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Re:Life Improvements Since the 1990s by globular-toast on Thursday August 12, 2021 @10:20AM (#28156701)
> Whenever I cook on gas, I miss the fast-heating of induction for things like pasta or potatoes.

In the UK, every kitchen has a fast-boil kettle (and has done for decades now) and those still boil water faster than an induction hob.

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Re:Life Improvements Since the 1990s by kristofferR on Thursday August 12, 2021 @11:02AM (#28157187)
US kettles are much slower than UK kettles though, due to the voltage difference in the power outlets.
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Re:Life Improvements Since the 1990s by globular-toast on Friday August 13, 2021 @05:54AM (#28167164)
I think it's current rather than voltage, but I believe I the US the power is two phase AC with 240V usually available for kitchen appliances etc. I wonder why they don't make that available for kettles? It's really convenient and very efficient.
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