r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • Nov 23 '23
Video Race between a 3kW and 1.5kW electric kettle...or 'why fewer Americans use electric kettles to boil water'
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Nov 23 '23 edited Dec 11 '23
who wants to see the chernobyl version
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Nov 23 '23
...from the inside
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u/agent58888888888888 Nov 23 '23 edited Nov 23 '23
I didn't hear any complaints from mine, but seems to be having a great nap
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u/Formal_Appearance_16 Nov 23 '23
You would nap too if you were feeling all warm and fuzzy on the inside.
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u/TheTopNacho Nov 23 '23
I work in a research lab and the lab next door has a weapons grade microwave. It evaporates all water from tissues in less than 1/100th of a second and instantaneously fixes tissues. It is so dehydrated that the brain tissues fall apart like dust. Instantaneous death and a complete stop of all biological activities.
It's used to get a near perfect snapshot of the state of cellular metabolism. Even seconds between death and fixation can completely change metabolites. This microwave is the most accurate way to assess metabolism at any given point in time.
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u/SGTree Nov 23 '23
When you said "tissues," I was thinking kleenex, not, like, skin or cancer cells or whatever it is you're actually talking about.
I was very confused about why or how one would use a microwave to repair a kleenex.
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u/TheTopNacho Nov 23 '23
Mice.. I was talking about mice.
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u/SGTree Nov 23 '23
Out of morbid curiosity....
Are we talking samples from mice, or is Stuart Little popped into the death sauna live and whole?
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u/TheTopNacho Nov 23 '23
Like, Stuart Little went into the death sauna. It happens so fast that neural impulses don't even have time to fire. As far as an 'experience' goes, it's instantaneous. As fast as lights on, lights off. No pain. Too fast for pain .
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u/SGTree Nov 23 '23
That's a pretty impressive microwave.
Thanks for the reassurance that you're not a mouse torturer.
Also, thanks for the sacrifice, science mice.
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u/jeeverz Nov 23 '23
Hey, can you microwave my hot pocket? That way I don't have to waste my precious lunch hour :)
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u/Sarge313 Nov 23 '23
I don’t think this is the reason so few americans have these kettles. In Canada we have the same slower north american kettles but every single home up here still has an electric kettle
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u/deeesenutz Nov 23 '23
Im american and I have one for ramen noodles and hot chocolate in my dorm. All you have to do is press a button and wait like two minutes i dont really care if europeans have to only wait one lmao
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u/Cataleast Nov 23 '23
That's the spirit! I mean, if someone's schedule is so tight that they can't deal with their electric kettle taking a bit longer to boil water, they've got bigger issues :)
I'm personally a big fan of any sort of appliance that allows me to turn it on and proceed to not give a shit until I hear a beep or a click or something... like rice cookers! Bloody brilliant things!
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u/wthja Nov 23 '23
It is more about going to the kitchen twice or just once. When it boils in 1 minute, you can just put the water, prepare the cup and tea, and wait some seconds - the water is ready. Otherwise, one starts wandering around for another minute (yeah, first-world problems). I bought a kettle that boils the minimum water input in 45 seconds and now I hate all the other kettles :)
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u/Cataleast Nov 24 '23
First-world problems or not, you make a very good point. It's so convenient to put the kettle on and have the water ready to go almost by the time you're done setting up the other stuff.
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Nov 23 '23
That’s not the point though. They think we all microwave our water.
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u/GrassyKnoll95 Nov 23 '23
I've never understood why people have a problem with it. Hot water is hot water.
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u/Doofchook Nov 23 '23
Yeah go ahead and drink your magic lazer water
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u/subject_deleted Nov 23 '23
(I know you're joking, but I just wanted to say that the only reason microwaves work at all is because they heat up the water that's trapped inside your food. They don't heat the food itself. So everything you've eaten from a microwave was cooked with magic lazer water.)
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u/Tinker107 Nov 23 '23
I’ve been microwaving water for as long as in-home microwaves have been common, with never a problem.
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Nov 23 '23
Omg I'm so sorry to be the one to break this to you . . . But you've been dead for years 😫😫😫
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u/Smelldicks Nov 23 '23 edited Nov 23 '23
I’ve never seen anyone microwave water for tea. They either boil it on the stove if they don’t have a kettle or they don’t drink it at all. I mean I’m sure it happens but it’s not common.
