Can you leave water in it for heating next time? I know some kettles rust inside -- what's your experience? Thanks.
1164877
Yes! You certainly can leave water in it. We have hard water, so mineral deposits do build up over a period of time, but soaking w/ vinegar gets rid of that. But no rust. I LOVE this teapot!! Would buy it again in a skinny minute.
1164878
Not a problem. I reheat water in the teapot routinely. The interior of the kettle is also enameled and not just raw metal so rust isn't a problem....as long as the enamel is intact and not chipped off via denting or other damage. I don't know how long the enameled interior lasts but I'm a seasoned citizen and therefore consider it to have a lifetime guarantee.
1164879
We always leave water in it. The inside is enameled the same as the outside. So far after about a year, no problems with the inside (or outside).
1164880
Mine rusted. I was given it 9 months ago and it is used every day. We keep water in it because it is used frequently. Also, although the lid is stainless steel, the fasteners are creating rust colored streaks. Not impressive. Deciding if I should contact the company. I threw out the receipt because I thought it was a quality product. Oops.
1164881
I actually do leave water in it. I have had past tea kettles rust as well, but not this one. Not a speck of rust or any problems with it.
103535
I haven't noticed any of these problems, at least not yet, I've had it since December and use it weekly or so. It did say the kettle may rust in the instructions that came with it, but that should not effect it's performance.
485039
I can only speak from my experience & unfortunately the answer is yes.I only had the kettle for a little over a month & it rusted on mewas very disappointed Faberware really needs to take this one back to the drawing board.hope this helpsI recommend you keep shopping.
1746386
I don't know the scientific answer to your question all I can tell you is that I always have rust problems with tea kettles. This is my first stainless steel kettle and 6 months later I still do not have any rust. I must say though that I have been careful to empty the water in this kettle because i like it so much. This is something that I failed to do in my other kettles. I have forgotten a few times in this one but like I said I have yet to get any rust
146468
I don't believe so. I am using it for a heater in my out side aquaponics system with fish and I see it rusting after 2 months. The other stainless steel model I bought that can bring a 5 gallon bucket of water to a boil is hold up fine but not this one. Hope it helps. I wont buy this one again.
1428376
I was under the impression the tea kettle was accidentally left on a burner without the individual being aware until they tried to move it. Then the copper coated disk had melted and portions that were liquified landed on the floor as pot was hoisted off of stove. May be wrong about it but I can't see under normal use there would be a problem. It's dangerous to leave anything on a burner unattended and if the teapot had no water in it...which must have been the case or the whistling would have warned that contents were hot, then who's to blame - not the teapot.
962730
I believe they only recommend heating the water as you are not supposed to submerge it to wash it. I wouldn't brew tea in it but it would be nice to be able do that and reheat your tea...
7434
not for very long; suggest you keep a kettle on the stove with hot water to add to it when needed - kind of like sitting in a bathtub; have to add some hot water if want to stay for awhile
485043
I can only speak from my experience & unfortunately the answer is yes. I only had the kettle for a little over a month & it rusted on me was very disappointed Faberware really needs to take this one back to the drawing board. hope this helps I recommend you keep shopping.
1245088
Eventually is a funny timeline, so yes, it will eventually rust. Stainless is called such because it stains "less" than unalloyed steels and iron. The more alloyed the material is, the more rust and corrosion resistance it will have. I wouldn't immerse the kettle in hot salt water for extended periods of time though.
1888815
I once nuked it for a minute and it was fine, but I wouldn't recommend it... The instructions on the box say something along the lines of "let the boiling water sit for a bit before pouring it into the mug." I recommend boiling your water in a kettle, they come as cheap as $10 for an electric one.
1323
The element us not exposed. It is good kettle. We have had it over a year with no problems. Good luck.
617445
The heating element looks like a stainless steel plate, but not water tight. There should be no rusting if you don't dump water onto the plate. It is very easy to keep the plate clean actually, since the kettle is cordless.
999949
Ours has become very rusted around the inside of the lid as well the rim on the tea kettle where the lid fits in. This started happening several months ago and we have had it 1 year.
682960
I haven't. I would imagine that you could though. I have filled it with boiled water and it holds up fine. Typically when I'm using it though it had been with iced tea.
975421
Dude, sorry for that. I haven't cooked once, just soaked in water for one night and it started to rust. It's an awful awful wok, I have returned it.
1428373
This kettle has a copper bottom/insert, and I suspect you could melt it IF you let the kettle boil dry. I actually did that to an aluminum tea kettle once. But IMO it would never happen under normal use -- the boiling water keeps it cool enough to ever allow that to happen.