Does the water touch any plastic or non stainless steel parts?
249400
The lid is plastic. Steam will condense on the plastic lid and drip back into the kettle. You can use it without the lid and then there are no plastic parts in contact with the water.
249401
No, there are no plastic parts inside the kettle. So water does not touch non plastic parts.
249402
The lid is plastic but other parts of the kettle are stainless steel. If you fill the water up to 2/3 of the kettle or less, the water won't touch the lid. I normally turn off the kettle as soon as the water boils to avoid the steam dripping back into the kettle.
722361
It goes from stainless steel into glass, there might be a small amount of contact with plastic as it passes through the spigot into the glass collection container and also when pouring out of the collection container it might touch the plastic lid of the glass decanter. As the water passes through it is warm not hot so it should be relatively safe for anyone with plastic sensitivities.
1419867
It's not stainless steel on inside I can tell you that. Some kind of plastic I'm afraid. I have one of these and this aspect is the one thing I worry about rather. Do the high temperatures result in the plastic seeping carcinogens into the water? I'd love to know for sure this was not the case.
1456833
Yes, those parts are plastic, but by that point, the steam had condensed to water and it is cooled down. The dwell time in the plastic is very low. We have not had any issues with our unit. It is well built.
730542
i see no plastic elements inside the kettle. The underside appears to be all stainless.
1337207
2 small plastic buttons touch the water; they hold the exterior water level gauge. The rest of the interior is stainless.
264556
No, only the outside is stainless steel. The water resevoir and everything else inside is plastic. I know what you mean. I was looking for something that's all stainless steel on the inside to try and avoid that "plastic taste" you often get from some coffee makers. Eventually I gave up as I couldn't find anything like that! BUT, somehow this coffee maker does NOT give you the plastic taste in the coffee. This is now my second time owning this model, and I'm quite pleased.Yehuda K.
33054
Don't think there are any laquered parts & the plastic handle & top knob don't touch the water.
121939
Yes, water comes in contact with plastic windows. Water does not contact the lid as max water level is way lower.
1164324
Other than the inside of the lid, no. As far as I can tell, only glass and metal (from the coil that runs up the side) touches the water when boiling.
1539388
The body is stainless, not lined. There is plastic high on the inside, one is the inside of the handle, and one is at the top of the metal heating element, but the water does not touch either. I was concerned about it, but I think it's fine. The water does not have a plastic-y taste or smell at all. And the kettle is attractive, which I can't say for the other models on the market.
433159
Yes, the lid is plastic so if it is on its side or upside down, the water will come in contact with plastic.
203374
There is no plastic in this teakettle. The water is held in a glass teapot with metal on the bottom. Maybe the base unit is plastic, but the water does not come in contact with that.
704693
Assuming Bialetti has made no changes to the product since I purchased it last year, the answer is NO, THE WATER DOES NOT COME INTO CONTACT WITH PLASTIC.
1077610
No. The only plastic inside is the little filter in the spout, you can remove it. Even at full water limit it doesn't touch it anyway.
1070679
Yes - there is a black plastic thing that tells you when the max amount of water is reached. Ideally, the water that is poured in should not touch that piece of plastic.
1655671
Water does touch the stainless steel bottom; however, it does not give the water a "metal taste." I love the kettle and highly recommend it.