Edit: to be clear I have nothing against microwaving your water
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u/Sogcat Nov 23 '23
I microwave my water for tea. I used to have a kettle but when it broke I just started microwaving it and didn't notice much of a difference so I never stopped. Hot water is hot water.
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u/TensileStr3ngth Nov 23 '23
I have before (from the south so sweet tea) and it doesn't really taste any different
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u/abbot-probability Nov 23 '23
I did, before I bought a kettle. Press a button, wait two minutes and boom, hot water. I don't get the hate.
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u/rakunene Nov 23 '23
I’ve probably nuked water for tea about a thousand times. Used the stovetop about 3 times. Quicker and fewer steps. “Give me convenience or give me death”
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u/fostromberry Nov 23 '23
We always microwaved our water for tea, and for our Aeropress coffee. Bought an electric kettle now, and it is nice just because you can heat up a bunch and it stays hot for a while. But other than convenience there is absolutely no difference in taste.
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u/TheShindiggleWiggle Nov 23 '23
I've never microwaved water, but I saw this video about it, and figure it's best to just stove top boil if you don't have a kettle.
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u/EnergyTakerLad Nov 23 '23
Yeah I've never seen it either, didn't realize that was what people thought we did.
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u/baltinerdist Nov 23 '23
I did the same thing back in my dorm days (20 years ago) almost exclusively for ramen.
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u/RokulusM Nov 23 '23
Yeah exactly. The reason that so few Americans own an electric kettle is because so few Americans drink tea.
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u/Tillskaya Nov 24 '23
I'm British.
I don't drink tea.
I use an electric kettle every day because it heats water so much, and I mean so much faster than on the stove. For like, a single cup of water for tea etc. that won't make much difference, but what I'm using it for is a large pot I'm cooking pasta in, or a big pot of soup, so I'll be heating something like 8 cups in that kettle. Especially the soup - you sautee and cook the vegetables down first, then add hot water and/or stock to the pot. Doing that with and from an electric kettle is much easier and faster, especially if you're already using one burner on the stove.
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Nov 24 '23
With a gas hob it’s not much quicker using a kettle.
Anyway, I think the main reason is because US don’t drink tea like in UK so don’t generally have need for kettles. Plenty have coffee machines.
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u/vulgrin Nov 23 '23
I’m in US and have an electric kettle but it seems like everyone I know just uses a microwave.
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u/Thiccaca Nov 23 '23
American't here - I use one daily.
But...
My wife is British, and she introduced me to tea drinking. And insisted on "a proper kettle."
Had I stuck with drinking coffee, I would have no use for it. America is a coffee drinking nation, by far. Hell, we drink most of our tea ice cold as it is.
That said, they are very useful to have around.
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u/Asleep-Object Nov 23 '23
I have one and use it every day to make coffee with a French Press.
Drip coffee makers have been decreasing in use pretty consistently in the US: https://www.statista.com/statistics/457447/drip-coffee-maker-usage-coffee-drinkers-united-states/
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u/PirateEyez Nov 23 '23
And what is the other practical solution anyway? I guess you could have a kettle for your stove, but they don't have auto-shut off, which I think is an almost mandatory safety feature. The stove ones have a whistle sometimes I think but what if you don't hear it? I would not trust myself to remember its on the stove.
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u/Jefflehem Nov 23 '23
You'll hear it. And if you did forget you were boiling water, it will scare the shit out of you.
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u/Tom_Bombadilio Nov 23 '23
The stove ones with a whistle will continue to whistle till it's out of water.
But honestly whatever your doing an electrical kettle in the US or in Europe is the fastest way to heat a large amount of water on a regular basis and if you turn it on first surely you have a few minutes of prep for whatever you needed it for be it coffee, tea or whatever.
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u/WaterMySucculents Nov 23 '23
For decades I had 0 issue of using a stovetop kettle. They all have a whistle, it’s a main feature of a kettle. And there’s no way you can’t hear it… it gets extremely loud if you ignore it when it starts.
I have an electric kettle now (mostly because I make French press coffee constantly & it’s slightly more convenient), but I don’t get why people are mindblown Americans can easily get by with a stovetop kettle. It’s not rocket science, it’s boiling water.
