Pouring my mind over reviews, labels, and calling stores to actually read the box to see if it truly was not made in Asia was exhausting to say the least. At last the return phone call I was waiting for came on Tuesday. The tea kettle I kept returning to was much less than $300 and was indeed made in Belgium!!The features I wanted were:
- Not made in Asia
- Stainless Steel throughout
- No aluminum or nickel or plastic touching the water ever!!
- Well constructed without seams
- Warranty
The Apollo Tea Kettle comes with a 30 year warranty and a complete stainless steel construction.
Demeyere makes another tea kettle that looks identical to this one, but in a different line called Resto. The Resto tea kettle is a fraction of the cost, not the quality of stainless and has an aluminum interior wall. It also only comes with a 2 year warranty and the worst part: "Made in Indonesia". Beware looking for customer reviews, I am certain that the 2 reviews I read for the Apollo were actually for the Resto.
I plan to use the Apollo for at least 6 months before giving it a review. If it holds up as well as I think it will, it is worthy of a strong customer review for being made in Belgium and well constructed without harmful metals or plastic parts. It is the only tea kettle of its kind besides the beautful line of Italian tea kettles, one of which can be found here: http://www.unicahome.com/catalog/item.asp?id=50113&PartnerID=SLI
$300 teakettle from Italy made by SerafinoZanihttp://cookware.metrokitchen.com/search#w=apollo%20teakettle&asug=
Look closely and you can see "Made in Belgium"!
6 comments:
Howdy, my cheapo tea kettle finished its languorous collapse today and an internet search lead me to your post.
I too seek out Made in USA or when it is not possible, avoid Asian-made goods. I simply do not trust the materials used in most of their products.
Anyhow, your post notes that you will review the kettle after 6 months. What's the verdict?
A website search today showed that kettle to be made in Indonesia. I wonder if they have changed their production location.
I cannot find this tea kettle anywhere! Any ideas? Every website says it is no longer available. Thank you
Unfortunately, the Apollo tea kettle has been discontinued. Demeyere now only offers the Resto which Is made in China! :-(
I am so tired of trying to find a good quality tea pot. The demeyere Apollo was my next choice since Chantal tea pots are no longer of good quality. Guess what, I can not locate one for sale at all. I want a brushed or stainless steel conduction use tea pot that will last for awhile. My Chantals are over 7 years old, still going but needed a stainless and the reviews are terrible. Hope someone will help me find a great one.
Just so you know, if the stainless steel is 18/10 then it has nickel in it. In fact it has 10% nickel in it and 18% chromium.
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