tea kettle with spinning top

Hello Gerald,

Google works just fine. Here's what I found in five minutes:

I used the following search phrases exactly as indicated (including the quotes): "Alton Brown" "Good Eats" "tea kettle"

The results are here:

The very first hit was a Slashdot thread about a (then) upcoming Q&A with Alton Brown, in which queries were posted regarding his "cool gadgets." Someone wanted to know about the insane ("rocket") tea kettle:

As you can see,a respondent mentioned that it was formerly available from the Gevalia catalog. Another respondent wrote that a friend had found one in Prague. Yet a third respondent recommended checking the area of goodeatsfanpage.com that discusses Alton Brown's equipment. Looking there, I found the following information at

Make: Kamenstein Collection / Motion Kettles Model: Rocket Price: $70.00

When the pot boils, the top spins around from the steam jetting out from the two rockets on the side. Made of highly polished 18/8 stainless steel. Holds 2 ½ quarts. Barclay's Coffee: $79.95 ($10.00 off if you mention this website when ordering) Teapots4Sale.com: $69.99 (discontinued, no longer being made by the manufacturer)

I assume that's the kettle you're interested in?

There's a better photo of it on Amazon:

However, the "Kamenstein MKI Design World of Motion Steam-Driven Rocket Kettle" has apparently been discontinued and seems rather difficult to find.

Amazon no longer stocks it:

And many have posted it in eBay's "Want It Now" section, as you can see in these Google search results:

But keep an eye on eBay, and perhaps contact the manufacturer for more info:

M. Kamenstein Inc.

Good luck!

Gerald I. Evenden wrote:

Its a matter of guessing the right way to specify a search string when looking for subject.

Your last entry hits the button but at $70 I wonder how much I want one. :-(

Good idea but a bit pricy.

Thanks for the find.