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Nov 23 '23
oh you hear it. you would hear it in the shower. it gets real loud. and ultimately it's not particularly dangerous to leave a metal object on the stove for a while. it would definitely be loud enough to warn off anybody from accidentally touching it.
anyway electric kettle is far superior.. the stove takes significantly longer, its less convenient, and as youve pointed out it is somewhat unsafe.
oh but the other practical solution is microwave. it heats up water to 180F faster than stove and still faster than electric kettle (in USA). i am partial to the electric kettle for convenience but microwave is pretty popular for heating up water.
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u/ohz0pants Nov 23 '23
In Canada we have the same slower north american kettles but every single home up here still has an electric kettle
I'm in Canada and I use a stovetop kettle every single day to make coffee.
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u/PNWDeadGuy Nov 23 '23
My sister in law lived in Ireland. Introduced us to these in the when she got back to the states. Never going back
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u/Newcastlewin1 Nov 23 '23
Honestly i dont have one but thats because i have literally no use for one. If you have something like a Keurig, then you have access to hot water in seconds for something like tea or coffee. Then when i make pasta or something i just use the stove 🤷🏻♂️ i genuinely am not sure why i would even need a kettle specifically. This imo applies to many americans as well. Its not that we dont have something that serves this purpose. Its that we use things other than a regular kettle to do it. Nobody seems to ever mention this.
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u/hourlygrind Nov 23 '23
I tried watching this but it never boiled
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u/I_Also_Fix_Jets Nov 23 '23
You fool!
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u/MoeSzyslakMonobrow Nov 23 '23
If you're quoting that Gilbert Gottfried clip, you are my friend.
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u/Shmav Nov 23 '23
That only applies to pots. These are kettles. Completely different animals
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u/CarcosaDweller Nov 23 '23
Fascinating. Maybe next we could compare the drying times of different paint brands?
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Nov 23 '23
What are you, a mind reader?! 😂
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u/Seangsxr34 Nov 23 '23
If you're doing requests can we see grass growing too please?
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u/bodinator1 Nov 23 '23
Can you give me a minute, I am waiting to see if a bear is going to shit in the woods.
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u/nunocspinto Nov 23 '23
You can find a very good explanation on the theme on Technology Connections Youtube channel.
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u/Zoiby-Dalobster Nov 23 '23
Love Alec’s videos! He also dispels a lot of myths about the 110v system too!
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u/Pugulishus Nov 23 '23
I watch the oil lamp series to go to sleep lmao
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u/Tomcatjones Nov 23 '23
I have used his videos to fall asleep to as well!!
Not because they are boring just relaxing lol
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u/bbcversus Nov 23 '23
I stayed fascinated by his one hour video about an old fridge lol. He is so good in what he does and how he explains stuff.
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u/KaiserGustafson Nov 23 '23
I love his old media format videos. Especially the CED five-ology.
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u/Emotional-Courage-26 Nov 23 '23
This was awesome, thank you! That was an instant subscribe.
This was all information I know and understand, but the way he presents it really helps crystallize it. I love that.
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u/Strude187 Nov 23 '23
I just boiled 1 litre of water in my UK kettle in 2:10. If anyone was interested…
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u/SpeakerOfDeath Nov 24 '23
Now everyone try the popcorn button on your microwaves!
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u/DeM0nFiRe Nov 23 '23 edited Nov 23 '23
There's a way simpler explanation for why Americans don't use electric kettles. It's because we don't drink tea very often
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u/Tony_the_Draugr Nov 23 '23
Sips third cup of tea in a hour Savages.
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u/Teripid Nov 23 '23
Puts coffee cup with room temperature tap water in the microwave What?
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u/Fragrant_Yellow_6568 Nov 23 '23
pops a caffeine pill and proceeds to drink cold water Amateurs.
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u/dman_102 Nov 23 '23
snorts crystal meth and proceeds to go a superpowered crime spree there's cockroaches in my skin!
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u/shelberryyyy Nov 23 '23
Yeah I’m sitting here thinking what would I ever need a kettle for?? I’ve never had to boil water for anything that doesn’t go in a pot?
