Boiling point: redesigning the kettle for the 21st century

Re:Boiling point: redesigning the kettle for the 21st century by hackuser on Tuesday February 17, 2015 @12:29AM (#9060803)

OT: I've always wondered, why aren't pots (edit: all pots, not just water kettles) insulated? And to take it step further, why aren't the stove burner and its interface with the pot also insulated?

To test the energy loss yourself: Put a pot on the stove, turn on the stove, and hold your hand over the pot, next to the pot, and also touching the side of the pot. (DO NOT DO THIS. It's dangerous. Do it as a thought experiment instead.)

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Re:Boiling point: redesigning the kettle for the 21st century by droopyEyelids on Tuesday February 17, 2015 @12:49AM (#9060852)

The nice ones are (and solve this wasted energy problem, and eliminate time spent waiting for water to boil, and any rain dance to get non-100C water)

https://zojirushi.com/app/category/water-boilers

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Re:Boiling point: redesigning the kettle for the 21st century by hackuser on Tuesday February 17, 2015 @01:42AM (#9060967)

Thank you. For people who want to know more about Zojirushi's tech:

http://www.zojirushi.com/product/product_wb_01.html

Do you know of insulated products for other types of pots, besides kettles?

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Re:Boiling point: redesigning the kettle for the 21st century by rtpg on Tuesday February 17, 2015 @12:30AM (#9060809)

probably cost. I imagine that there's some insulated things somewhere out there

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