now, I'm not a sophisticated gal, completely low maintenance and as such I am completely happy with a cup of instant coffee. I will usually opt for a Kenyan or Colombian type but again, I'm not that fussy however what I do insist on is the temperature of the water that I pour on my granules.
I propose a kettle that can switch from tea to coffee optimum temperatures. Tea is best brewed using boiling water which is 100 deg. centigrade whereas a cup of coffee is best made with hot water about the 96 deg. centigrade mark. Can't be too hard to develop a kettle that switches off at those temperatures.-- po, Sep 20 2017 Not entirely unbaked (or unboiled) http://www.independ...6-tea-a7179216.html [hippo, Sep 20 2017] Tea Brewing Tips http://www.thefragr...en-tea-brewing-tipsThese tips for brewing green tea (which usually uses water at a lower than boiling temperature) could be adopted for instant coffee easily enough. [zen_tom, Sep 20 2017] Cheap variable kettle https://www.amazon....id=pla-308446476370 [bs0u0155, Sep 20 2017] I am sorry to say that instant coffee is just wrong!! It's a sweet idea for a halfbaked kettle, but must use it for something else! Oatmeal??-- xandram, Sep 20 2017 not keen [xandram] tbh, I prefer instant to anything else but I do buy a nice brand like Kenco, if advertising is allowed...-- po, Sep 20 2017 thanks [h]. must admit I didn't search.-- po, Sep 20 2017 One problem with this is that heated water tends to stratify, so only part of your water will be at 96°C at any one time. Once it boils, of course, the bubbling mixes it up.
A better bet is to buy a ruler. If you hold the kettle a suitable distance above your mug, the boiled water will be at 96°C by the time it reaches the coffee.-- MaxwellBuchanan, Sep 20 2017 My TFal kettle <link> has 3 positions: Useless, really hot, boiling. Really hot works well for coffee, boiling is good for tea.-- bs0u0155, Sep 20 2017 After a quick look on amazon for instant coffee... cripes. It's not that expensive in England.-- bs0u0155, Sep 20 2017 PG Tips are the bees knees.-- po, Sep 21 2017 Exactly. It says 'tea' on the side of the packet, but they're just bulking it out with crushed insects and hoping consumers don't notice-- hippo, Sep 22 2017 Indeed - that's why their sausages are so tasty-- hippo, Sep 22 2017 random, halfbakery