Forgot to add could be colored or stainless or possibly even copper

Interesting tea pot in a restaurant I went to.

Tea stays hot the whole time.

dcarch

Chantal makes different lines, the ones sold at mass/discount stores are not the original sturdy Chantal, which is still available. I have a copper plated Chantal which looks nice on the Anerican Range. We don't use it much, preferring the electric kettle, but a kitchen needs a traditional kettle.

Have you considered an electric kettle? Our Canadian/British members wouldn't be without one. I don't know why more people don't use them over stovetop kettles here in the U.S.? They are more energy efficient because the water is in direct contact with the heating element, and heat water much faster, even faster than a microwave. I tested heating 5-cups of water (using a Kill-A-Watt Meter) using our Capresso against a stainless steel/copper Revere kettle on the Max Burton Induction Hot Plate and in a glass measuring cup in the Sharp Convection/Microwave.

Electric kettle took 5-minutes - .11 Kwh

Induction - 8-minutes - .15 Kwh

Microwave - 13-minutes - .29 Kwh

I would suggest a glass Capresso - from Amazon. Glass leaves a clean taste you can't get with metal or plastic units:

http://www.amazon.com/Capresso-259-Kettle-Polished-Chrome/dp/B000BY4ZHO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449918388&sr=8-1&keywords=capresso+electric+kettle

We wound up with a Sori Yanagi brushed s/s. It lives on the back of an old gray Home Comfort stove. We're pretty happy with it...nice looking but utilitarian.

Thanks for the ideas so far! Had not considered electric, though with limited counter space, sitting on the stove top just seems right, besides being a fixture in the same spot for over 30 years...

And just out of curiosity from gainlady's time test. I brought 5 cups of cold water to a rolling boil (whistling) in our Chantal in 5 minutes and 5 seconds on the 22,000 btu burner on the Bluestar :)

I searched a while for such a stove top whistling kettle for a special friend--I really wasn't aiming to be particularly price conscious over this purchase--was surprised by how challenging my search was. I valued being able to open the spout easily as I grasped the handle, that the spout wouldn't be too stubby, and that it had a balenced feel. A basic Sur La Table model--reasonably priced and in various colors, ended up being my choice. My friend, having used it for several months now, says it is perfect.

I recently switched to an electric tea kettle and loved it so much, so quick to heat water, bought another for my office.

An electric teakettle is significantly faster than gas (though the dragon's belch burner you have helps a lot), but I known what you mean about the kettle on the stove. I don't even use mine that much unless it's really cold, but it sits there looking all warm and happy.

Mine is Le Creuset with a removable whistle. It was a gift. It's by far the best kettle I've ever used. The electric kettle is faster, except maybe using induction (I have 12K gas too), but I like the kettle on the stove better. I think the water tastes better too, perhaps from the enamelled interior. I have another water boiler, an old percolator which is very fast, which we use car camping, and it's spotless inside, but both it and the electric tea kettle make scorched tasting water. The Le Creuset doesn't. It tastes mellow, just hot.

I did a speed experiment a few years ago and posted in Appliances, but I can't find it right now. It lost its formatting on the move to Houzz, but you can figure it out if you find it. It compared the LC kettle on the gas and induction, the electric kettle and percolator (sans stem and basket), and the Advantium 240 in microwave mode (i.e., very powerful microwave. I'm pretty sure the microwave lost by a mile. :)

Anyway, the Le Creuset is enamelled steel with a heavy slug in the bottom, presumably to give it more thermal mass. It has a removable lid (a must for cleaning!) and a bail style handle which makes it easy to carry. The recent version has a whistle cover with a lever instead of a removable whistle which is more convenient and easier to remember not to put your hand over the steam. :) And it's pretty. There are other styles of LC, which I'm not familiar with.

Agree, like the way a teapot looks on the stove.

A feature I like about the electric ones is you can choose your desired water temperature. I think that can affect the taste of the tea.

I agree with grainlady, try an electric kettle. It's so much easier to use than a teapot. My teapot took up valuable burner space when I was really cooking and I really had no good place to store it.

I have an electric kettle now (Aroma $30 Target) and use it for much more than tea. Tea in the morning, French Press coffee in the afternoon, hot chocolate for the grandkids, and anything that needs hot water quickly. And since it's on the beverage counter with the coffeemaker and grinder, it's right next to the water crock so it's easy to fill.

And I have some lovely Brown Betty tea pots (and red and green).

Enjoy

I was a tea kettle person for 40 years. But after ruining my second stainless one due to boiling dry and experiencing an electric kettle at work, I will never go back. Stainless is the only way to get durability, and then you sacrifice speed of coming to a boil. My electric turns on and off with a flick, and if I forget the hot water, it reheats it in a New York minute. There are some lovely stainless ones out there (I almost went with one I found at the international market) but the electric model suits my lifestyle more.

