An electric pot that keeps water at one of four set temperatures (160-208°F) and dispenses it with a button press, so tea or French press coffee never starts from a cold kettle. The detail worth knowing: the power cord attaches magnetically, the same breakaway design Zojirushi has built into its water boilers since 1982 — a snagged cord pulls free instead of tipping a pot of hot water, decades before Apple applied the same idea to laptop chargers.
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