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North america just doesn't use as much hot water as Asia and Britain. No tea or instant foods. Pasta must be boiled, coffee is usually made in a dedicated devic
by sliverstorm 11y ago
North america just doesn't use as much hot water as Asia and Britain. No tea or instant foods. Pasta must be boiled, coffee is usually made in a dedicated device...
- moogly 11y agoI (and I thought most people) preboil pasta water in a kettle. Then I can start cooking the pasta within 2 minutes instead of 15.
- julien_c 11y agoYou can also just boil your pasta in the kettle.
- moogly 11y agoI don't think you can get an electric kettle without automatic shutdown at boiling point in Europe. At least, I've never seen one.
- polynomial 11y agoHow does this work? If you are using the exact same heat source, then the only difference seems to be the metal/composition/thickness of the kettle vs. a cooking pot. Which doesn't intuitively seem like it will save 13 minutes out of 15.
- Symbiote 11y agoYou'll always save time with an electric kettle — it's likely to be better-insulated, have a lid, and the heating element is in contact with the water. It will still take 4-5 minutes though, even with a powerful kettle. In case you're not familiar with them, we're discussing something like [1], or, to show these are very widespread commodity appliances, [2], which costs $7 including tax. [1] http://www.amazon.co.uk/Andrew-James-Cordless-Indicator-Warranty/dp/B00LA4BPXQ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Andrew-James-Cordless-Indicator-Warr... [2] http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9016710.htm http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/9016710.htm
- moogly 11y agoAn induction stove with booster function will come close to the performance of an electric kettle, but I don't have one of those. Any other type of hob will heat water a lot slower.
- koide 11y agoI guess he means an electric water heater...