We've used a sunbeam hot shot for years, but we are only making 1 c at a time. I've thought of a kettle, but haven't found one I like that is also induction ready.

disappointing to search and find so much plastic and cheaper metals, rubber gaskets connecting parts...some reviews complaining of rusting after a few months on various 'stainless' ones. Both stovetop and electric kettles.

Have not found an electric one i like yet. Our 'lifetime' kettle, built like a tank, was recently, with the lid up and empty of water.....DH turned on the flame and took the dogs out. Oh my...

It is no longer made.

It still works but the HonerHarmonic whistle somewhat died. Half died. Some of the handle parts melted.

Saw this one at MOMA. It does have a sturdy feel to it but not a 'lifetime' feel.

I have this Cuisinart electric kettle, and I love it. It has various temps from 160 to 212 for different applications. I keep it in the master bath, though. Perfect for making a hot beverage at bedtime; also I find the 175 degree setting is just perfect for soaking my shaving brush and moistening the soap in my shaving mug.

I have bought a few Chantel tea kettles and the water had a metallic taste. DH was burning them dry at a rather fast clip. Son finally gave us an electric tea kettle, and we love it. We now have a $20 model we bought at Costco. Works great.

I had a blue enamel Chantal for 35 years or so (?) before the same thing happened to the lid on mine. It rusted and melded so I couldn't get it off. The whistle broke about 5 years before that and a friend gave me the whistle off of hers, which she had burned up on the stove. There was no metallic taste at all to the water. It really can't be beat for a stovetop.

I switched to an electric stainless kettle because I am getting to the age that I was not trusting myself to always remember I'd put the kettle on - I'd wander out to the garden to get something and start weeding or something. The electric shuts itself off and I like that security, but I understand not wanting to use your counter space if it's limited. I'd look for a vintage Chantal. There are a few on Ebay and Etsy.

Thank you all for your replies, there is truly some love for electric kettles here!

I went yesterday to my nearby SLT and W-S to kick some tea kettle tires. While I did look at some electric kettles, I'm truly not a counter top appliance guy, and we really don't drink tea that often anyway, so I guess they are just not my cup of tea! (sorry, couldn't resist;)

The Le Creuset, All Clad, and the current Chantal all seemed to pale in quality and substantial feel to my 30+ year old kettle, so I went away a bit discouraged.

I then did some research on the Chantal, and it appears that prior to 2008 the "enamel on steel" kettle I have was made in Germany. Since then, they have been made in Taiwan, and are a slightly smaller dimension, and much lighter weight. Finding this out prompted me to take my old kettle and clean it up as much as I could. I was able to remove almost all the surface rust around the lid, and gave the inside a good vinegar cleansing.

I noticed at the stores the Chantal had a rubber gasket around the lid that has been missing on mine for how long I can't remember, so I went to Chantal's website, and ordered a replacement gasket for $3!

After it was all cleaned up, I fired it up and boiled some water for tea, and that trusty Hohner harmonica seemed to sing extra happy to be given a new life!

I figure a little rust is just extra iron :) Who knows, maybe another 30 years?

Thanks again for all your input... Chris

The choice of an electric kettle for function, safety and convenience over a stove top model reminded me of my choice of an induction range over a hefty gas model.

Induction won in my case because I benefit from its advantages several times a day. If I were a sometime/weekend cook I might have gone gas just because of the look and the hearth-like feeling it imparts to me.

So I totally get why a time-to-time tea drinker would prefer seeing a kettle on the stovetop. Happy to see you've been able to give yours a new life ;)

Did the same yesterday...stopped in SLTable and again the MOMA store. Some kettles are damaged from handling. The Chantal seems solid(ish). As does the uplift i pictured above.

The electric i need for the farm where tea is an all day affair. Hot and iced. The Breville might be the one though another one, and half the price, seems to be mostly stainless outside as well as inside. (not needed at all till next spring so no rush)...but for got to take a reference pic...

I think i'll do the same and order a new whistle, just 10 bucks. And a gasket. Then file down the melted bit that is stringy like a melted marshmallow. (now stringy rock solid hard plastic.) A shame the commercial one is no longer made.

Good choice to just clean up what you have.

How about.....

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00004Y6FT/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1450449444&sr=8-1&pi=SX200_QL40&keywords=michael+graves+tea+kettle

T-fal electric is fantastic. Easy to use and care for. The Capresso was cool looking, but I think the T-Fal works even better.

Thanks for reminding me -- once I start cooking with induction, I'm going to need a new tea kettle myself. I guess I can think about a nice electric one for my beverage station... Although I love my nice black whistling kettle right now. It is LOUD and calls me in when I'm entertaining outside.

Hope I can clean it up enough for a Goodwill donation...

Editing an hour later....

The bottom sticks to a magnet! Yay, it is induction ready! (Brand is Oxo.)

However one of my skillets that I thought was induction ready... isn't... Oh well...