GROSCHE INDIGO Heatproof Glass Stovetop Water & tea Kettle 1750 ml 59 fl

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 7.5 x 7.9 inches ; 2.5 pounds


• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)


• ASIN: B004248ZQG


• Item model number: INDIGO
  

By : GROSCHE
Price : $32.50
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Item Description

Are you tired of metal kettles that have buildup all over the insides? Or of glass kettles and their metal components that give you that metallic just after taste to your boiled water? The GROSCHE INDIGO is the answer. An elegant and durable stovetop kettle that's not only elegant, but is also functional and versatile. This stovetop kettle is created from Heatproof Borosilicate glass, which is secure for stovetop use on gas, ceramic, or electric burners (not for glass induction stovetops). Your water will boil more rapidly with the distinctive heat conductivity properties of this high good quality and high clarity glass. It has a comfort-grip handle which tends to make this kettle simple and easy to manage and comfortable to maneuver. One particular other exclusive characteristic of this item is that it can be converted into an infuser teapot with the GROSCHE Infuser Kit. Adding the infuser makes it into a flexible stovetop kettle and a stove top Infuser tea pot as effectively. Now that is exclusive! The big and flexible size suggests its superb for boiling just the perfect quantity of water, rapidly, with the cleanliness and clarity that only thermal glass can give, with zero aftertaste. Dishwasher protected on top rack, wash with mild soap and soft brush. With affordable care it can present you quite a few years of elegant use in your kitchen!

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GROSCHE INDIGO Heatproof Glass Stovetop Water & tea Kettle 1750 ml 59 fl. oz

 

Item Capabilities

• GROSCHE Clear Thermal Glass Stovetop Protected kettle 59 oz. 1700 ml capacity ( clear thermal glass kettle)


• Heat resistant Borosilicate glass with no plastic or metal parts to impart flavor to your water


• All Glass heavy grip tends to make it straightforward to deal with


• Secure for Gas, electric (coil variety), or ceramic stovetop use. Not for induction stoves


• Dishwasher and microwave safe. Can be converted to an infuser teapot with separate GROSCHE infuser kit

Customer Reviews

I specifically bought this kettle to avoid the plaque of cheap plastic ones which have been foisted on the public. Plasticisers give plastics their flexibility and resilience but leach from the material over time. This process is speeded up enormously when heat is applied. Pure water boiled in a plastic kettle will emerge as water + plasticiser. This synthetic contaminant is harmful, even in tiny amounts.
The Indigo kettle is made of borosilicate glass, a material normally limited to laboratory glassware. The problem with borosilicate is that although it performs well under thermal stress, this characteristic is compromised as the glass gets thicker. Consequently lab glassware intended for direct applied heat is deliberately thin-walled to preserve its resistance to thermal shock. What's thermal shock? Well, if you have a glass vessel full of cold liquid and subject its outer wall to high temperature, the strata of glass on the hot side starts to expand, but the glass on the cold side remains as it was. This differential expansion causes internal stresses in the glass, so much so that ordinary glass will shatter immediately.
The advert illustration is ambiguous and can give the impression that most of the kettle is blue glass. Not so, it's all clear glass apart from the blue knob on the lid. The product is marketed by Grosche International Inc in Canada but it's made in China. Despite the imposing company title, Grosche is a small enterprise formed in May 2010. Like Haagen Dazs, Grosche is likely an assumed name and there's no Mr Grosche. Etched on the base of the kettle are the words "Grosche Kuchenware". A number of Chinese manufacturers produce these borosilicate kettles in several variations. Wholesale buyers buy in quantity, have their batch etched with their own logo/company name, packed in their branded box, and then sell them on.
Despite very careful handling - there's no other way to treat it - the kettle survived a mere 23 days. A large crack appeared around 75% of the base whilst being heated and that was it. I had not knocked, dropped, or subjected it to any form of mechanical shock. The probable cause of the failure is: (a) improper annealing (de-stressing) of the glass during production, or (b) a micro-crack due to mishandling when packing. Any crack, however small, is death to borosilicate. Stresses caused by heating will rapidly transform an insignificant fissure into destructive cracking.
Verdict: The Indigo kettle would have been an overdue and welcome addition to the marketplace, but it falls flat on its face due to the limitations of the material. Such a kettle - if well produced - could survive in the careful environment of a lab. It's far too fragile for use in a domestic kitchen.

Love my large 59 oz tea kettle! Exactly as expected. I drink alot of Rooibos tea; which you don't just steep a few minutes, but actually boil and you can add water a couple of times for more tea. This kettle is perfect for this as you can monitor the color the tea.

 

GROSCHE INDIGO Heatproof Glass Stovetop Water & tea Kettle 1750 ml 59 fl. oz