Zojirushi Electric Dispensing Pot
Peliom’s last post on a tea-making-robot reminded me that I need to write about this electric-hot-water-making-thingy that I got a couple months ago and absolutely LOVE. You’ll find one in almost every household in Japan, China, and most other asian countries. I used to wonder why …i mean, how hard is it to make hot water, right? Compared to a cuisineart or an espresso machine, it’s not particularly glamorous or impressive sounding. But there is something incredibly gratifying about pushing a button and getting hot water instantly. especially since I drink a lot of tea (about 6-8 cups a day!) I also use it to make hot chocolate, oatmeal, basically anything that needs hot water.
Anyways, these things are still hard to find in U.S. stores. I went to a place called Kamei Restaurant Supply on Clement street to find one - it’s $100 there, so if you live in SF, you can get one for less than you’d pay on Amazon…there are also less expensive models but this one is supposedly best and I’ve been really happy with it so far.
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another variety:
http://www.amazon.com/Sunbeam-Hot-Shot-Beverage-Machine/dp/B00006IUZ5
it’s $20, for the bachelor on a budget…
If you happen to be stuck in an office where they make crappy coffee, I’ve found that bringing in a french press and a water boiler can save the day =)
We just got one of these at the archive, to replace the 10-year-old elcheapo electric kettle we had that was permanently encrusted with weird deposits.
Tea and coffee taste so much better now.. I wonder if that is psychological, or if the old kettle was making the water taste gross..
a 10 yr old kettle with weird deposits probably would make water taste pretty gross.
this thing is still my favorite kitchen appliance :-)