On Having Enough Socks

Re:On Having Enough Socks by kqr on Friday May 05, 2023 @11:35AM (#35830608)

Kettles are not just for brewing tea. Whenever I need to boil large (quart or above) amounts of water (e.g. for pasta) I boil maybe 80 % in the electric kettle and the rest in the pot. Goes much faster.

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Re:On Having Enough Socks by sourcecodeplz on Friday May 05, 2023 @11:48AM (#35830816)

I also used to use them to make noodles in college.

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Re:On Having Enough Socks by aidenn0 on Friday May 05, 2023 @12:36PM (#35831718)

At least in the US, I think that's only true for electrical resistance cooktops/hobs. For both natural-gas and inductive cooktops and 110V kettles, I find that the water boils much faster in the pot.

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Re:On Having Enough Socks by kqr on Saturday May 06, 2023 @04:13AM (#35839277)

A combination is still faster than either in isolation!

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Re:On Having Enough Socks by aidenn0 on Saturday May 06, 2023 @04:08PM (#35844940)

Yes, but you would want the 80% in the thing that heats up faster, no?

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