Initially, the plastic parts do not have smelled something chemically, but after 2 times will be filled with boiling water, belonged to this small shortcoming of the past. Even with pure water then I could not detect any odors or taste impairments.
In a nutshell, the Table Line jug does exactly what it should and even in fancy packaging, so full marks from my side.
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Updated on 11/29/2014
Although I have the pot filled almost every day exclusively with hot water and kept meticulously clean especially the lid and rinsed with boiling water and then given time to dry, a slimy green-black layer has formed in the lid, which dissolves now and pours into the cup. Since the lid a disassembled into its individual parts is not allowed, such pollution is not excluded! Thus, I can no longer Tell the pot, but must come from a health point of a businessman strongly advise against !!!!