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I don't imagine that's the case for boiling things, which is 90% of my stove use.
by htag 3y ago
I don't imagine that's the case for boiling things, which is 90% of my stove use.
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- zarzavat 3y agoBuy a kettle.
- yellow_postit 3y agoElectric kettles in the US are so much more frustrating to use than UK given the electric standard differences. I never knew I’d miss fast booking so much but have yet to pull the trigger on something like a zojirushi boiler to use throughout the day.
- inferiorhuman 3y agoEven at 120VAC, electric kettles are still faster than stoves.
- zarzavat 3y agoYou could also probably just buy two kettles and if you want the full 240V experience.
- kube-system 3y agoUS kettles aren't lower wattage just to spite the users, they're lower wattage because of the wiring in our houses. Whether you can run two kettles depends on the age of the house (i.e. which version of the electric code it was built to) and which outlets you choose. If you want to draw a full 3000W the way a quick European kettle does, you can't do that on a single 15 or 20 amp American branch circuit. Now it is possible to mildly overload breakers for a period of time without tripping them, but this hardly a good recommendation. If you want 3000w of electricity in an American house, just buy an 240v appliance.
- inferiorhuman 3y agoGrossly oversimplified but most American kitchens built in the past 40 years will only be wired with 20 amp circuits (= rated for 80% continuous load or about 1900 W). However, I've never seen a 20 amp receptacle in a kitchen (until my idiot GC insisted on it because he doesn't understand the NEC), and pretty much any US spec kettle will only have a 15 amp (NEMA 5-15) plug. But… there will almost certainly be a few different circuits in your kitchen so pulling 3000 W (a.k.a. 15 amp * 0.80 * 2) isn't so crazy. Whatever. My kettle is rated at 1500 watts and it's still quite a bit faster than the shitty gas range. And it'll keep water at temp for half an hour. And it's adjustable so I can boil water or heat it up for whatever tea or coffee. There's a pretty strong convenience factor here. A 240 V kettle is probably not worth the hassle though, especially not if you want your local building inspector to sign off on anything.
- htag 3y agoI should buy a kettle for boiling noodles?
- zarzavat 3y agoYep. Boil the water in the kettle, then pour it in the pot.
- kodah 3y agoIf you have an adequately sized ranged for your stove then it'll suck up whatever noxious gases are emitted and not burned. It's also not that difficult to test on your own. Additionally, the main impacts on climate change from natural gas don't come from peoples homes or lateral lines, which is what a lot of these bans are based on. [1] [2] 1: https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/natural-gas/natural-gas-and-the-environment.php https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/natural-gas/natural-gas-... 2: https://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/pdf/flow/CO2-spaghettichart-2021.pdf https://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/pdf/flow/CO2-sp...
- robocat 3y agoA range hood can suck out a lot of a room’s warm air. That could change the efficiency of gas cooking, depending on circumstances and climate. Do heat exchangers exist on range hoods?
- hnav 3y agoI don't think so, you just have a flap that absent a pressure gradient stays closed. When extraction is on, you usually are producing heat so it's not as big of a deal.
- kodah 3y agoI don't think that's the case. The flame applied to the bottom of the vessel is where heat goes. Anything you feel outside of that is technically wasted.
- Rebelgecko 3y agoIME boiling water has a nearly negligible impact on air quality. What really moves the needle is when cooking oil or the oven get involved.