Does the handle heat up or can you pour the water without using a pot holder? On a quest for a tea kettle where I don't need a potholder to pour.
208494
My handle routinely gets too hot to touch. The insulating handle material (neoprene-like) has changed since I first purchased this model, some years ago. (The old model never became too hot to touch.) My new, 2015 model will get too hot, requiring a pot holder. If I position the pot VERY carefully, and adjust the flame precisely, this problem will not occur.
208495
I can't answer that question because I returned the tea kettle that looked very cheap and poorly constructed.
208496
The handle remains comfortable to grasp after boiling. I bought this for my Mother, and she never needs a pot holder to pour her tea water.
1726382
Hi, you don't use these teapots to heat the water. You use them only to brew the tea. I use an electric kettle to heat the water, then pour it into the teapot with either loose tea in the infuser (shown) or with teabags. The teapot is never too hot to handle.
299505
You know, I was thinking about the pot handle, not the lid handle. Pot handle definitely does NOT get hot. Will try to boil something tonight and get back to you regarding the LID!
2270710
I recommend using a pot holder or oven mitt once the wok has heated up. The handle gets hot when the wok is fully heated.
2219263
I guess they mean the kettle is cordless so when u pour the water u don't have a cord attached. The heating element has a cord not the kettle
2213354
I haven't done this myself, I still boil water in a kettle first, but stoneware is fired at such high heat that it should be possible to heat the water right in the teapot, in the microwave. The only problem you may have, is the teapot could get very hot, including the handle.
932264
The handle does not get noticeably hot (I pour steaming, but not boiling water into mine). The base certainly does get hot. I keep mine on a ceramic tea saucer for that very reason.
879167
This is a tea pot, not a tea kettle. You use a kettle to heat the water and then follow the directions indicated by others on how to make a pot of tea.
1908929
It gets warm but not hot. I often pour boiling water in mine just as I'm walking out the door and never have a problem with it getting too hot to hold. Drink yes; hold no.
909098
I have not had any problem with steam burning my hand when pouring water out. The only time the steam has been an issue is when we want to refill the kettle immediately after use and do not let it cool down before opening the lid. The handle is just above the lid, so any steam remaining inside the hot kettle is hard to avoid with the lid off. But we don't often need to refill it so quickly, so it's not a big deal. This is a very nice kettle and we use it all of the time.
2017356
No, the handle is manufactured with a slight bend to it so it does not get hot at all (just warm to the touch.). Love this strainer for all my loose tea especially green and fine rooibos teas.
64244
It is a range top kettle. Does not overflow unless overfilled. Handle would only get hot if on a gas or electric range that is too large. Simply use a smaller heating area like you would for a small pot. Steam does come out vent holes on top so the top center knob can get hot if boiling feverishly.
146743
The tea holder is out of the water while the water is heating, then you manually lower the holder into the water for brewing. There is only the one up and one down. I always make a full pot, so it hasn't been an issue. Hope this helps.
2278553
This is a double walled teapot for brewing the tea in. Although I have kept the tea warm on my woodstove it would be best to heat the water in a separate container.
1134918
NO. I have had mine for almost a year now and I absolutely LOVE this thing. I drink A LOT of tea and it is perfect to fey your water boiling in no time.
2021368
I'm assuming you mean "heat up water using my dutch iron teapot," and the answer is no. The teapot is meant to have water heated up separately and then poured into the pot. If you heat up the pot directly it wil likely cause irreperable damage.
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The handles don't appear to be insulated, but I don't recall ever needing a potholder to handle them. They have gotten warm, but not really hot.