Does the ability to heat a cup of water in 3 seconds interest you? Then take a look at this Teal quick Cup, which produces hot (we’re not sure if it’s near boiling) water by spinning the cold water you pour in around the spiral heating element. Not only is it fast, it’s supposedly more efficient than a standard kettle or hot water heater because it only needs to be “on” for those three-ish seconds. Useful for your instant cups of tea or filling up a bathtub the dumb way. [Quickcup via Giz Mag via Boing Boing Gadgets]
Benny
Friday, February 15, 2008 at 10:26 AMWe’ve got one at work. The water comes out at 90degC which is fine if you like weak tea but near useless for a strong cuppa. And yes, it really is that fast.
squiggle
Sunday, March 23, 2008 at 2:36 PMFirst one I got lasted all of 20 seconds before it blew a lot of steam and the fuses. After that it only passed room temperature water. A call to TEFAL and they said take it back to the retailer. The replacement unit has been going well… yes its noisy, splashes a bit but it sure beats having to wait for the kettle to boil.
jack
Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 5:02 PMI am thinking about getting one for my mum for mothers day (she loves tea) should i?? is it good??
Sheelagh Wiles
Monday, November 16, 2009 at 11:38 AMI have misplaced my instructions and have a flashing red light can someone please advise me what and how to fix this problem
Sheelagh