HKM-7235539 Custom Insulated Double Wall Stainless Steel Vacuum Coffee and Tea Carafe

HKM-7235539 · Electric Kettles · 2.0 L, 18/8 Steel, White or Black

Vacuum Carafe, Gold Trim, Press Spout

HKM-7235539 is a vacuum carafe with a double-walled 18/8 stainless liner, a powder-coated outer shell that swells at the belly and narrows at the shoulder, and gold-tone trim on the lid rim, the handle spine and the press lever. The lever sits on top of the lid beside the spout: press it and the carafe pours, release it and the valve closes.

It is the pot that stays on the table after the kettle has gone back to the kitchen — coffee at breakfast, tea through the afternoon, cold water at dinner. The supplier's graphics state 16 hours hot and 36 hours cold, and the double wall is also what keeps the outside dry: no ring on the desk, no damp in a bag.

At a Glance

• Type — vacuum carafe with press-lever spout, non-electric
• Capacity — 68 oz, printed as 2.0 L on the box and 2.2 L on the size graphic
• Retention — 16 hours hot, 36 hours cold, as stated
• Liner — 18/8 stainless steel, double wall, vacuum sealed
• Shell — powder-coated steel with gold-tone trim
• Colours — white or black, both in stock

Materials and Construction

The liner is 18/8 stainless steel, drawn as a single vessel and sealed inside an outer shell with the air evacuated between them. That gap is the working part of the object: with nothing to carry heat across it, the contents hold their temperature and the outside stays at room temperature, which is why the shell can be held with a bare hand while the carafe is full of just-boiled water.

The outer shell is steel with a powder coat, moulded into a belly that is wider than the shoulder and a foot that is turned in slightly. White and black are the two finishes sold, and both carry the same gold-tone details: a band around the lid, a spine down the outside of the handle, and the lever itself. The handle is a closed loop anchored at the shoulder and at the waist, wide enough for a gloved hand.

• The lid is a screw-in stopper with a silicone seal, and the spout passes through it rather than through the shell.
• The press lever works a valve inside the lid, so the carafe can be tipped without the valve open and nothing comes out.
• The base is flat and slightly recessed, which lets the carafe sit down on a table without rocking.

How It Works

Fill through the open neck with the lid off, screw the lid back down, and press the lever to pour. The lever opens a valve in the lid and closes it again on release, so the carafe can be carried, tipped and set down without a drip and without the contents being exposed to air for longer than the pour takes. Because the valve is in the lid and not in the spout, the pour starts as soon as the lever is pressed rather than after the carafe is tilted.

Retention is quoted in the supplier's own graphics as 16 hours hot and 36 hours cold — the cold figure is longer because the temperature difference to the room is smaller. Pre-heating the liner with a little hot water, or pre-chilling it with cold, is the usual way to get closer to those figures, since the steel itself takes heat out of the first pour.

Two figures are printed for the volume: the retail box says 2.0 L / 68 oz and the size graphic says 2.2 L / 68 oz. Sixty-eight ounces is the number both agree on — about 2.0 L — and the larger litre figure on the size drawing is recorded as printed rather than reconciled. The body stands 272 mm high and measures 185 mm across the base.

Placement and Use

It lives on a table, a sideboard or a desk, and the footprint is small enough for a tray: 185 mm across and 272 mm tall, with the handle projecting to one side. Keep the spout turned away from the edge, and leave height above the lid for lifting it off when the carafe is refilled.

• Fill to just below the neck; the lid seals on the rim, not on the thread alone.
• Press the lever fully rather than part-way, so the valve opens cleanly and the stream does not split.
• Set it down on a dry surface; the shell does not sweat, but a wet base will mark wood.

Included and Optional

Colours and Finishes

Two finishes are sold at the same price: white and black, both marked in stock. The white is a warm off-white with a faint embossed pattern across the belly, visible where the light rakes across it; the black is smooth and matte, with the same gold-tone lid band, handle spine and lever.

The retail box also prints a wider palette of swatches — red, navy, floral, teal and gold among them — as decoration for the range rather than as options on this listing. The logo can be applied by silk screen or by laser, according to the supplier's own graphic, and the sample shown carries a small mark low on the body.

Care and Maintenance

Rinse the liner with warm water after use and leave the lid off to dry, so the seal and the valve are not kept wet. The long-handled brush in the box reaches the floor of the liner without scratching it. For tea and coffee stains, a soak in warm water with a little bicarbonate is enough; chlorine and strong descalers are not kind to stainless.

The powder-coated shell wipes clean with a damp cloth. It should not go in a dishwasher, and the carafe should not be immersed, since the vacuum seam at the base is sealed rather than welded shut. Store it with the lid loose rather than screwed down, so air can move through the liner between uses.

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HKM-7235539 · 2.0 L vacuum carafe · 18/8 steel liner · press lever and gold trim · white or black