On one Alton Brown Good Eats show, he featured a tea kettle
that I would dearly like to find.

The body of the kettle was either brushed aluminum or stainless
steel with brass accents (rivets or straps) and with the
unmistakable feature of a top that rotated from the
escaping steam. Reminiscent of a Archimedes steam engine.

I have Googled myself out and looked through many pages of
tea kettles to no avail.

Does anyone have any idea who manufactures that kettle and/or
where it is sold.

Many thanks in advance.

Last I saw a similar design it was a Michael Graves (I think his first
name is Michael) design for Target stores. I got one for my sister that
had a doohickey that spun like a ferris wheel.

Gerald I. Evenden wrote:
> On one Alton Brown Good Eats show, he featured a tea kettle
> that I would dearly like to find.
>
> The body of the kettle was either brushed aluminum or stainless
> steel with brass accents (rivets or straps) and with the
> unmistakable feature of a top that rotated from the
> escaping steam. Reminiscent of a Archimedes steam engine.
>
> I have Googled myself out and looked through many pages of
> tea kettles to no avail.
>
> Does anyone have any idea who manufactures that kettle and/or
> where it is sold.
>
> Many thanks in advance.

Hello Gerald,

Google works just fine. Here's what I found in five minutes:

I used the following search phrases exactly as indicated
(including the quotes): "Alton Brown" "Good Eats" "tea kettle"

The results are he http://tinyurl.com/m9267

The very first hit was a Slashdot thread about a (then) upcoming
Q&A with Alton Brown, in which queries were posted regarding his
"cool gadgets." Someone wanted to know about the insane
("rocket") tea kettle: http://tinyurl.com/rt5f2

As you can see,a respondent mentioned that it was formerly
available from the Gevalia catalog. Another respondent wrote
that a friend had found one in Prague. Yet a third respondent
recommended checking the area of goodeatsfanpage.com that
discusses Alton Brown's equipment. Looking there, I found the
following information at http://tinyurl.com/lq3k8 (scroll down to
the final item listed):

Make: Kamenstein Collection / Motion Kettles
Model: Rocket
Price: $70.00

When the pot boils, the top spins around from the steam
jetting out from the two rockets on the side.
Made of highly polished 18/8 stainless steel. Holds 2 ½
quarts.
Barclay's Coffee: $79.95 ($10.00 off if you mention this
website when ordering)
Teapots4Sale.com: $69.99 (discontinued, no longer being
made by the manufacturer)

I assume that's the kettle you're interested in?

There's a better photo of it on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/r2czj

However, the "Kamenstein MKI Design World of Motion Steam-Driven
Rocket Kettle" has apparently been discontinued and seems rather
difficult to find.

Amazon no longer stocks it: http://tinyurl.com/ojafa

And many have posted it in eBay's "Want It Now" section, as you
can see in these Google search results: http://tinyurl.com/n4tpt

But keep an eye on eBay, and perhaps contact the manufacturer for
more info:

M. Kamenstein Inc.
565 Taxter Road
Elmsford, NY 10523
(914) 785-8000

Good luck!



Gerald I. Evenden wrote:
> On one Alton Brown Good Eats show, he featured a tea kettle
> that I would dearly like to find.
>
> The body of the kettle was either brushed aluminum or stainless
> steel with brass accents (rivets or straps) and with the
> unmistakable feature of a top that rotated from the
> escaping steam. Reminiscent of a Archimedes steam engine.
>
> I have Googled myself out and looked through many pages of
> tea kettles to no avail.
>
> Does anyone have any idea who manufactures that kettle and/or
> where it is sold.
>
> Many thanks in advance.

never mind wrote:

> Hello Gerald,
>
> Google works just fine. Here's what I found in five minutes:
>
> I used the following search phrases exactly as indicated
> (including the quotes): "Alton Brown" "Good Eats" "tea kettle"
>
> The results are he http://tinyurl.com/m9267
>
> The very first hit was a Slashdot thread about a (then) upcoming
> Q&A with Alton Brown, in which queries were posted regarding his
> "cool gadgets." Someone wanted to know about the insane
> ("rocket") tea kettle: http://tinyurl.com/rt5f2
>
> As you can see,a respondent mentioned that it was formerly
> available from the Gevalia catalog. Another respondent wrote
> that a friend had found one in Prague. Yet a third respondent
> recommended checking the area of goodeatsfanpage.com that
> discusses Alton Brown's equipment. Looking there, I found the
> following information at http://tinyurl.com/lq3k8 (scroll down to
> the final item listed):
>
> Make: Kamenstein Collection / Motion Kettles
> Model: Rocket
> Price: $70.00
>
> When the pot boils, the top spins around from the steam
> jetting out from the two rockets on the side.
> Made of highly polished 18/8 stainless steel. Holds 2 ½
> quarts.
> Barclay's Coffee: $79.95 ($10.00 off if you mention this
> website when ordering)
> Teapots4Sale.com: $69.99 (discontinued, no longer being
> made by the manufacturer)
>
> I assume that's the kettle you're interested in?
>
> There's a better photo of it on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/r2czj
>
> However, the "Kamenstein MKI Design World of Motion Steam-Driven
> Rocket Kettle" has apparently been discontinued and seems rather
> difficult to find.
>
> Amazon no longer stocks it: http://tinyurl.com/ojafa
>
> And many have posted it in eBay's "Want It Now" section, as you
> can see in these Google search results: http://tinyurl.com/n4tpt
>
> But keep an eye on eBay, and perhaps contact the manufacturer for
> more info:
>
> M. Kamenstein Inc.
> 565 Taxter Road
> Elmsford, NY 10523
> (914) 785-8000
>
> Good luck!
>
>
>
> Gerald I. Evenden wrote:
>> On one Alton Brown Good Eats show, he featured a tea kettle
>> that I would dearly like to find.
>>
>> The body of the kettle was either brushed aluminum or stainless
>> steel with brass accents (rivets or straps) and with the
>> unmistakable feature of a top that rotated from the
>> escaping steam. Reminiscent of a Archimedes steam engine.
>>
>> I have Googled myself out and looked through many pages of
>> tea kettles to no avail.
>>
>> Does anyone have any idea who manufactures that kettle and/or
>> where it is sold.
>>
>> Many thanks in advance.
Its a matter of guessing the right way to specify a search
string when looking for subject.

Your last entry hits the button but at $70 I wonder how
much I want one. :-(

Good idea but a bit pricy.

Thanks for the find.