What we were looking for.

When chronic drinkers Little we looked for a variant, to provide easily accessible drinks throughout the day.
As I remembered the samovar, which has to offer at least over the whole day warm water. It turned out that good new samovars this country seem to be niche products. Due to poor reviews we have apart from a few (less expensive section) products. Our choice fell on the high sounding brand Beem.

PROCESSING:
Material Technically there is nothing to complain about. We are dealing with high quality stainless steel in a sufficient thickness. The second look it was noted that the right handle of the large cooking vessel is placed minimally wrong. The heating plate is polished, which makes it very easy descaling. Pot and strainer make a high-quality and stable impression. Due to the rubber feet, the samovar is slipping on the subsoil. However, these rubber feet allow the samovar also stand a little shaky, albeit marginally. Practically, the attachable drip tray that can so never slip.

USE:
At the initial heating was noticeable that the samovar quite vociferously hissed under his breath. The sound we know from the kettle. However, since the samovar in the living room, which can already briefly interrupt the TV evening. Due to the material the patter of water is delivered with high efficiency to the environment. Once it is hot, but the reheating will not last long. Practically, the tap to drain the water. The functioning properly and does not drip after, but could have a little more forward. I have often gone in the meantime gone to do other things while my cup is filled. When dealing with hot water can also be a safety factor. The tap can be determined in open position, which is useful, but also dangerous.

What would a samovar without black tea? Nothing easier than that: the water heated, tea in the sieve (about 1 teaspoon per cup.), Boiling water from the samovar added until the tea is just so covered and let them go. The result is in the pot, a tea concentrate, at the dosage (per cup) you only have to get used to, otherwise it will not have enough for all cups. The rest of the cup is then refilled with hot water. Once you get this done, the tea pleasure nothing stands in the way. Instructions for preparation of various teas contained in the manual.

The setting of the thermostat must be carried out purely by feel, because I suspect that the aufgrdruckte scale in conjunction with the Bedienungsanlleitung is not very accurate. Here it is important to find a setting that can not boil the water permanently, but also can not be too cold. However, this is easy to find (with me the golden mean).

By design forms at the bottom of the pot and the lid of the stove (hot) water condensate, which may drip when removing the pot or the lid. It should be prepared. Is the samovar then empty (no water comes out of the Hahm out more), so we still have an actual water level of 500ml in the device. This may on the one hand serve as protection against dry running, on the other hand as pointless heated water mass.

CONCLUSION:
Meanwhile, the samovar is an everyday occurrence. He has just brought the effect that we wanted: animate primarily for fluid intake. His occasional crackling leaves him back again and again to the fore, as if to say: "People drink more!". I would say that goal achieved. We use the samovar mainly as a water heater for tea bags and cappuccino. Since I'm the only one who drinks black tea, I grab now and then disabled child slosh hot water for pouring from the jug and look forward to more cups of black tea. (Hint: tea concentrate not leave to cool, because it is bitter then.) You can safely over the minor criticisms look away. That the steady keeping warm water also costs energy, should be clear.