[Silver Girl]

I'm considering investing in a hot water urn for parties at home. I'm thinking it might be a good alternative to boiling the kettle over and over and having to make cuppas in batches.

Can you recommend a good brand? Any features I should look out for? Plastic or steel? Any safety tips for when children are about? What size is best for smallish parties?

Any advice welcome.

[BeYOUtiful]

I bought a Casera brand, stainless steel, 8.8 litre. It is excellent, heats up quickly.
My sons birthday is July so really handy.
I set it up in our garage next to the fridge on a high bench out of reach of little fingers.

It was a great price too at around $40.

[gonetothebeach]

I don't have an urn so I won't be much help, but next Saturday (the 26th) Aldi are selling urns for $39.99.. it looks pretty good as well.

[Silver Girl]

Thanks for the replies. Jane05, does the stainless steel feel hot to touch (safety wise)? I was thinking the plastic might not heat up so much. Good idea to place it up high either way so little ones don't have access to boiling water.

[BeYOUtiful]

It is dual wall insulated for safety.
Auto thermostat.
Cool touch handles.

I had to check the box as was pretty sure It wasn't hot to touch, but haven't used it since July and memory shot lol.

This post has been edited by ~Jane05~: 19/01/2013, 03:29 PM

[Silver Girl]

Thanks so much for checking that out Jane05. Sounds good.