The very best ways to boil water quickly, anywhere
Three vessels built for maximum efficiency and temperature control.
Apply
enough heat to water and it will eventually boil, but try toconvince
your brain of that while you impatiently loiter in your kitchen,
listening for your old kettle to whistle. Your noggin is a timekeeper,
and the more you pay attention to each passing second, the longer your
suffering seems to last. It would take just 10.16 minutes to boil a
gallon of water on an impossible stove with ideal heat transfer, and the
wait would still feel like torture. The good news: These vessels were
built for maximum efficiency and temperature control, to minimize the
pain of waiting for those little bubbles to start rising.
At Home...
You can boil any liquid you want in the Fellow Raven Stovetop Kettle + Tea Steeper,
but its specialty is a perfect cup of tea. This pot has an integrated
metal filter inside for steeping. The silicone top has a built-in
thermometer with markings to indicate the ideal temperature range for
your brew. Try 170°F for green tea, or the full 212°F for an herbal mix.
Plus, the copper finish will only get better-looking as it ages.
CAPACITY: 34 ounces
HEAT SOURCE: Stovetop
PRICE: $100
CAPACITY: 34 ounces
HEAT SOURCE: Stovetop
PRICE: $100
At Work...
A proper cuppa requires thermal precision. Measure your water level in the Cuisinart PerfecTemp
through its lit window, then let the 1,500 watts flowing into the
base’s metal heating element do their thang. Six presets guide you to
the right temperature for your drink. White tea? 185°F. French-press
coffee? 200 flat. It’ll even keep the water at that set point for up to
30 minutes, all from the comfort of your desk.
CAPACITY: 57 ounces
HEAT SOURCE: Electric
PRICE: $100
CAPACITY: 57 ounces
HEAT SOURCE: Electric
PRICE: $100
At Play...
Look, sometimes you just need to boil 16 ounces of water in two minutes and fifteen seconds in below-freezing temperatures. The Jetboil MiniMo
understands. A valve dishes out a carefully tuned fuel mixture of
propane and isobutane to speed heating. The whole package fits inside a
5-by-6-inch cup for transport. Use it to cook some cowboy beans, and
you’ll appreciate the shallow spoon angle from the wide cup.
CAPACITY: 32 ounces
HEAT SOURCE: Fuel tank
PRICE: $135
This article was originally published in the September/October 2017 Mysteries of Time and Space issue of Popular Science.
CAPACITY: 32 ounces
HEAT SOURCE: Fuel tank
PRICE: $135
This article was originally published in the September/October 2017 Mysteries of Time and Space issue of Popular Science.
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