Re:Why doesn't capitalism produce good kettles?
by cwhiz on Saturday March 13, 2021 @12:10PM
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Sure, but 27 minutes is such an absurd exaggeration. I can boil a liter of water on my electric kettle in 4-5 minutes. I rarely need a full liter, anyway, and I don’t always want the water at boiling temperature. It is typically under 2 minutes for me to have hot water for a cup of tea. In Europe maybe those numbers are halved, but to me it’s just a trivial difference.
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Re:Why doesn't capitalism produce good kettles?
by orra on Saturday March 13, 2021 @12:24PM
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Sure. But what about 1.7L? That's what my typical kettles does, at maximum.
It's great for boiling water for cooking; at 230V it's faster than heating on the hob. But if it took 7–8 minutes, that'd be frustrating.
Re:Why doesn't capitalism produce good kettles?
by cwhiz on Saturday March 13, 2021 @02:12PM
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My stove has a power boil option for that. Do you typically use your kettle to boil water for cooking?
I typically don’t even keep track of how long it takes to boil on the stove. I just do the rest of the prep work.
Re:Why doesn't capitalism produce good kettles?
by orra on Saturday March 13, 2021 @05:57PM
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Yeah, we use the kettle all the time, for quickly bringing water to the boil. Always for pasta. Sometimes for potatoes (though they are probably better gradually heated from cold).
A power boil option would be a decent alternative.
I'm probably just impatient, to be fair.