is the inside of the water chamber steel or coated with some other material?
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Hi Ananth, the inside of the water chamber is simply high grade stainless steel. No coating at all. In fact the totally of the surface is high grade stainless steel. The outside is just highly polished. Hope this answer has been helpful. James
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It looks steel to me. Best stovetop i ever used. Great quality and i love the ability to use the spacer if i wanna do less cups
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It is all stainless, including the inside. I like mine very much. It makes two cups of water.
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The best I can tell is that the interior is metal, aluminum or steel. There is a metal pipe i sert that allows the liquid to be pumped up from the bottom of the container, out through the plastic spigot at the top. I have no idea what the plastic is made of. The liquid only comes in contact with the plastic when it is dispensed. Hope this helps.
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The only plastic exposed to the water in the kettle is the sight window that shows the water level. Other wise it is all stainless steel.
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The base of the inside is metal but the rest of the inside is plastic. We are very pleased with this kettle. It is better in general than the last make of electric kettle we had even though it does not boil as fast.
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It is not metal inside at all. It's plastic. But whatever I put in it stays the temperature it began with for several hours. I'm thinking no about the portable water heater, but I haven't tried it and like I said the inside is plastic not stainless steel.
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At the very bottom, where the water level is measured there is a small round part that looks like silicon, but it could be plastic. It's very small. All other parts in contact with the water are metal. The water level gauge is metal on the inside, the outside is plastic.
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The inside from the connection end to the spout is brass. The spring loaded valve at the outlet that controls the water direction is plastic.
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As other have mentioned, it is a coated steel, with the tray being plastic (but not the kind of plastic that tends to get brittle). The coating makes it very easy to clean. This is my second HQ cage and they hold up well. My first is a very large model for my amazon, and ten years later, the cage still looks great.
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I will say no. I have purchased four of these (they are all still working and in-service) and I know what the inside looks like. It is an open rheostat design. Meaning, nothing is covered or encapsulated, insulated. You see the holes on the side? They allow direct access to the wiring and circuitry. Also, the metal is just a standard tin / light steel design. Water will work against this and eventual cause corrosion and rust.
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It is steel but appears to have some type of coating. Not plastic though. There is no plastic in the interior at all. It almost feels and looks like a Teflon type coating. Very thin coat that I'm sure is meant to prevent rust.
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It's all metal inside except for two very small silicone "plugs" where the water level is measured on the outside of the unit. The lid is plastic. I love it!
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Not metal but not exactly plastic. More like a fiberglass material, fairly hard, obviously only safe for potable water not to be used for storing chemicals or fuel.
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Interior is heavy kind of stainless steel. Mine still works good after two years daily use.
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I am not home right now to verify. However, I believe its metal internals covered with plastic.
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It appears to be stainless steel on the inside--not glass or plastic or anything else. It functions well--holds a lot of water, keeps it cold, or cool, for a long time, pours well, and looks sharp. Several people have commented on how sharp it looks.
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it's definitely all steel construction! there are just a few plastic parts: the power swiches, and the door handle, and the cooling fan. we distill our water into the glass jar so there is never any contact of water with plastic.