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I have been trying to find the perfect travel kettle for a long time and this is the closest I have found... it does have some quirks that I have been working out. I have been making short trips during the covid thing to remain sane, and I need my tea in the morning as part of my ritual. Hotel coffee set ups in the USA suck for tea lovers. Coffee flavored water and stale bags yuck. Here are some tips. 1. Let the pot air out when you get it and boil water with lemon or vinegar in it at least 5-10 times before you take it in a trip to get the stink out. 2. When you finish heating water with it and are ready to store it, set the switch to OFF to prevent accidental turning it on dry when plugging it in empty because that will damage the element. 3. Let it dry completely before storage. 4. If you make tea with sugar directly IN the pot (which I do) turn it OFF after it boils the first time and MANUALLY turn it on to reheat while watching it carefully because otherwise if you leave the lid on and it turns itself on to reheat, it will spray hot tea all over the place. (I did this TWICE - so I am serious about this). The pot automatically reheats the water if you leave it in the ON position.... which works great if you are just heating water... but tea with sugar must have a magic viscosity that defeats this purpose. Plus imagine the disaster you would have if you forgot it and it kept doing this over and over until the pot ran dry... yikes. So.... don’t do it. 5. Do not try to unplug the cord from the pot to move it to serve when it is full and hot... just bring your cups TO the pot and pour with the cord still plugged into the base of the pot. Again, a disaster if you do it wrong. Again, did that twice.... don’t say I never learn.... lots of tea stained hotel towels later... I am writing this for you to save hotels (and you) the trouble. 6. The cup that comes with it is great for using in the bathroom to take pills etc, but it is too tippy and fragile for hot liquids. Do not use it for this purpose. You will make another mess. Yep, did that too. But only ONCE. Have fun. It is a great pot, not so great cup, and requires patience and proper handling. Enjoy!