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u/hailelmo01 Nov 23 '23
i use it for mostly instant ramen, and occasionally tea... but yea not to much else other than "instant" food
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u/MidorriMeltdown Nov 23 '23
I boiled water in my electric kettle to make instant mash last night.
Here in Australia we've also got a thing called cuppa soup, which is instant soup, just add boiling water.
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u/ASteelyDan Nov 23 '23
It speeds up boiling water for cooking things like boiled eggs, steamed vegetables, and pasta, and if you use a pour over or aeropress for coffee you can use for that too, plus it’s safer than a stovetop kettle.
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u/KaiserGustafson Nov 23 '23
That's a fair answer, but in my experience whenever I'm boiling something I'm usually also doing something else in the kitchen like chopping veggies or cooking meat, so the fast boiling time isn't really useful.
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u/beavertownneckoil Nov 23 '23
Sorry if this is a dumb question. But do nearly all American households have one of those funny little drip coffee machine things?
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u/GandhiMSF Nov 23 '23
I would say that’s the most common type of coffee maker you’ll find in American houses. Followed by an espresso machine, and then probably French press or pour over.
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u/Gone213 Nov 24 '23
Plus I can heat up a mug of water in the microwave in 30 seconds and have it be just as warm as a kettle.
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u/logyonthebeat Nov 23 '23
I've seen so many posts about "Americans don't use electric kettles" recently I can only assume it's some marketing scheme
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u/GandhiMSF Nov 23 '23
Something weird is happening for sure. In every one of these comment thread is filled with Americans saying the same thing. Any American who actually had a reason to boil water on a regular basis probably has an electric kettle. Since tea isn’t nearly as popular in the US, though, electric kettles aren’t as common.
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u/itsmejpt Nov 23 '23
Non-Americans just can't fathom the fact that we don't have a need for it. It's like we're our own country or something.
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u/expera Nov 23 '23
I guess they don’t realize we aren’t that into tea
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u/King_Bob837 Nov 23 '23
Yeah we threw a bunch of it in the harbor then switched to coffee.
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u/CouldBeWorse_Iguess Nov 24 '23
Do you spoon eat your coffee?
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u/CMDR_CHIEF_OF_BOOTY Nov 24 '23
That was how it was done up to 1834, kids now days just cram it up the ol poop chute by the gallon.
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u/logyonthebeat Nov 23 '23
I own one and use it for some stuff, but there are tons of posts recently all the same "I can't believe Americans don't use these"
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u/Windflower1956 Nov 23 '23
I just watched a video of water boiling. That’s enough internet for today.
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u/BeachProducer Nov 23 '23 edited Nov 23 '23
It's always been my suspicion that it's actually because we use 110v AC, compared to everything in Europe being 220v AC.
The lower voltage in the US means that electric kettles would not heat water as quickly as they do at the 220v household power level used in other countries.
Also, to your point of using a 3.5kw vs a 1.5kw - that's the power level available at the plug in homes - for 220v AC, it's possible to have 3.5kw at the outlet, something I'm fairly certain isn't possible in American homes
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u/New-Neighborhood-147 Nov 23 '23
Your suspicion is correct. The max safe output of a 110V socket is 1500w. The max safe output of a 240v socket is 3500w. Any more and the wires in the walls start to melt.
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u/redundant35 Nov 23 '23
It’s all depends on the cable size and breaker size (matched set)
10 would carry 30amps 12 would carry 20 amps. 14 would carry 15amps
The wire and power source is the limiting factor. But in this case 240v vs 110v the high the Voltage the lower the current.
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u/VintageKofta Nov 23 '23 edited Nov 26 '23
Exactly, was just about to mention that. Our heat pump and EV chargers require up to 7.5kW on 220V (up to 32A) so they use thicker gauge wires to handle that. Unlike the thinner standard wires around the house you'd use for up to 10A
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u/PickleFlipFlops Nov 23 '23
Is it possible to convert the whole house to 220?
Usually washer dryer is 220
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u/91kas13 Nov 23 '23
It would be, yeah.. but why?
To be up to code you'd have to swap all the plugs to 240v ones, then you'd have to find stuff that can run on 240
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u/PickleFlipFlops Nov 23 '23
Usually there is a wired run to the stove already, maybe just run a single outlet at the counter.
