Kettle update

We have finally substituted our old kettle that was dripping a lot to this new one about a month ago

A week after we got it, we went for a walk in Chinatown and found these other two kettles that we absolutely love for half the price of ours, but there's nothing we can do about it now... Next time we need any kind of cookware, Chinatown will be our first stop, for sure.

My favourite is the one on the left and Pau's favourite the one on the right. I would be happy with either one of them, but I can't complain, I'm quite happy with ours too.

We didn't buy the kettles, but we did get this enamel mixing/ serving/ peeing bowl and the most amazing papier-mâché head traditionally used during the Chinese new year's celebration that now sits in our bookcase.

I'll try go back there this summer for the new Chinatown night market, to buy our lantern string lights and to take pictures of the pretty pots and pans that we weren't allowed to photograph this time.

Kettle Update

After we fixed up our kitchen, the old burnt kettle instantly started leaking. Just a weird coincidence or not (I'm looking at you, landlord!), trying to find a gas stove kettle to replace this one is not an easy task.

I just love so many of the kettles I find, but unfortunately my pocket can't say quite the same. Here's a roundup of some that are too irresistible:

1. Le Creuset Classic Demi is a great classic but I don't really like the plastic handle $81.70
2. Stainless Steel Pour Over kettle must be great for brewing coffee and one of my favourites $70
3. Tetsubin Ikenaga kettle is absolutely out of my price range, but really pretty $450
4. Staub Square cast iron kettle $109.99
5. Glass kettle so I can see when the water is about to boil $34

1. Poketo Japanese Enamel is simple, traditional and I love it so much $125
2. Collapsible kettle, for those camping trips that i expect to happen some day £29.95
3. Picquot Magnalium is cast in one solid piece and leakage sure wouldn't be a problem $275
3. Bonjour porcelain tea kettle $36.89
5. Staub Round cast iron kettle, the cousin of the squared one $129.99

I had a love-at-first-sight affair with these vintage David Douglas Flameproof glass coffeepots. Although I can't find much more information about it, one will very likely make its way to our kitchen, either as a coffeepot or a kettle, since they can handle gas stoves...

1. Pinecone/Woodland Douglas Flameproof $12.00 (is this one with the matching cups too much?)

2. Gold Drops with the most amazing handle and a warming stand $29.99

3. Golden Rings design (the rings show the amount of liquid) with warming stand $32.95

4. Gold Snowflakes Douglas Flameproof $7.50

5. Gold Wheat David Douglas Flameproof coffeepot $14.74

Funny thing. While browsing for the Le Creuset kettle, Google and  Ikea sneaked this very misleading link at the top of the search results. 

I can only dream of a day Ikea sells Le Creuset cookware at Ikea prices.