As much as I feel guilty drawing your attention to something so hard to find, I can’t help but mention the Kamenstein Motion Rocket Kettle, a tea kettle that alerts you when the water’s boiling by spinning rockets, spewing forth steam. It was made in 1999, and is sadly, painfully out of production and worth 5 to 10 times the initial selling price of $70. (Try $300-700, if you can find one. Big IF.)
Where did I find this remarkable device, you ask? Alton Brown used one on his True Brew II episode of Good Eats, which I only saw two nights ago. AB, I love ya, but how dare you dangle a ROCKET tea kettle in front of my eyes, and then have it be discontinued?? I cry many tears.
Rocket, one of the models featured in Kamenstein’s Motion Kettles collection, is made of highly polished stainless steel and holds 2 1/2 quarts of water. Located at its top is a rotating ring powered by steam produced when water boils inside the pot. As the ring turns on its ball-bearing base, a pair of attached rockets circle the tea kettle. In addition to providing amusement, the kettle’s revolving rockets signal users that water is boiling.
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Ahhhh, at one time we had TWO of these (we registered for them when we got married) … we returned one and sadly the other one melted in a most unfortunate incident.
It was awesome though. I would love to have another one.
Wow, I bet it WAS awesome. Sorry to hear yours met an unfortunate end! I still hope I’ll run into one somewhere, for less than $300….
Do you still have the spout plug? We lost ours. Or did it melt, too?
I just bought one of those today at a Goodwill store. I was planning on giving it to the boyfriend for a Father’s Day gift, but now I’m wondering if I should list it for sale.
It’s in great condition.
YES,YES,YES!! You should list it! Don’t waste it on a boyfriend when you could probably make $500-800 on ebay! These are HIGHLY sought after and you are extremely fortunate you found one at a goodwill store, WOW! (I wish I were that lucky).
If you list it, then PLEASE post where it’s for auction.
I can’t afford it, but would LOVE to see what it goes for.
AGAIN: Do not waste it on a boyfriend, because he’ll either ruin it, or sell it himself.
OK, EB, you’ve convinced me.
I could certainly use the money. I’ve never tried to sell anything on ebay before but I’ll figure it out.
I’ll let you know when and where the ad is.
Thanks Danielle! I saw one of these on eBay today, apparently they are really hard to find?? Anyway, read about it and saw all the excitement over them and thought I would post a comment for those needing a point in the right direction. Very cool tea kettle, makes me wish I drank more tea lol. Hope someone out there in rocket land finds this helpful! http://www.ebay.com/itm/130694736708?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649#ht_1288wt_922
Thanks for posting! I have to laugh at the description though: “This kettle is previously loved and shows some wear…” um, that’s the understatement of the CENTURY. Oh well. Maybe the rockets can be re-chromed?