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Product Review: Bonavita Gooseneck Kettle

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Bonavita Gooseneck KettleIt would seem that right after building a better mousetrap, mankind has striven to build a better kettle that would bring the world a-knocking at the door. Despite all the bells and whistles, everything from the Breville 800XL Tea Maker to the Keurig is still, at its essence, a kettle that heats and distributes water.

So how does the Bonavita BV3825B stack up?

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Review: Breville 800XL Tea Maker

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Introducing one of the heavy hitters in the tea-making arena.

The Breville BTM800XL tea maker packs a combination of powerful features:

  • custom temperature and steep times for different kinds of tea
  • an automated brew basket that lowers and rises on program
  • “set it and leave it” for scheduled tea brewing

The positives:

  • BPA free lid
  • a brew basket big enough to allow for leaf expansion, even for oolongs in 1.5L of water
  • a keep-warm feature- for those times when you can’t get to hot water just when you’d hoped
  • Durable: I’ve personally used this teapot almost daily for over 7 years. It’s never let me down.

The negatives:

  • the lid absorbs aromas easily. Avoid strong-smelling teas, or leaving a tea in the pot overnight.

Overall, it isn’t the cheapest teapot out there- but you’d expect that from a dependable tea kettle made of the highest quality materials available. Its automation also allows for hands-free operation when making a larger volume of tea. This tea kettle is definitely worth considering if you are a regular tea drinker seeking greater convenience in preparing larger volumes of tea.

On the other hand, if you are the type who prefers to use a gaiwan or yixing teapot, the Bonavita Gooseneck Kettle will give you the precision pouring you’re looking for.

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