Is there any plastic in the interior? Is there any plastic at all inside this tea kettle? I am looking for one without any plastic to contact the water.
578464
Did anyone find an electric tea kettle that is 100% stainless from inside? No plastic exposure, whatsoever, from inside?
578465
there is plastic on the inside of the kettle in two places. 1) the mounting points for the water level indicator are white silicone, which is food safe to 500F°, and the scale filter is in a plastic enclosure, which only is in the top 1/4 of the kettle. If you only fill the kettle up 2/3 of the way there will be no plastic contact.
578466
What about the water level indicator? Doe not that come in contact with boiling water?
578467
The water level indicator has a stainless steel cover on the back- which is what you see from the inside of the pitcher. The water is still exposed to that amount of plastic- and also the plastic circle on the lid when it is boiling.
578468
Is there a UK version of this kettle? I cannot find an all steel kettle anywhere in the UK!
1061639
The entire lid is stainless steel. The only plastic type material is the handle you see in black and the base. The water never comes in contact with any plastic. This is a great kettle!
293458
Thank you for asking - I bought this kettle for my daughter and son in law who have just got back to me - they are thrilled with this kettle but say that "It does have plastic in it. The inside portion of the handle, the max fill line, and a screen around the spout are all plastic." Hope that this helps.
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Technically the interior is 98% stainless steel but there is a little plastic piece about the size of a button at the base on the inside that allows the water to flow into a chamber by the handle that tells you how much water you've put in the pot. So even though it is stainless steel the water you are boiling does come into contact with a little bit of plastic. I do like this kettle but I think it is a lesser of evils compared to what is out there because it only lasted 6 months before the heating mechanism stopped working and the fact that it isn't 100% stainless. That being said, unless I wanted to fork out 4 times the money I would by this one again. Technically the interior is 98% stainless steel but there is a little plastic piece about the size of a button at the base on the inside that allows the water to flow into a chamber by the handle that tells you how much water you've put in the pot. So even though it is stainless steel the water you are boiling does come into contact with a little bit of plastic. I do like this kettle but I think it is a lesser of evils compared to what is out there because it only lasted 6 months before the heating mechanism stopped working and the fact that it isn't 100% stainless. That being said, unless... » Read More Technically the interior is 98% stainless steel but there is a little plastic piece about the size of a button at the base on the inside that allows the water to flow into a chamber by the handle that tells you how much water you've put in the pot. So even though it is stainless steel the water you are boiling does come into contact with a little bit of plastic. I do like this kettle but I think it is a lesser of evils compared to what is out there because it only lasted 6 months before the heating mechanism stopped working and the fact that it isn't 100% stainless. That being said, unless I wanted to fork out 4 times the money I would by this one again. « Show Less
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The inside is neither glass nor plastic it's stainless steel. The thermos keeps tea (and or whatever else you ma use it for) hot for an extremely long time. I love it.
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Scott, I have had my unit for less than a year, and really enjoy its fast operation. The 'interior' is all stainless steel, with a sensor at the bottom. The 'plastic' is a circumference at the top of the unit, the handle and the outside bast of the unit. None of them touch the water. There is a small screen on the inside by the pouring spout that is a filter, and a bit of nonn-stainles steel will be exposed that touches the water when pouring. I have not found any problems with my unit and use it 4 or 5 times per week. Hope this helps. --Richard Kelman
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yes - the entire inside is plastic. I don't use the kettle tbh as the boiled water tastes of plastic, like a bottle of water you've left in the car on a hot day. Its in the cupboard and hasn't been used pretty much since I bought it. Try a metal kettle or something else. This is a bad buy.
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The interior of the kettle is all stainless steel, except for a couple of plastic parts. The rubber seals around the temperature probe and of course the water level gauge which is plastic and the removable water screen.
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.
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YES, there is plastic on the inside. It is at the very top of the jug where the handle attaches. The handle only attaches at the inside top not the full length of the handle. I personally believe it is not safe. This is not the kettle I am looking for.
766292
There is no plastic on the interior of the kettle and water doesn't touch any plastic on the kettle in normal use.
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Hello! The only plastic part inside is the water measuring stick, the metal round inside is containing heating equipment and it has no seams inside kettle so it's perfectly safe to use, no plastic. I've got this kettle for my mom a year ago and it`s the best one from all we had, still working, no plastic taste. Please enjoy!
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I have only found two very small places that are plastic. The viewing area on the lid is plastic and a tiny slot for the filter is plastic. I'd say 99% is NOT plastic. BPA free? I do not know. I can say that the water tastes the same after heating as it did when it came out of the faucet. In other words, the heated water does not have an "off" taste. I really like this kettle and would buy another if I need to.
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No, there are no plastic parts inside the kettle. So water does not touch non plastic parts.
603954
As I mention in my review, while the bottom of the interior is stainless steel the sides of the interior are all plastic. It's not obvious at first, and I can see why some people didn't notice, but about 70% of the interior is plastic. If you don't want toxic chemicals from plastic leaching in to your boiling water than I suggest that you avoid this kettle.
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It's plastic. When I was looking for a kettle, I wanted no lactic touching the hot water. Unfortunately, every kettle I looked at either had plastic somewhere or the quality and lifespan were poor. This was the best alternative I found. We have had it now for three months and we love it and the very limited contact with the plastic I can live with. If I had to do it over again, I'd buy the same kettle.
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This is completely stainless steel inside the kettle. Only the lid, handle, and base are plastic. All the parts that touch water are stainless.