Electric Samovar

Husband’s Dream Come True

He loves his samovar so much. He has named it Solaris. Perfect gift for whoever has been wanting a working samovar their entire life. Sadly does not look like it belonged to Nicholas II.

Some good, some could be improved

Positive: all stainless steel touching the water, no plastics, nice look; fairly quiet as it heats as compared to other kettles; higher capacity than most kettles Negative: no lid on the samovar besides the teapot. If you don't want to use the teapot or it doesn't fit under your cabinet, there is a huge gaping hole in the samovar lid. In photos it looked like the glass teapot sat on top of a flat surface lid, but it doesn't; the handles don't feel sturdy- they are plastic; during boiling a few drips come out of the spigot; no temp regulation possible; teapot infuser is part of the teapot lid- if you remove the infuser when tea has steeped, the smaller metal lid won't fit in the opening and will fall into the teapot water;

Necessary improvements

A part on the top that we could fit a smaller tea pot. Cord get out of the grove and make the samovar imbalance A lower temperature setting is also helpful