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As the title suggests, I've been looking for an electric kettle manufactured anywhere but China. Some appear to be but then further investigation reveals some component that's from China.

I've found stove top ones but no electric ones- anyone got any ideas?
 
Bosch? Kitchen aid? Siemens?
 
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Problem with China?
 
Possibly Tefal.

Applemuncher said:
further investigation reveals some component that's from China
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But if you're going to that level of detail I suspect you're twenty years too late.
 
Applemuncher said:
As the title suggests, I've been looking for an electric kettle manufactured anywhere but China. Some appear to be but then further investigation reveals some component that's from China.

I've found stove top ones but no electric ones- anyone got any ideas?
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This one claims to be made in Germany

https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Kettles-...-Graef-Perfect-Temperature-Acrylic/B00CN82HNU
GRAEF, a family company have stood for high-quality German made ergonomic and user-friendly products for over 50 years. GRAEF products are invented, developed, manufactured piece for piece, and lovingly assembled by hand in Arnsberg Germany.
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Where the actual components come from is more difficult.
 
viv1969 said:
Problem with China?
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I have no problem with China at all other than the fact that I find the plastic sometimes leaves a bit of a funny taste in the water and also I've found that they don't last very long, I think they're actually designed to break after a short period of time.
 
The phrase, "p***ing in the wind," springs to mind.

Bit like trying to buy products with no crude oil or animal by-product involvement.

Possible maybe,

But jeeeez......
 
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You'll find a lot of them will be "manufactured" outside China but use Chinese components
 
simon ess said:
The phrase, "p***ing in the wind," springs to mind.

Bit like trying to buy products with no crude oil or animal by-product involvement.

Possible maybe,

But jeeeez......
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Yes, I agree, just thought it was a bit of a shame that we don't manufacture here anymore but that's also the case for a lot of things. I recently worked somewhere where we bought lots of sizeable cranes from China because there wasn't the capability to build our install anywhere else. It was an amazing job.
 
Applemuncher said:
I have no problem with China at all other than the fact that I find the plastic sometimes leaves a bit of a funny taste in the water and also I've found that they don't last very long, I think they're actually designed to break after a short period of time.
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That's nothing to do with China, that's modern consumerism. China can make some of the best things in the world, it just depends on the spec the client dictates and that makes very little difference where they're from as they are all driven by the same supply chains. That's a global economy for you.

Maybe wait five years and Brexit will have forced us to make our own kettles again, might cost a bit though...
 
Nawty said:
That's nothing to do with China, that's modern consumerism. China can make some of the best things in the world, it just depends on the spec the client dictates and that makes very little difference where they're from as they are all driven by the same supply chains. That's a global economy for you.

Maybe wait five years and Brexit will have forced us to make our own kettles again, might cost a bit though...
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Yes, I completely agree. I think it's just a shame that we don't make kettles in the UK anymore.
 
Dave1 said:
Re-reading the description and if isn't completely German they are misrepresenting it
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no they're not.

They don't claim the components are manufactured in Germany, only that it is assembled in Germany.

It's quite normal product bumf.
 
simon ess said:
no they're not.

They don't claim the components are manufactured in Germany, only that it is assembled in Germany.

It's quite normal product bumf.
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I read that differently to you. They say they "invent, develop, manufacture, and assemble" the product in Germany. If they manufacture "piece for piece" (clumsy description probably poorly translated) but that's in addition to the assembly.

I just might email them and ask if the OP isn't going to, @Applemuncher are you going to ask?
 
I purchased one of these Bosch kettles a year ago for the boat club that has 150 members , Its in constant use 7 days a week from 9am to about 5pm
It must have been boiled 20.000 times by now ( our members drink more tea than do any work ) I paid 49.95 they are now down to £39.95

Mega bargain , its still going strong

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Why insist on electrical and not Chinese, when you can buy a beautiful British (Norfolk based) Simplex Tea Kettle. Hand made in the UK, although it doesn't state where the copper is from, Poldark country?

https://www.simplex-kettles.com/our-collections/

They do versions for both electric and gas for maximum efficiency.

Alternatively, there is the Netherthon foundry from Shropshire. These would go lovely on your eco friendly British made wood burning stove.

http://www.netherton-foundry.co.uk/kettles/nfs-108

And then there is Fracino, although that is slightly less clear on where the component parts come from.

http://www.fracino.com/waterboilers.html
 
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Applemuncher said:
I have no problem with China at all other than the fact that I find the plastic sometimes leaves a bit of a funny taste in the water and also I've found that they don't last very long, I think they're actually designed to break after a short period of time.
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It doesn't matter if made in china - just make sure it is 100% steel and no plastic parts inside and in the lid. That means no indicator, but that shouldn't be a huge problem.
 
Thanks for the tips - I'm considering buying a glass one. The more research I did on this revealed that some people have concerns about BPA in plastic kettles too? Don't know much about this though so I could be wrong.
 
Dave1 said:
I read that differently to you. They say they "invent, develop, manufacture, and assemble" the product in Germany. If they manufacture "piece for piece" (clumsy description probably poorly translated) but that's in addition to the assembly.

I just might email them and ask if the OP isn't going to, @Applemuncher are you going to ask?
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I will! :)
 
dejongj said:
Why insist on electrical and not Chinese, when you can buy a beautiful British (Norfolk based) Simplex Tea Kettle. Hand made in the UK, although it doesn't state where the copper is from, Poldark country?
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I would love one, but I'm on Calor gas, not natural gas so that would be an expensive cuppa.
 
Applemuncher said:
I would love one, but I'm on Calor gas, not natural gas so that would be an expensive cuppa.
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My late ma had to use LPG, fairly expensive, but she had two year deals with loyalty discounts and one of those great big tanks in the garden which lessened the cost a lot.
 
tijuana taxi said:
My late ma had to use LPG, fairly expensive, but she had two year deals with loyalty discounts and one of those great big tanks in the garden which lessened the cost a lot.
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I would have preferred that too but we don't have the garden space for one, it has to be 3m away from the boundary fence. I also have a septic tank which uses up a lot of the garden.
 
Applemuncher said:
Thanks for the tips - I'm considering buying a glass one. The more research I did on this revealed that some people have concerns about BPA in plastic kettles too? Don't know much about this though so I could be wrong.
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Certainly, and not exclusively. The manufacturing of plastic can involve the use of various polymerisation initiators and catalysts - most pretty reactive and harmful chemicals - that are EMBEDDED in the final plastic.

As the water is boiled at 100C the leaching of chemicals from polymer is a lot more significant than at r.t. If you can smell something it means it is volatile and will be transferred to water.

IF you use microwaves, you also must consider what happens with the plastic containers too. In fact microwave emits such high energy that it enables many chemical reactions that are either not feasible or very slow using conventional heating. Just think what it does to food (obliterates the cells and causes all kinds of reactions) and to the plastic. It is best left for chemical labs and synthesis or catalysis research.
 
What about those new clever taps that have boiling water coming out. Are they made in Europe?
 
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I purchased one of these Bosch kettles a year ago for the boat club that has 150 members , Its in constant use 7 days a week from 9am to about 5pm
It must have been boiled 20.000 times by now ( our members drink more tea than do any work ) I paid 49.95 they are now down to £39.95

Mega bargain , its still going strong

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I was so impressed with my post , I went and purchased another one for my home :D
 
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