I want it to keep boiling for 5 minutes then shut down, can it do it? and the water container has no plastic.
2011353
It will stay at or near a boil indefinitely as long as it has water. It will not maintain a continuous rolling boil. If you're asking if it has plastic parts, it does. The container is stainless steel but the filter in the spout is plastic.
2011354
It will not keep water boiling for any amount of time. It has a built in one hour countdown timer. You can set the unit to bring water to a certain temp and keep it there for an hour. The temp choices are 175, 180, 190, 200, & 212. Of course 212 is generally considered the boiling point, so the unit will get you there and keep you there for an hour. The interior of the unit is all stainless, with a small plastic piece at the spout. This piece only comes in contact with water when you pour.
712785
3-5 minutes if the water is boiling hot. Probably more like 5-7 minutes if the water is hot but not boiling, like if you had it in the thermos for a few hours.
919780
My did not come in plastic containment. Because you boil it for at least 5 minutes before use, you shouldn't worry. Anything on it will be taken care of by the boiling.
1061637
I like you am concerned about plastic and aluminum parts. This boiler has no aluminum or plastic parts at all, except the handle which does not come in contact with the water. The inside of the lid is hollow. It's stainless steel and snaps into place. Some people have comented on it getting hot, but if you just hold the handle, and not the lid itself it's not so hot that you can't hold onto it. We are very happy with this water boiler, we use it every day for pour over coffee. We'd be suffering over stove boiled water without it. Heats water in less than 4 minutes.
1441817
Yes. I just open the lid and manually pour water in. It automatically begins boiling after you pour water in and close the lid.
755343
No problem. Just do not allow the water to boil off completely. I use a programable thermostat to shut the heater off or hold at a desired temperature.
1441630
There is only the sound of boiling water for a few seconds and then it shuts off. Shouldn't be a problem.
2018275
No there is only a tiny bit of plastic on the lid which I take off every time and do not pour through. I brew it without the lid but the automatic shut off won't work without the lid. I find it heats water very fast where it boils quickly, so I shut it off manually and unplug it after I pour. It pours well without the lid. There is no plastic inside, only on part of the removable lid.
2261520
I only use it to boil water on top of a burner--I make the tea in a tea pot. I don't think this pot would withstand being on a low setting for multiple hours
1512568
I wouldn't buy it if I needed to boil water for 7 minutes. You could keep forcing it to turn on by resetting the lever up, but it would quickly shut off. Maybe the lever would break because you would be turning it on so many more times than with normal use. I would find an electric pot I've seen (and bought) that just has a dial and you turn it on and off with the dial (It doesn't shut off automatically).
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I can test boiling water with mine, but it only uses Fahrenheit mode. It doesn't seem to switch. Don't know. They seem to be very good units, but they don't last very long. You cannot get the unit wet (other than the stem). It will kill it
339152
There is a timed shut-off for this kettle. We use our kettle in a science lab, to provide a source of water at an exact temperature. The kettle holds the temperature very nicely for about a half-hour before it shuts off.
1626550
You would need to heat the water before pouring into the pot. This pot will keep the water hot for over an hour.
1823088
I've left it in a 5 gallon bucket for 8 hours straight, it has never brought the water to a boil... it will keep it very hot though! I'm sot so sure about a simmer...
1962448
Yes. I generally set a timer for about 17 minutes then turn it off myself, just because I don't want to forget and it doesn't have any sort of beeper. Once the water boils out it turns itself off.
166870
Don't to that it is made of plastic and boiling water will melt it. Steam is just a fake word in this case, you only get spray.
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Yes it can. I have used it many times with my pressure canner and I have put warm water into the canner and it has been almons boiling when I put the hot jars in. I have always put the lid on befor it comes to a boil but it does come to a boil and has kept it there for as much as 75 minutes. I have had to turn it down becaue it is boiling to fast. If I knew what size pot you are usingm I could check it out and give you some idea how long it would gtake it to come to a boil. You might also want to know that I live in the mountains at about 3000 feet.Elaine