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davie

17/6/2018 at 7:06pm
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Can someone recommend a kettle to use on a gas hob which is easy to fill and pour? Ours is metal and so gets hot so we have to hold it with a cloth which means it can easily slip out of your hand - not good with boiling water

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Could you make a 'lashing handle' for it out of string?

Here are some instructions...Instructions

It is called Whipping. I think the one I used to use (many moons ago) was West Country Whipping - a kind of lashing.

Our gas kettle belonged to Mr F's grandparents - as in out for the day take a kettle and a gaz stove. It (of course!!) has a whistle. The cheepy electric kettle does not.

Plan B - go shopping.

seanfdh

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We use a Summit one like this.

But any decent hardware store should have loads. Are you anywhere near any members of the Home Hardware group? They're good for this sort of thing.

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davie

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From the OP:
Our current kettle is like this
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Highlander-Whistling-Aluminium-Lightweight-Available/dp/B........
We find it difficult to fill it through the 'whistle' cos the flap does not open far enough and the handle, although not metal, gets very hot. Not being a closed handle it can slip out of your hand easily if holding it with a tea cloth.
I like the whipping idea but dont think it would work with this handle

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How about buying a silicon pan handle grip? Cut off the closed end & cut it along its length & snap it around the grip. They're non slip and somewhere like Watt Brothers or B&M would have one for a pound or two.
Doesn't solve the filling problem though.

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If the one you've got is awkward to use anyway(we had one similar, and I agree, a real pain to fill up), there seems little point it messing about with the handle.

You now know what you are "looking for" in a kettle- easy to fill, heat resistant handle-, so I'd say just spend 10-15 quid on a new kettle...

Life's too short...

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Please don't buy one with a whistle...annoys the hell out of other campers at 6.00am

Decto

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You've just made me think twice about a whistling kettle. I was about to buy one as my existing overmont 0.8L kettle doesn't make a sound and so I have to pay attention to avoid excess steam, especially if boiling it in the canopy late a night / early morning.

As I'm usually up with the kids at 6am, I may just give my fellow campers a break and stick with my existing kettle.

The small size means it's really easy to judge how much water to add so I only boil what I need for a brew or two. I can boil enough water for two brews in around 1.5 minutes.

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From the OP:
Thanks Decto, the Overmont looks good; easy to fill from top and you can see how much water you have put in, good pouring spout, silicon sleeve over handle
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Overmont-Aluminum-Approved-Portable-Lightweight/dp/B07DN66DKC

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Quote: Originally posted by davie on 22/6/2018
From the OP:
Thanks Decto, the Overmont looks good; easy to fill from top and you can see how much water you have put in, good pouring spout, silicon sleeve over handle
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Overmont-Aluminum-Approved-Portable-Lightweight/dp/B07DN66DKC

Hi Davie,

Happy with the kettle, had just thought that a whistle might be useful to stop excess steam when I'm distracted by small children.

I'm sure I payed far less.. they actually have the bigger version at 1.2Lt a few ££ cheaper.

1.2L kettle

Bear in mind this is a small kettle, 0.8L really only good for a couple of decent mugs, three at a push if they are not too big. Ideal for me and the OH are the only tea drinkers and we use a pan with a lid if we need to boil more water. It actually fits nicely in the pan I take though I have used the kettle to boil a few eggs as it minimised the amount of water I need to heat.

The silicone handle is OK through does get very hot if you leave it vertical. If you lean it to 45 degrees while boiling it stays a lot cooler for easy handling.

Frazzle-

23/6/2018 at 8:30pm
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I like a whistle on our camping kettle as we don't have this on our kettle at home.

We make tea to go with breakfast so probably about 8.30 onwards. We are not ones to rush - we are on holiday..!!

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https://www.vango.co.uk/gb/outdoor-family-essentials/1501-2l-stainless-steel-kettle-with-folding-handle-silver.html

Thats what I bought recently. My old was was aluminium and I was partly concerned about aluminium cookware but more concerned about the fact my old one gets very hot, the handle is not well insulated and you have to watch it like a hawk because once it hits boiling it will evaporate all the water away pretty quick and molten aluminium on your cooker is not a generally considered a good thing :)

The whistle on the Vango isn't screaming (which is a shame) but its loud enough to alert me that the kettle needs looking at. Its stainless steel but very thin so heats up very fast, handle is insulated and the lid comes off for fast filling.

I go mine from Argos as they were cheapest with stock.

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In the past I’ve found some aluminium kettles affect the taste of the water. They occasionally sell this Le Creuset Demi Kettle at a reasonable price in TK Maxx

It’s enamel inside and out which leaves the water tasting of water. And unlike the bigger Le Creuset kettle, the handle folds down for easier packing.

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Got the same lasted years

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