I prefer wood fired. Easy to come by, here that is. I can control the amount of hear easily, but I drink coffee instead of tea, unless its really good fresh tea from Japan.
So I take it you're generally an electric coffee machine gal Lynn? (I don't have one)
For home use I prefer the internal element type, as you said, more energy efficient.We have a see through one, and for some reason I like to watch it boil.(Image removed from quote.)
It must be mesmerizing watching it boil!! Ever thought of putting pastry colours in it ? I noticed that tea tastes funny using those internal element boilers since I can't really control temperature and it cools down soon too . I drink tea using the coffee machine (rarely used to make coffee anymore) to get the water hot and just add some cool water depending on the tea's variety. Could someone provide the name of a well-known english tea kettle, supposedly the traditional thing? I was reading an article about it some years ago and really liked the design but don't remember what it was called.
I'm not quite sure whether you're referring to a kettle like I showed in the OP, a teapot or a billy can
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What is that cat on?!
(Image removed from quote.)No kettle or machine can do that.
As for a non-drip teapot have a look at the London Pottery Globe range, I have a 2 cup one in matt black and it has never dripped once.
I don't want to derail this topic before it gets going, but I actually don't even own a kettle. I'm more of a coffee drinker, and when I DO drink tea, I just heat one mug of it in the microwave. I have also been known just to use a pan on the stovetop.