Zojirushi CV-DSC40 VE Hybrid Water Boiler and Warmer, Stainless Steel

Comment: Most people talk about the Hot Water. But in fact when you add a new appliance to the kitchen the real question you need to ask is if this extra stuff makes your life better.

This Single Purpose Appliance is a very important part of my day. It makes that very important hot brew at the exact moment I need to have my cup. You will enjoy the nice looks and the quality of the presentation.

Nice features are:

So tall that it can fill even large pots with no lifting or tipping needed. Makes starting up water for Pasta very fast.

Hot soup from an instant "just add water" is now only a moment away.

Ok, so what is this "Happy Tune" title all about?

Yes each time the pot gets up to temp. it breaks out in a small song to say how happy it is to provide you with hot water.

I would bet that the next version will have Twitter so you can "follow" you hot pot on your iPhone/iPad.

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Comment: We love this and use it for hot tea daily. I have used this heated water to cook thawed shrimp! Lots you can do. VERY handy, used daily, and it's lots of temperature-contolled hot water at the ready. The only complaint that I have is that Amazon delivered it with a rather substantial dent in the side. It cannot be removed, but we didn't send it back because it still works and we wanted to use it. But I ask you, HOW does a major purchase arrive with a large DENT in it??!! The box seemed to be roughly treated. What gives??!!

Comment: High quality Japanese product. Work as advertised. But I saw it sold for 30 bucks cheaper at the local Asian Ranch 99 supermarket in CA!

Comment: I've been using the Zojirushi water boiler daily for almost a month and have no complaints. It works as promised, the lid is easy to remove, I like how it swivels so it's easy to unplug and has the window for observing the water level, and I LOVE the timer feature. As other reviewers have commented, the water comes in handy for so many other uses: rinsing pans and sticky cereal bowls, jump-starting pasta water, warming water in a dishpan without running the tap for a minute!

Getting the right temp for green tea takes a bit of planning because--as I understand it, at least--it first boils the water and then lets the temp drop to 175, where it then maintains it at 175, rather than just warming it to that temp and then staying there without going all the way to boil first. If I have this wrong, I'm sure someone will jump in to correct me!

Edited to add: I generally use filtered water, so I didn't have to clean the boiler for two months. When I did, I followed the recommendation of another reviewer and purchased a pound of citric acid crystals from our natural foods co-op to use for cleaning, measuring out the grams and then converting it into tablespoons. For me, that worked out to 2 tbsp + 1/4 tsp (YMMV). The cleaning went perfectly and there was no residual smell at all.

Comment: We love this second Zojirushi much as the first one. We have been using these puppies in the kitchen for years now and I cannot imagine a kitchen without - but a kitchen with it is definitely not the norm. I love it so much I dedicated an entire blog post on my blog [...] to it and its benefits. This particular one is excellent, efficient, has a nice chime, has a quick and slow release and 4 temperatures which makes it very practical but we only use the 208 F setting.
I am a die hard fan of Zojirushi products and recommend this in a heart beat. Expensive, maybe, but indispensable!