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Letter Re: A Warning on Kelly Kettles
Dear Jim,
Great Site, Jim! I wanted to warn some folks that may have ordered or intend
to order the Kelly Kettle (mentioned in the article "Prepare
or Die", by J. Britely .) After receiving my kettle I rinsed
it out with water and soap. I then tested the kettle to make sure it worked,
and most
importantly, learned how to use it before the situation
required its use. I started with paper burning, then put small sticks
from the yard in the
chimney
and that baby really boiled water fast. However, after using it twice and
rinsing it out, I ran my finger along the inside of the water container.
My finger was coated with a good coating of aluminum dust and some type of
slightly greasy sticky substance. I rinsed it out again and again, boiled
it again and again, and still my finger comes out with a good coating of
aluminum dust. This cannot be good for human consumption. I sent the manufacturer
e-mails but never heard back. It was so much dust--imagine spraying aluminum
spray
paint
and passing your finger through the flow of paint real fast--yes - really,
that much. If you fill it with water you can actually see fine aluminum particles
float in the water at the top. Just a warning. - Jesse
