Hand-Hammered Copper Tea Kettle
Description
A tea kettle hammered by hand from copper, with a tall arched handle wrapped in cord and a brass knob on the lid. Every dent is a hammer mark, so no two kettles are quite alike.
- Capacity: about 1.5 L (51 oz).
- Size: about 23 cm (9 in) tall to the top of the handle; 10.5 cm across the base.
- Copper: about 1 mm thick; the kettle weighs about 800 g.
- Inside: plain, uncoated copper. It darkens with use, and that layer is expected.
- In the box: the kettle.
- Small differences and marks come from the hand work. Wipe it dry after use.
Shown for styling only and not included: the Wynden Home display stand, food and other props in the photos.
Shipping & returns
Free delivery to the US in 8–18 business days. Duty is prepaid, so nothing is collected on delivery. You have thirty days to send it back; if it arrives damaged, we replace it.
About 1.5 litres, hammered by hand.
Drawn to the maker's measurements: 23 cm tall, 10.5 cm across the base.
The inside darkens with use
The inside is plain copper. It is bright on the first boil; with use a dark-brown layer forms on the inner wall. That is expected, and it doesn't need scrubbing off.
Copper moves heat like few metals can.
Copper is one of the best conductors of heat used in the kitchen. Here is what that, and the hammer, give you.
- 25×Heat spreads fastCopper conducts heat about 25 times better than stainless steel (roughly 400 against 16 W/m·K), so heat spreads across the base instead of sitting in one spot.
- 1 mmHammered by handThe copper is about 1 mm thick and shaped with a hammer. Every dent is a hammer mark, so no two kettles are alike.
- 1.5 LTea for the tableAbout 1.5 litres (51 oz): a full pot for several cups, not just one mug.
- 800 gEasy to liftAbout 800 g empty, with a tall arched handle wrapped in cord and a brass knob on the lid.
