• @gerryflap@feddit.nl
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      1318 days ago

      This is how everyone does it right? Right?! The only people that I know who don’t use an electric kettle are in their 80s. Or is this some cultural thing where people in the US/UK/whatever don’t use electric kettles?

      • @prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        1018 days ago

        As a grown man in the US, I’m not sure that I’ve ever seen an electric kettle in real life (only on British TV).

        • @nomy@lemmy.zip
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          818 days ago

          Even with underpowered 110v an electric kettle still boils water faster than a stovetop IME. Still only a few minutes difference but it’s a difference.

          • exu
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            918 days ago

            Technology Connections tested that

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              Yeah I saw that comment elsewhere. I have to assume kettle/stove material/design/etc have some impact as well. Honestly, I trust TC so I’ll defer to them, I need to watch the video.

              edit: yeah his testing is in-line with my experience, electric kettles are just faster.

          • @saigot@lemmy.ca
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            It’s not even really about speed. My induction stovetop boils water much much faster than my kettle, but I use the kettle because it can be used unattended, go to a specific temperature, and hold a temperature.

            • @elucubra@sopuli.xyz
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              117 days ago

              My cheapo countertop induction stove can be programed and has power/temp settings. I spent some time testing the temp feature and it was pretty accurate

          • @jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works
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            017 days ago

            Nah, a high power gas stove beats it in the “heat a cup of water as fast as possible with no regard to energy usage” competition, and is many areas will still cheaper because electricity is so expensive.

        • @Zink@programming.dev
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          518 days ago

          The crazy thing is we have 240V service to the home, but we only use it for large appliances that also use high current. My stove is induction and is one of the things plugs into 240V, and I bet it can boil a cup of water (though in a pot/pan) faster than most kettles.

          There are plenty of cases where having the higher voltage in our outlets would be nice. For me it’s probably corded power tools more than kettles. But the vast majority of devices are fine either way.

        • @damdy@lemm.ee
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          217 days ago

          We have a whistle kettle. It’s just as fast and prettier. Although definitely less efficient.

            • @damdy@lemm.ee
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              116 days ago

              I’ve only used one once and it was an old model, absolutely hated it. Although I’ve heard they’re great now.

      • albert180
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        318 days ago

        US still has residential power from the last century

        • @JillyB@beehaw.org
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          217 days ago

          The power is not why Americans don’t own electric kettles (well some do but most don’t). It’s still faster to boil water from an electric kettle than on the stove. Americans don’t own electric kettles because they don’t drink much tea.

    • KubeRoot
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      618 days ago

      They’re fast and efficient, by putting the heating element right up against the water, and also safe thanks to shutting off automatically. Great shit!

    • @moakley@lemmy.world
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      217 days ago

      I tried to get an electric kettle last year, but I guess they don’t make the kind that keep the water hot all day anymore. So I had to get a whole hot water dispenser that keeps it hot for days now.

      • @damdy@lemm.ee
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        617 days ago

        This is absolutely insane to me. Just boil enough for what you need. You don’t need boiling water on demand.

        • @moakley@lemmy.world
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          217 days ago

          I don’t need to drink tea at all. But if I have to sit and wait for water to boil, I just don’t drink as much. Maybe it’s my ADHD, but I’ll just put it off and then suddenly it’s the end of the day.

        • @moakley@lemmy.world
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          117 days ago

          I got their hot water dispenser but didn’t see any kettles except ones that timed out after like an hour.

    • @SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world
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      Nope instant boiling water taps are the way or even a standalone hot water dispenser is better then a kettle. Also modern induction cooktops will cook water faster than a kettle, 10kW beats 3kW. Kettles are relics of the past.

    • @dubyakay@lemmy.ca
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      118 days ago

      Electric kettles are actually a scam. Look up any BIFL forum, they’ll all say that stove top kettle is the way to go.

      • albert180
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        1218 days ago

        Nobody wants to use a stovetop kettle when they can just push a button and forget about it.

        Also an electric kettle costs 10-20€ and lasts ~10 years, it’s also much more energy efficient.

        No need to “buy it for life”

      • @frezik@midwest.social
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        Zojirushi. They last. Since it’s BIFL, I don’t see the extra cost as a big problem. That’s what you deal with when you BIFL.