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If you use an induction hob, a classic stovetop kettle (the kind that whistles!) will allow you to boil water quickly. The large ring on my last hob was 3kw.
by CalRobert 3y ago
If you use an induction hob, a classic stovetop kettle (the kind that whistles!) will allow you to boil water quickly. The large ring on my last hob was 3kw.
- BaseballPhysics 3y agoNot worth it. A temperature controllable kettle that shuts itself off and can keep water warm is both incredibly convenient and far more safe.
- shawabawa3 3y agolots of new induction hobs have "boil detection" and auto shut off, fwiw
- BaseballPhysics 3y agoSo I just need to upgrade my current induction stove to a newer model? That seems reasonable... ;)
- rootusrootus 3y agoI have a temperature controllable "kettle" (tank) under my sink connected to a tap and I get water at 195F. I agree on the convenience. They are pretty common.
- CalRobert 3y agoBut no whistle! Good point on safety though
- iso1631 3y agoHow 1950s!
- CalRobert 3y agoI'm not in my seventies but I do have fond memories of the kettle whistling as a kid.
- xavdid 3y agoTIL about the word "hob". Americans call it a "cooktop" or "stovetop" or "range"
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- rootusrootus 3y agoNitpick: a cooktop is just the burners, a range is an appliance with burners and an oven. It's relatively common on newer houses to separate them. E.g. I have a 36 inch induction cooktop and a completely separate double wall oven in another area of the kitchen. AFAIK stovetop is also sometimes used when people mean cooktop, though in my area it's more often a casual reference to the burners of a range. I'm sure that convention varies wildly across the country.
- CalRobert 3y agoI always just called it the stove.
- lol768 3y agoI still find it very odd they call the central heating boiler/heat pump a "furnace". A furnace is what you use to make clay set into a pot!
- sib 3y ago"Kiln"?