Is the hot water in contact with any plastic?
599982
There is no plastic in contact with water on the inside of the samovar. Everything that is in contact is either tempered glass or stainless steel. I hope that helps!
121938
No plastic does not come in contact with boiling water. The water gauge on the inside that meets feels like glass yes the lid is the only problem that I had and hasn't been a problem recently. The water gauge on the surface feels plastic but if concerned about something check with manufacturer
23176
We used a mixed hot and cold. No problem. The plastic is pretty heavy duty and I think you will have no problems with running hot water.
2253256
Yes but it will not damage the plastic. The best thermos I have ever purchased!
891571
I couldn't see any information about it on the unit, but water in it is mostly in contact with stainless steel interior, so even if the plastic is not BPAfree there is only short period when water is exposed to it.
562717
Of course there is plastic in the lid. Truthfully, if you are looking for a way to heat water without any contact with plastic whatsoever, your best bet is an open pot on the stove. Even stovetop kettles have plastic spout caps, or worse, soldering. Petrochemicals are inevitable. Just bless and eat.
90092
No, good question. The only plastic is on the spout and the handle. You flip the spout to pour and the handle does not touch the water.
264559
I don't think so. The cold water reservoir is transparent plastic. The tube that carries the water to the heating unit and the nozzle that puts water over the grinds is encased in plastic. I can't tell if there's steel inside. Lastly, the filter holder is plastic. Hope this helps.
2155007
No, none at all. Inside it's only metal. There is no water level indicator (only amount of water you are pouring into it and max indicator, all metal). The only plastic in the inside would be the top lid. But water would not touch it directly when boiling, I guess the steam does. Water is only in contact with metal from base to top.
1482844
I haven't used it for hot water either, but I agree it should be fine. It's very heavy duty plastic. Not thin and does not bend..
330007
Everything the water goes through, except I assume the heating unit, is plastic. Next time I am going back to a Chemex and a Stainless thermos. To insure hot coffee for a time make sure to preheat the thermos.
1705770
It looks like a hard plastic material...hope that helps. I love the hot water pot and I am totally satisfied.
1089413
I also found this difficult to tell - at first glance it does seem like the glass container is a complete unit sitting on top of the metal plate, but once I reached my hand in and had a closer look, I would agree that the water does seem to touch the metal. That being said, the water doesn't touch any plastic components, which I'm more concerned about. I love this kettle, it works great!
249401
No, there are no plastic parts inside the kettle. So water does not touch non plastic parts.
2187575
I don't see any plastic on this tea kettle at all. The top part of the handle and the knob on the lid is a rubberized or silicone material and neither come in contact with steam. Hope this helps.
182225
Yes, it does have plastic in contact with the water (not much, but some), plus the lid and spout filter parts. It's still enough plastic that I can taste and smell the chemicals which leech into the water.Disappointing, because I bought this kettle thinking it might be better than some of the others. As far as I can tell, there isn't a single plastic-free electric kettle on the market (in the US) right now.
1119087
No, no plastic parts making contact, and even more important, the heating chamber is made of stainless steel, so no fear of aluminum intake.