What materials is the HappyVappy made of?
The element is constructed of a ceramic core with a stainless steel sheath around it (in other words, it’s isolated). The reservoir is constructed of aluminum which was found to be the most appropriate material for this application. The following quote is from some of the research we did on aluminum – it comes from an article posted about cookware on Sierra Club’s site: “Anodized aluminum, the metal used by Calphalon and other brands of high-end cookware, is also safe because it doesn’t scratch as easily as cheaper brands and is nonreactive to highly acidic foods such as tomatoes and citrus products. At least you needn’t worry that using aluminum products will increase your chances of getting Alzheimer’s disease. In the 1960s, researchers announced that elevated levels of the element were found in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. But since then the link between the two has been repeatedly disproved. “Aluminum is the Elvis Presley of Alzheimer’s,” says Dr. David Knopman, an M.D. in t
