Electric Kettle Recommendation

monster · 03-06-2017, 08:59 PM

important points are cordless, swivels on base. There are many available. Don't spend shitloads, they'll break in some way anyway. $25-30 should do it.

glatt · 03-07-2017, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

important points are cordless, swivels on base.

This. I agree on both points.

glatt · 03-07-2017, 08:37 AM

OK.

I re-read the original post.

If you are making one big pot of tea on a stove burner to drink (iced?) over the course of the week, I don't think you'll find an electric kettle that much faster.

Doing a little google fu,
I see that a typical medium gas stove top burner produces around 9,000 BTUs which is the equivalent power in about a 2,500 watt burner. Coincidentally, a typical electric stove generally has a bigger burner that uses 2,500 watts. So average gas burners are about the same as the big electric burner at the front of many electric stoves. You can get more powerful burners, but they aren't standard.

So you want to look at the watts used by an electric kettle to get an idea how fast it will heat. Many use only 1,500 watts. I don't see how they could be faster.

I would start by timing your own burner and see how long a liter takes to boil. Then read reviews of electric kettles and see if they even reveal boil time. The kettle UT linked to looks very nice, with temperature control, but seems pricey to me.

Flint · 03-07-2017, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

important points are cordless, swivels on base. There are many available. Don't spend shitloads, they'll break in some way anyway. $25-30 should do it.

This. All of this.

DanaC · 03-07-2017, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by monster

Don't spend shitloads, they'll break in some way anyway. $25-30 should do it.

True. I think that must be a universal law of electric kettles. I have had expensive (relatively) and/or trusted brands, quirky, nice designs, and cheap as chips from a low-end supermarket or discount store.

Some of the cheap ones I had for a couple of years - some of the pricier ones died in 12 months.

I just buy the cheap ones now.

03-06-2017, 08:59 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	important points are cordless, swivels on base. There are many available. Don't spend shitloads, they'll break in some way anyway. $25-30 should do it. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-07-2017, 08:37 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	OK. I re-read the original post. If you are making one big pot of tea on a stove burner to drink (iced?) over the course of the week, I don't think you'll find an electric kettle that much faster. Doing a little google fu, I see that a typical medium gas stove top burner produces around 9,000 BTUs which is the equivalent power in about a 2,500 watt burner. Coincidentally, a typical electric stove generally has a bigger burner that uses 2,500 watts. So average gas burners are about the same as the big electric burner at the front of many electric stoves. You can get more powerful burners, but they aren't standard. So you want to look at the watts used by an electric kettle to get an idea how fast it will heat. Many use only 1,500 watts. I don't see how they could be faster. I would start by timing your own burner and see how long a liter takes to boil. Then read reviews of electric kettles and see if they even reveal boil time. The kettle UT linked to looks very nice, with temperature control, but seems pricey to me.

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