "touch" and condense from some plastic part from the lid. But the water fully sits in the stainless steel.
352065
The tea strainer is made out of metal. The lid has a plastic ( about 1/8" thick around). So yes, if the bottle is not standing up, the liquid will touch some plastic area on the lid.
2092864
The tea strainer in both the glass pot and the stainless steel pot is made of stainless steel. :)
882945
No, there are no plastic parts. This is a lovely teapot. I love it and I get a ton of compliments on it. Enjoy!
186898
I don't know what kind of plastic is in the lid or ring. I have used this kind of tea pot for years with no problem, the 3 cup and the 5 cup. They all have the same glass and plastic. Never thought much about plastic.
2187578
There is no plastic inside the lid. Also there is no plastic inside the whistle either. The only steam contact you would get is through the whistle. I like this kettle because the lid closes so tight you will not see any steam from the lid. Boils quicker as well.
1240722
Mr. Coffee's ECMP50 has stainless parts on the places that touch the coffee and the milk. I can't speak to internal parts. The back water reservoir is plastic.