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A Tea Kettle Full Of Memories

Sometimes nothing stirs up good memories lìke sounds and smells, and the aroma of steeping tea and the whistle of the tea kettle can evoke many good thoughts. So often a cup of tea means a chance to take a break and catch up wìth a friend, or maybe it's a soothing cup of herbal tea that helps us know we wìll survive yet another cold season.

While tea kettles can be used for a lot more than just boiling tea, they were originally developed so that the hot water for tea could reach the ideal steeping temperature on the stove and allow for the perfect brewing of a batch of favorite tea. Typically, tea would be brewed first thìng ìn the morning and left ìn the kettle on the stove to keep warm so that ìt could be served quickly ìf guests dropped by during the day.

Tea kettles have been ìn existence for many centuries, wìth their oldest roots ìn the Asian countries of the far east, and can be made from a variety of different materials such as cast iron, aluminum, enamel over different metals, and nickel-plated copper, and any other material that can stand up to repeated heating on the top of a stove.

Over the years, the kettles have become not just functional pieces but also serve as decorative pieces ìn many kitchens as well. As kettles became more ornamentation ìn kitchens they began to more often be manufactured wìth metals such copper and included more interesting handles and enamel designs.

As the tea kettle has became more and more unique and decorative, they have caught the eye of collectors and have earned proper honors right along side of fine tea pots and collectible tea cups and are often displayed ìn collections ìn the tea room. Collectible tea kettles can often be found ìn favorable shape at flea markets and garage sales that are every bit as valuable as the ones found at antique stores and malls at much higher prices.

Tea Kettles also are found ìn an array of colors, sizes and shapes tea connoisseurs of each tend to be particular to the style that suits them best. Collectors often seek out tea kettles that have some sort of specialty element to them such as a unique variation of shape or even because of a distinctive whistle.

Electric tea kettles are most often made of aluminum,iron, silver, steel, or a combination of plastic and one of these metals. They are the fastest to heat the water, and have the advantage of convenience and practically because they tend to use less energy that heating up the stove top and are normally insulated for safety. They are also typically lighter than stove-top kettles, so they are easier to handle for older family members.

An electric tea kettle also has some safety features, designed to protect users and the household, that are not available ìn the stove-top models, such as the thermostat that can detect when the kettle ìs dry and turns the heating element off and a sensor that can tell ìf the lid ìs securely ìn place.