Are there plastic parts on the interior that could give off a taste or odor?
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.
603955
There are a couple of plastic parts- the water level window and the filter apparatus. The interior is mostly metal.
603956
The only plastic part on the inside is the removable filter, we have detected no taste at all from it.. The kettle although expensive is the best kettle we have owned, the ability to change the temperature is just an added bonus which I have found very useful...excellent kettle and worth every penny
2129665
I don't have a dishwasher either, but I've never had an issue with a plastic taste on my food. Try soaking in hot water with lots of dish soap. Or Maybe contact OXO for a replacement?
2011802
I had no odor from mine at all. If you have examined the interior to make sure nothing is there that shouldn't be, then notify Amazon.
2256347
I have not noticed a plastic taste or smell. I do use the "Aroma" button for every pot because I only use 550 ml of water for one pot (makes two cups). The coffee is stronger but takes longer to make. Probably will not get this model again d/t the time it takes to make (at least 5 minutes).aah
745172
I purchased one for a friend of mine. She also complained of the plastic odor. I advised her to wait a few more days and if it persisted, we would return it. She waited another 2 to 3 days and the odor was gone and she likes it. This is typical on many electric appliances of plastic. Hope it works for you.
707463
Yes, after a month of use, the machine started giving off a strong plasticy odor that also made the coffee taste like plastic. Cleaning it every single night helps a little but it's too much of a hassle and I'm getting rid of mine.
150223
I have no ideal. But I will tell you that I had no odor at all with my cover. Sometimes the odor of the factory gets inside the packaging and that might be what they smell. All automotive products has some sort of smell as they are mostly made from petroleum. That's where plastics come from.
179047
Mine had a plastic grill but it never smelled.. I would check the elements and make sure nothing is setting on them and that is why you get a smell.
2018524
Yes there is plastic parts, the basket and the column itself is plastic as well as the inside of the Percolator. It does touch the liquid, but I can tell you that you can't taste any plastic taste and that it for the money is a good Percolator. If you decide to buy it, make sure you buy the little disk filters from Melitta. It say's you don't need them, but it work better with the little flat disk filters. Hope this was of help to you.
514113
I didn't notice any odors. It does come in plastic packaging that may have some odor at first.
1920066
I honestly do not know if the sensor inside is plastic or not, but it does not give a taste to the water. I would know as I have a very sensitive pallet.I love this teakettle.
879283
there is a smell when it deflates from the stale rubber smell inside. otherwise no.
297672
I don't think so. If you are using water tank with filtration system, it could be the filters that need replacing.The cooler has metal tank and it will not produce plastic taste. You may consider cleaning the tank with water and baking soda or any other safe cleaning solution. Good luck.
1499117
No none whatsoever. I don't recall any odor when I first received and after many many uses no plastic smell either. Remember you only have the hot water in the aeropress for about 10 seconds, then you plunge to extract your coffee
1480802
No. The interior, including the lid, is completely metal. The only plastic is the black parts you see in the photo. I hope this helps! ;)
1872169
I've had the unit for a while now--the plastic smell has gone away with use. We run it pretty much all the time--in the meantime, we would put the water through a Brita system to get rid of the smell/plastic taste. The reason why the glass bottle doesn't work is for some reason, I think the reservoir is what's also contributing to the smell. I tried the same thing and it still smelled and tasted like plastic...give it a few weeks of running it.
2018555
That's a really good question. The plastic container does have a little (very little) plastic or non filtered water like odor. But I don't think I smelled it much when I squart the water into a glass to drink it. It could be that I am pouring tap water into the bottle so I could be smelling that tap water odor.. I hope it helps.