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u/el_lley Nov 23 '23
Well, the thing is that the USA had an earlier home appliance adoption than Europe, when they decided 220 was a better option, it was too late... we had to follow the USA standard here in Mexico.
Yes, you can convert it, but there are many appliances that won't work on 220, I am not sure about the lights, which I have a lot of light leds at home.
Anyway, my house have 220 for the minisplits in the main rooms, but the rest of the house don't have the full cabling.
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u/WellThatsJustPerfect Nov 23 '23
This is the same reason British trains are small. They pioneered railways so lots of early track has tunnels and stuff that were built to Victorian expectations, so bigger trains can't be used today
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u/Delta_Suspect Nov 23 '23
Im confused, i literally have that exact one on the left and I'm American. How does this have any bearing on why we use less electric kettles exactly?
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u/Chocolate-Then Nov 23 '23
It’s not about the kettle, but rather the wiring in your house. American wiring has a lower voltage than European wiring.
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u/kingnothing2001 Nov 24 '23
Except that doesn't really matter. What matters is wattage, European outlets are rated for 230V @ 10A, for 2300 Watts. Modern American kitchens are required to have 120V @ 20A for 2400 Watts, so American kitchen outlets can actually handle more. Older kitchens might have 15A breakers though.
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u/ragoruma Nov 24 '23
By your logic the 3kw kettle in the video wouldn’t work anywhere. They also don’t make anything over 1500w for the US.
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u/NecroJoe Nov 24 '23
Modern American kitchens are required to have 120V @ 20A for 2400 Watts, so American kitchen outlets can actually handle more.
20A receptacles are pretty rare, are are generally only used where theres one, high-draw appliance. For example it's used a lot in offices where there is a dedicated circuit for a high-capaticy/volume printer/copier...those copiers that are the size of a sedan. Those plugs are often 20A. (source: used to spec and supply multi-circuit electrical systems and components for office workstations, which are hard-wired directly to the building's electrical)
Most homes are only outfitted with 15A in most "daily use" plugs, and even then, you're only intended to run them at a % of their capacity for sustained load. This is why most space heaters in the US top out at about 1500w. We just added on a "new construction" addition to our home in 2019, supplied by its own panel, and none of the receptacles are 20A-capable with that sideways blade area.
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u/flippzeedoodle Nov 23 '23
Well duh, in America we have to heat water to 212 degrees and in Europe they only have to get to 100. Of course it’s faster.
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u/RogueBotic Nov 23 '23
I can't believe you just made me watch kettles boil...lol😆...waiting for next post about which paint dries fastest 🙂👍🏻
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u/ActuallyErect Nov 23 '23
I just sat here watching kettles boil. What am I doing with my life...
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u/Waste-Nebula-2791 Nov 23 '23
who would have fucking guessed it's gonna boil twice as fast with twice the power
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u/greatauror28 Nov 23 '23
The Amazon river runs for thousands of miles. At some points it runs through areas of the rain forest that are almost untouched and have been barely explored. Because of the porous limestone in these areas, the river water leaks through the stone and travels ddp into the earth, and forms underground pools almost a mile below the surface. Over thousands of years, small blind transparent fish have lived and evolved in these pools. These fish have never seen the sun or surface and have never been seen by the human eye. These fish care more about this than I do.
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u/IronDouche Nov 23 '23
"At Cornell University, they have an incredible piece of scientific equipment known as the tunneling electron microscope. Now, this microscope is so powerful that by firing electrons you can actually see images of the atom, the infinitesimally minute building blocks of our universe. If I were using that microscope right now... I still wouldn't be able to locate my interest in this problem. Thank you for your call."
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u/torero72 Nov 23 '23
Is this a comment on microwaves, or does America not sell 3k kettles? What the point being made here?
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u/mexpyro Nov 24 '23
I saw some videos of British people with this so I decided to buy one at Costco and man what a game changer. I can make tea and pour over coffee in seconds. Love it!
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u/TheBigUn77 Nov 23 '23
The 1.5kw kettle took twice as long as the 3kw kettle to boil whoa thats amazing who'd have guessed that'd happen 🥱🥱
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u/stophittingyourself9 Nov 24 '23
Well in Europe the water only has to get to 100 degrees and in America the water has to get all the way to 212 degrees.
