Reddit reviews Capresso Not Available Water Kettle, 10" x 8.25" x 6.25", Polished Chrome

No problem! A lot of places like Teavana tend to take people for a ride for "meh" tea hardware, the gear I use for brewing at home is just these things:

• Electric Kettle
  
  
• French Press
  
  
• Tea Tins
  
  
• A metal tea spoon (harder to find on Amazon, a lot of brick and mortar places probably have them for a buck or two).
  
  That's all you really need to get started making damn good cups of tea! I don't go for anything fancy like PID controlled kettles or anything, if it tastes too bitter, take the water off the kettle earlier or let it sit after it shuts itself off for a few seconds, but most everything can handle boiling fine.

This one is aesthetically pleasing, quick, and has a glass and stainless steel (over the element) interior.

We use freshly ground beans from our favorite not-so-local local roaster in Philly (we don't live near there, but we came across it a few years ago and we still order from the place regularly).

For the grounds: 10 - 12 Tbsp of ground coffee. We don't know exactly how much it is unless I go measure it because we just carved a notch at the right amount in our beloved coffee grinder.

For the water: We also marked the appropriate line on our hot water kettle with a sharpie. We use a thermometer to stop it early around 204 - 205F. Someday we hope to get a fancy one that actually monitors the temperature! But not this day.

Then as /u/VoteLobster noted we pour for the bloom. Once it's bloomed we switch between pouring around the edges and in the middle so there's no build up and we get maximum coverage of water-to-grounds.

These are less baby related and more you related:

Go buy big maxi pads now- you bleed after delivery, regardless of whether it is vaginal or a c-section and the big pads are not something you want to send hubby out to get, mainly because you may have something specific in mind...

Also, the anesthesia/pain killers can really bind you up so you may consider buying an enema kit (sorry for the TMI) but you don't want to be in a bad way stuck at home with the babies.

For breastfeeding, I always recommend getting and filling a prescription for Newman's Nipple Ointment now and taking it to the hospital with you. Way better than lanolin, IMO. Link here: http://www.nbci.ca/index.php?option=com_content&id=76:all-purpose-nipple-ointment-apno&Itemid=17

And check out the videos on the Stanford Newborn Nursery for establishing milk supply.

Again, if nursing, a chair/sofa corner that allows you to sit all the way up with your back supported with a small table very close by to hold the remote, a glass of water, wiping cloth.

Prep and freeze meals. And get some stuff that requires little/quick prep -you need to eat to make milk but you have no time.

One of these for your babies heads - http://www.amazon.com/Bean-Clean-Scalp-Massaging-Cradle/dp/B002PYZCWU

For bottle warming we would just stick the bottles in a bowl, cup of warm/hot water and this was THE BEST for heating/boiling water fast:
http://www.amazon.com/Capresso-259-Kettle-Polished-Chrome/dp/B000BY4ZHO When a baby is screaming 2 minutes is an eternity.

We also bought a front loading washer with a Sanitize cycle - between poop, spit up and thrush, it was just really nice to have around.

We received so many adorable outfits but once the girls arrived I was SO into simple - the sleep and plays - footed zip ups were my favorite.

I use this Capresso hot water kettle. I liked it because it doesn't allow the boiling water to come in contact with plastic. Most all other electric kettles do.

• http://www.amazon.com/Capresso-259-Kettle-Polished-Chrome/dp/B000BY4ZHO/ref=sr_1_2?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1382202639&sr=1-2&keywords=capresso
  
  Water selection, as others have said, is critical. Good water is easily 95% of good tea.
  
  "Tea is the spirit in the water, while water is the body that carries tea." – Zhang Yuan

This: Capresso H20

You can see it boiling if you're good at judging water temp by bubble size, and if not you can hit it with an infrared thermometer.

Here's a pic of it

Obligatory Amazon link

This one is glass, which allows one to see the bubbles and steam. You can learn to gauge the temperature this way;

>For water that is 200 - 212°F
Asian description: ‘turbulent waters’
That’s just at the boil - Boil the water and pour it onto the leaves

>For water that is 190 - 200°F
Asian description: ‘old man water’.
That’s just under a full boil - or boil the water and let it rest for one minute.

>For water that is 180 - 200°F
Asian description: ‘string of pearls’ water
That’s when tiny bubbles thread along the surface - or boil the water and let it rest for two minutes (a general rule of thumb for this diverse category with its 20-degree range is ‘the darker the leaf the hotter the water’)

>For water that is 170 - 180°F
Asian description: ‘fish eyes’ water.
That’s when large bubbles first appear - or boil the water and let it rest for three minutes

>For water that is 160 - 170°F
Asian description: 'column of steam steadily rising' water. That’s when a column of steam begins to rise from the surface - or boil the water and let it rest for three to four minutes.

I have one of these. It's fantastic and pretty impossible to burn your house down with.

I am a fan of my Capresso kettle.

http://www.amazon.com/Capresso-259-03-Kettle-Polished-Chrome/dp/B000BY4ZHO/

although to be fair, 200ºF should be suitable for most teas you want to drink and get caffeine, herbal mixtures need to be near boiling point but those are 1) not gonna give you caffeine and 2) technically not tea [i only say that to cover myself from obligatory reddit pedantry]

you may not need to be spending money in the first place :)

i've had this Capresso for a few years now and I love it. Not sure on longeivity but it's been great so far.