TRAGIC NEWS! My electric kettle just up and died. Not a hint, a note or break-up text, she just went kaput. I tried to put the kettle on for my afternoon tea and nothing! In distress I needed a plan, fast. I could use the microwave for my yummy PG Tips- but that doesn’t warm to the desired boil. No, Amazon Prime here I come. This is how I found my Miroco EK001 electric kettle.
I’m not saying I was cheating on my kettle and looking around at other options before her demise but when I told my husband about my awful news he said- “Sure you didn’t accidentally drop it under the wheels of your car?”
GASP!
Tough Choices
I wouldn’t say that I am picky but everyone else would, so it took me a few hours to choose my new kettle. I started with the basic list of what I wanted: an electric kettle.
So many options
- Style of kettle
- Heat setting
- Auto shut off
- Glass
- Stainless
- Warmer
- Detachable filter
- Boil dry
- Fast boil
- And on and on
Things I wanted
After looking at the options I decided on some things that I would like.
Tea Temperature Setting
Ok so this was possibly what I may have been thinking about when my current kettle was still working. She did not have that feature. As I have gone on my tea journey I am already curious about heat settings designed for green, oolong, white, black and delicate varieties of tea.
Limescale free
Due to the limescale issue I deal with in central Texas I decided glass kettles were out but they were tempting. Also I would need a detachable filter to help with the issue.
Size
I wanted the kettle to hold a large amount of water.
Detachable base
It’s what I am currently used to.
Boil dry
Great feature that the kettle will turn off automatically to not boil dry.
Heat setting options
- There are manually adjustable settings
- There are just temperatures
- There are temperatures with teas listed
I did not want the manual heat setting so I ruled those out and was down to four choices and compared them side by side. Two with just temperatures and two with temperature and tea pairing. I finally decided I wanted one with tea pairings.
Miroco EK001
After going through many reviews on my top 2 choices I decided the Miroco EK001 had everything I wanted and more.
6 temperature settings for delicate, green, white, oolong and black tea. There is also a French press setting.
- Size 1.7 L 1.8 quart
- BPA free
- Fast boil
- There’s a warmer
Initial thoughts when it arrived
It arrived the next day. Thanks to Amazon Prime I only had 1 bleh cup of tea.
After I cleaned it out and read directions I was ready to go.
How it worked
It was so quiet at first I didn’t think I had it on until it started to warm up.
When you set it to your desired temperature the light blinks and not solid so another reason I did not think it was turned on correctly.
The max level and the amount of water on the inside were different than my old kettle so I needed to pay attention to that.
The water level is in Liters and cups so I liked that additional feature.
Beeps to finish.
To open the lid you press a button on the top to fill up the kettle so that will take some getting used to.
Time to boil on the default setting with water at max level 6 minutes, 59 seconds.
Keep warm setting heats the water back up as it starts to cool down.
It’s new but I had to let you know ASAP. I’ve only had multiple cups of black and green tea as well as a French press so far. I have loved all. I’ll let you know about the other teas and keep you updated on my continual thoughts on the Miroco EK001.
I hope you enjoy some fantastic teas this week-let me know of any I should try with my new kettle.
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One of these days I will treat myself to this type of kettle. Can you really notice a difference between using a “formal” kettle for tea vs just boiling water on the stovetop or heating it in the microwave?
Hi Beckie-yes I can taste the difference with making tea using the microwave method for my black tea. P-G Tips is the black tea that is the necessary first cup of tea in my hand in the morning. The stove top boils to the right temperature it just takes longer and I have to pay closer attention to it as I run around in the morning. I’m going to check out why and will keep you posted.
So sorry to here about your kettle’s passing. But I am glad that the Miroco EK001 is working well for you. I’m really excited for the warmer function. I can wait hear your continued progress
I will definitely keep updating everyone with how this kettle is with other varieties of tea.
Will keep this in mind when I need a new kettle
It’s working out great so far! I will keep you posted.