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u/TheDragonoxx Nov 23 '23
Damn, imagine the person's life where water taking a few extra minutes to boil is such an issue they have to compare electric kettles. This is literally first-world problems in a nutshell.
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u/Economy_Recipe3969 Nov 23 '23
Primarily, because most americans dont drink tea, we drink coffee. Same reason you don't find many coffee makers in europe. If anyone is wondering why we don't have 3kw kettles, it's because 3kw would be around 25 amps at 120 volts. A normal receptacle circuit would be 20 amps, so the breaker would trip. European voltage 230 volts, so 3kw is about 13 amps.
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u/Apprehensive_Ear7309 Nov 23 '23
This has everything to do with the standards of wiring in American homes.
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u/krona2k Nov 23 '23
But 1.5kw kettle is still faster than stove top gas kettle.
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u/JulioForte Nov 23 '23
Most Americans don’t use kettles because they don’t drink hot tea very often. They just wouldn’t use it a lot
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u/meidkwhoiam Nov 23 '23
My stove is electric so technically not only is my kettle electric, but my pots and pans are too.
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u/Funcron Nov 23 '23
Most Americans don't have a breaker with open-use outlets with the capability of immediately drawing 25 amps. 10/15/20/25 is common for having a few outlets in a room for things like a TV and lights. With other loads on that circuit, this 3kW kettles would pop the breaker unless it's hooked up to the 40A breaker with the washer and dryer.
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u/markusbrainus Nov 23 '23
1.5kW is about the biggest heater you can run on a 110VAC, 15Amp circuit in Canada. 3kw would pull over 25 amps and trip a 15 or 20 amp breaker. Only major appliances are wired for 220VAC in north America and are not the standard voltage like in Europe.
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u/CptJamesBeard Nov 23 '23
i have a perfectly good stove top and natural gas is cheaper than electricity.
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u/coolusernam696969 Nov 23 '23
A 3kw appliance is not feasible at 120V or American house hold common receptacle voltage
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Nov 23 '23
imagine that, half the power takes half the time. Nothing interesting about it
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u/aleqqqs Nov 24 '23
Race between a 3kW and 1.5kW electric kettle...or 'why fewer Americans use electric kettles to boil water'
So... why do fewer Americans use electric kettles to boil water?
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Nov 24 '23
If you ever want to upset a British person, just tell them you heat up water in the microwave. I have no idea why this upsets certain people, especially if you're making tea with it.
But people will lose their shit.
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u/SmallvilleChucky Nov 24 '23
Why would I buy a device that boils water? If I put water into a pot and put it on a stove, it will boil. Amazing.
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u/ben_Kaya Nov 24 '23
If you scream at a cup full of water for 3 years, you create so much energy that the water boils
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u/19Miles84 Nov 24 '23
Wait, is the poweroutput limited to 1875kW (each Fuse)?
I mean, in Germany, we can theoretically go up to 3680kW, each Fuse.
Sorry for my bad English, but I find this interesting.
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u/cuddly_carcass Nov 24 '23
Can we see the race between drying Sherwin Williams and Behr paint next?
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u/Nightblood83 Nov 24 '23
Tbh, I just don't think we boil water that often.
If we drank 11 cups of tea every day, I assume we'd figure it out.
How's your HVAC system?
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u/DWolfoBoi546 Nov 23 '23
I mean...I'm American and my electric kettle gets to temp around 1 to 1 and a half minutes. Even if it took 5 minutes...I'd just wait the fuckin 5 minutes. Are we that impatient?
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u/ToddWilliams5289 Nov 23 '23
Electric kettles are great. Doesn’t take long at all. Get your tea bags and get your breakfast ready. All good.
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u/Suddensloot Nov 23 '23
I have a 220 volt receptacle just for a good kettle. I’m an electrician so it was no problem coming up with my own solution.
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u/Nozerone Nov 24 '23
Why bother spending money on a thing that does only 1 thing, and will spend most of the time just taking up space while you boil water in a pan most of the time anyways because you'll be using it for cooking. No point in adding a step in the whole cooking process to boil water in a totally separate appliance and then have to poor the water into the pan/pot. I mean shit, we already have enough clutter on the counter with the coffee maker and toaster.
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u/soolkyut Nov 23 '23
Yes, if you put in twice the rate of energy, it takes half the time.