Whistling Tea Kettle

ONE DAY WE HAD TEA A FRIEND AND ME.

Oxo International is one of the leading brands in innovative consumer products, particularly comfortable kitchen tools with a ‘Universal Design’ concept, and the introduction of their Oxo Good Grips product line. The company was founded by Sam Farber in his quest to give solution to his wife’s problem on “gripping difficulty” with ordinary kitchen tools because of a slight arthritis condition. He saw an opportunity to not only help people that had the same problem, but design more comfortable tools for the kitchen, suitable for everybody and for all types of hands.

Tea kettles have been rather small kitchen appliances used for heating or boiling water for tea making or for other hot drinks. Glass tea kettles are the much classier and more elegant versions of these tea kettles; they vary in sizes and capacities, as well as other properties such as shapes and materials.

The popularity of tea kettles has been undeniably high, and it has been a common ware in most kitchens all across the globe these days. One such type of modern tea kettle that has been a favorite kitchen appliance is the electric tea kettle. The speedy and more convenient way of boiling water has been one of the main features of electric tea kettles; not to mention its being handy (for the cordless ones), where one can bring it to just about any place without looking like they’re “kitchen lost”. But of course, one can still get the older “burner-sitting” types of tea kettles, depending on ones taste and preference.

Copper tea kettles are among the types of tea kettles that goes back to historic times when the popularity of tea first started; it was initially used for boiling water in tea preparation, particularly in Europe during the boom of tea houses. Some copper tea kettles were designed for decorative purposes only, as the copper material was found to be an elegant finish that fitted a home “enhancing” touch.

If you know your kitchenware and dining utensils, then you are probably familiar with the name “Alessi.” An Italian family, the first Alessi was called Giovanni of Luzzogno, who was among those who went to Germany in order to learn the trade of pewter-making. One of his descendants was also called Giovanni and he became the founder of what is now literally a household name - Alessi.