PerfecTemp Cordless Electric Kettle from Cuisinart

PerfecTemp Cordless Electric Kettle

For tea to reach its full flavor, it should be steeped at just the right temperature. The Cuisinart®: PerfecTemp™ Electric Kettle has 6 preset temperatures for different varieties of tea. 1500-watts provide fast heat-up, and a Keep Warm option will maintain the set temperature for 30 minutes. The kettle can even be removed from the power base for up to 2 minutes without shutting off. Cuisinart® continues to make life civilized, easy and delicious!

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  • “I love this Kettle. Though, I do admit it is my first electric kettle, before it I was heating water and taking its temp on a stove top. I find this kettle very user friendly and so far temps are...” Read full review
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  • “I’ve been using this for about 8 months now and I do love it. I’ve tested the water temperature for the buttons and I find that they are not 100% accurate, and they are certainly not accurate for...” Read full review
    84
  • “This arrived in the mail today and I am using it to brew my tea this evening. It is certainly easy to use. With a press of a button, I can control the brewing temperature of my tea. It heats up...” Read full review
    85
  • “I love, love, love this kettle! I held out for the longest time, thinking my newfound love of tea was just a fad… but it wasn’t and I finally bit the bullet. It is especially nice if you sip white...” Read full review
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169 tasting notes

I love this Kettle.
Though, I do admit it is my first electric kettle, before it I was heating water and taking its temp on a stove top.
I find this kettle very user friendly and so far temps are accurate.
I use it roughly 3-6 times daily and have had for about 4 months now.
The only con I have found is the actually cleaning of the kettle.
It can not be immersed,so weekly I boil water with white vinegar in it to remove the water deposit that gathers in there (I have harder water) then boil plain water again and dump it before making my tea.
Clean the outside with a damp cloth.
But, I do not think that really puts a damper on how wonderful this kettle is!
Love it!

Azzrian

This looks pretty nice! :)

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1 tasting notes

I’ve been using this for about 8 months now and I do love it. I’ve tested the water temperature for the buttons and I find that they are not 100% accurate, and they are certainly not accurate for the type of tea the buttons specify but I always boil water anyway and then cool it manually. It can be a bit loud, but I just turn the music up. Basically it does it’s job nicely and the preset buttons can be useful if you are aware of the exact temperature they reach.

Ben Youngbaer

i find it slightly unnerving that is says you drank this kettle…

pedrologorono2013

Thanks for the cautions. It is easy to forget a kettle needs keeping and maintenance.

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75 tasting notes

This arrived in the mail today and I am using it to brew my tea this evening. It is certainly easy to use. With a press of a button, I can control the brewing temperature of my tea. It heats up very fast and keeps the water heated (if desired) with a “keep warm” setting. So far, so good.

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11 tasting notes

I love, love, love this kettle! I held out for the longest time, thinking my newfound love of tea was just a fad… but it wasn’t and I finally bit the bullet. It is especially nice if you sip white or green teas as you select the desired temperature. I have nothing bad to say about it.

As for cleaning it, try this tip: Put a tiny bit of liquid dishwasher detergent in the bottom, add a tiny bit of very hot water (1/2 cut) and use a bottle brush to scrub the instead. I also use this method on my metal thermoses and glass teapots. It removes all the tea stains every time (now if only I could use it on my teeth!).

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100 tasting notes

So convenient to have this great tool. It is a bit loud but works like a dream, I even bought another to keep at work. I highly recommend this kettle.

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2 tasting notes

I’ve had this kettle for several months now and I really like it. The ease of use is great and I find the temps to be quite accurate. It’s important not to fill past the max fill line as the water can boil out of the kettle.
It is pretty loud, however, I do like the stay warm feature. And I’m guessing it is kind of loud for a longer stretch of time when this feature is used. The black writing is starting to come off of the most frequently used buttons. I have noticed that this is a pretty common problem. Also, I find the beeps that alert you that the water has reached the selected temp to be a little quiet. Especially given how noisy the kettle is In general.
Having said that, I am overall quite pleased with it.

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This thing is great! It heats water up quite fast and holds its temp fairly well. I’ve been using this or about 8 months now(I don’t review items i have yet to put to good use, unless its poor quality is what keeps it from getting used)

Pros;
Heats Fast about 10 mins for boiling water in a freezing cold room (just above 32F/0C)
Holds Temp for 30 mins with the hold temp optionand with the lid closed for a decent amount of time given the lack of insulation (compared to a hot water dispenser by zojirushi)

Cons;
Loud in small rooms, I use one of these for my job and the room is quite large so its barely audible, but i have one in my bedroom for personal use and it out shines my television somedays. Truly this is my only complaint that can be counted against the product the only other con is that it “pops” the surge protector i have it plugged into in my tea corner but that can be fixed with a better protector.

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41 tasting notes

I’ve had this for a couple of years now and it still works as if it’s brand new. I love this thing. It’s so easy to use and has a decent water capacity. I haven’t tested the “accuracy” of the water temperature but my cups of tea turn out perfect every time imo. There is also a filter by the spout that can be replaced if needed. I recommend this kettle to all of my tea-loving friends.

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I am still getting things set up for hubby’s tea station at work. I told him he would need a variable temp kettle if he doesn’t want to babysit the water and take temps.

Also, we were due to go to the beach, and last year I really disliked heating the water in the kettle on the glass stovetop. In fact, I hated cooking on it at all. It was very slow and not at all energy efficient, so I even planned the meals this time to use the microwave and oven mostly.

I decided to buy this kettle to take to the beach and then send it to work with hubby. (Naturally, when we got to the beach house we always rent they had replaced the stove. Yay! I don’t care, the kettle is still the easiest and quickest way to go.)

It is super easy to use. You can operate it right out of the box. It has a larger capacity than my Krups that I use at home. I bought this instead of the Krups because I thought a glass kettle might be a bad idea for the workplace, but the larger capacity is making me have second thoughts. I want this for home! The Krups is more attractive to me, but this one would be a time saver for our Wednesday tea parties and for our puerh and oolong sessions.

It has a nice gentle chime when it reaches your chosen temp, and has a thirty minute Keep Warm feature. It also has boil dry protection. It has a replaceable scale filter, too.

Bottom line, I really like it, it has great features, and higher capacity than many I have seen. I got mine at Bed, Bath, and Beyond using the ubiquitous 20% off coupon.

Conchobar

My tea oasis at work includes this very kettle. Have had it for about a year and it works like a champ.

ashmanra

Good to know! I might trade with him because I love the capacity of this one!

Conchobar

Yep, the capacity is nice. Fill it in the morning and I am good to go for the day.

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415 tasting notes

I just got this kettle about a month ago to replace my plastic electric kettle that wasn’t working properly. I had gift certificates to use up from my wedding so I decided to go all out and get a super-fancy dancey kettle. This was my choice. It’s regular $120 and I would never normally spend that much on something that just heats up water, but it was free for me (Well, actually, I paid $30 cause I only had $90 in gift certificates) and I use a kettle more than any other appliance so I figured what the hay?

I don’t think I will ever be able to go back to a basic kettle. I love the fact that my green tea is made perfectly every time and there is no waiting game with letting the water cool down. I love that I’m not heating my water in plastic (this kettle is stainless steel), the keep warm option, the alert that goes off if it is on and there is no water in the kettle, and the little beep that goes off when the water is ready (others have said it’s too quiet; I don’t find that so- but then again I live in an apartment). Others have claimed that this kettle is loud, but I find it’s quieter than other electric kettles I’ve used. I think all electric kettles are going to be quite a bit louder than stovetop ones. I guess it depends on what you’re used to.

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