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It's actually only americans who unaccountably make do with these horribly underpowered kettles. The rest of the world wants their tea and they want it now...
by sho 2y ago
It's actually only americans who unaccountably make do with these horribly underpowered kettles. The rest of the world wants their tea and they want it now...
- gcanyon 2y agoTechnology Connections did an excellent video on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yMMTVVJI4c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yMMTVVJI4c tl;dw -- kettles in the U.S. only take about 4+ minutes to boil a liter of water. So when you say "now" you really mean it.
- lupusreal 2y agoI just nuke a mug of water for a minute or two when I'm making instant coffee. I never understood the big deal about electric kettles.
- subpub47 2y agoElectric kettles make it easy to pour for pour over.
- harshreality 2y agoA water kettle lets you consistently heat water to the same temperature (not just boiling, high-end kettles have additional temperature options), regardless of: - Amount of water - Initial temperature of water - Position of water container They also prevent superheated water accidents.
- specialist 2y agoYes and: Kettles are much easier to clean than microwave (interiors).
- Dylan16807 2y agoBoiling water in a microwave does not make the microwave dirtier.
- gumby 2y agoIn fact if it boils it can help clean it!
- specialist 2y agoTrue. The mess comes from a son reheating food, often tomato sauce based, without a lid.
- cute_boi 2y agomost lid are plastics, so i suggest people heating without lids. Cleaning mwave is east anyway. I am sure ppl don't want microplastic laden food.
- Dylan16807 2y agoBetter that than reheating it in a kettle!
- sandos 2y agoWell our kettle is 2.4kW, our microwave is 800W or so effectively. Also our induction stovetop is much faster, so the nuking option is slowest by a lot.
- kid64 2y agoMicrowaving has the undesirable side-effect of also heating the exterior of your beverage's vessel.
- BizarroLand 2y agoI live in the US and have an induction stovetop. It can dump 3600 watts of targeted heat into a pot of water. It can boil 2 liters of water in ~3-5 minutes. Plus, when you reduce the heat the heat reduces almost immediately. Nothing else compares with the speed it works that I've ever used before. Definitely worth the upgrade in time saved at the stove.
- Dylan16807 2y agoWhen the other options just need to be poured, waiting 4.5 minutes for boiling alone is a significant waste of time. You can improve that by using less water, but I would still like to double the power.