Electric Kettle?

Tracy said:

I saw in the small appliances thread that some use an electric kettle
instead of the traditional stove top type. Just wondering why you
prefer the electric version. I am thinking of getting one myself. Brand
recommendations?

Tracy
(who has gone through more stove top kettles than she can count on both
hands....)

I have a GE electric kettle and I really like it. I'm not sure what
size; I think it's about 1.5 quarts. It is much faster than a stove top
kettle. I wish I could find a 3000+ watt kettle, but those only seem to
be available in UK. I know I'd have to change the plug, and it wouldn't
be UL listed (might be Canadian listed though), those are not problems

Bob

Tracy said:

I saw in the small appliances thread that some use an electric kettle
instead of the traditional stove top type. Just wondering why you
prefer the electric version. I am thinking of getting one myself. Brand
recommendations?

I have a Philips. Been going fine for more than 6 years...

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Tracy
(who has gone through more stove top kettles than she can count on both
hands....)

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I saw in the small appliances thread that some use an electric kettle
instead of the traditional stove top type. Just wondering why you prefer
the electric version. I am thinking of getting one myself. Brand
recommendations?

Tracy
(who has gone through more stove top kettles than she can count on both
hands....)

I was tired of going thru tea kettles myself. Tired of the wait-time, too.

I love this tea kettle. I've had it long enough to really appreciate it.
Pick it up and there's no cord to hang you up. The bottom where it sits on
weighs next to nothing so you can scoot it to where you want it, then put
the kettle on top. Very handy.

And it's FAST!
Dee Dee

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I saw in the small appliances thread that some use an electric kettle
instead of the traditional stove top type. Just wondering why you prefer
the electric version. I am thinking of getting one myself. Brand
recommendations?

Tracy
(who has gone through more stove top kettles than she can count on both
hands....)

I was tired of going thru tea kettles myself. Tired of the wait-time,
too.

I love this tea kettle. I've had it long enough to really appreciate it.
Pick it up and there's no cord to hang you up. The bottom where it sits
on weighs next to nothing so you can scoot it to where you want it, then
put the kettle on top. Very handy.

And it's FAST!
Dee Dee

Sorry, here's the url.
http://tinyurl.com/2hscyp

Dee Dee

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I was tired of going thru tea kettles myself. Tired of the wait-time,
too.

I love this tea kettle. I've had it long enough to really appreciate it.
Pick it up and there's no cord to hang you up. The bottom where it sits
on weighs next to nothing so you can scoot it to where you want it, then
put the kettle on top. Very handy.

And it's FAST!
Dee Dee

Sorry, here's the url.
http://tinyurl.com/2hscyp

I was thinking of getting one as an xmas gift for my husband - he being
the tea drinker in the house, but me being the tea maker in the house. ;-)

Thanks for the link.

Tracy

"Tracy" wrote

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I saw in the small appliances thread that some use an electric kettle
instead of the traditional stove top type. Just wondering why you prefer
the electric version. I am thinking of getting one myself. Brand
recommendations?

As a non-user of such, I cant recommend a brand but they can be useful to
have hot water always ready for making tea, powdered coffee, noodle packs
(ramen bowls). They are not all that energy efficient in themselves but if
you find you need hot (almost boiling) water always ready due to use
patterns, it would be cheaper than heating it over and over on the stove or
in the microwave.

Cshenk said:

"Tracy" wrote

Quoted message said:

I saw in the small appliances thread that some use an electric kettle
instead of the traditional stove top type. Just wondering why you prefer
the electric version. I am thinking of getting one myself. Brand
recommendations?

As a non-user of such, I cant recommend a brand but they can be useful to
have hot water always ready for making tea, powdered coffee, noodle packs
(ramen bowls). They are not all that energy efficient in themselves but if
you find you need hot (almost boiling) water always ready due to use
patterns, it would be cheaper than heating it over and over on the stove or
in the microwave.

Cost isn't an issue - though I am not a energy hog.
I am looking for a replacement for the yucky looking "stainless" model
on my stove top.

Curious how much is costs to boil water on the gas stove versus boiling
in an electric kettle?

-Tracy

Tracy said:

Cshenk said:

"Tracy" wrote

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I saw in the small appliances thread that some use an electric kettle
instead of the traditional stove top type. �Just wondering why you prefer
the electric version. �I am thinking of getting one myself. Brand
recommendations?

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As a non-user of such, I cant recommend a brand but they can be useful to
have hot water always ready for making tea, powdered coffee, noodle packs
(ramen bowls). �They are not all that energy efficient in themselves but if
you find you need hot (almost boiling) water always ready due to use
patterns, it would be cheaper than heating it over and over on the stoveor
in the microwave.

Cost isn't an issue - though I am not a energy hog.
I am looking for a replacement for the yucky looking "stainless" model
on my stove top.

Curious how much is costs to boil water on the gas stove versus boiling
in an electric kettle?

The electric kettle shuts off when the water boils so uses minimal
electric. The one I have has a water level view tube maked in cups,
so no need to boil more than needed, another energy saver. I have
this one, in every respect it's perfect, even very easy to clean the
interior.

http://www.amazon.com/Braun-WK200W-Electric-Water-Kettle/dp/B00004S9H7

Once you use this you'll never go back.

Sheldon

"Tracy" wrote

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Cshenk wrote:

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I saw in the small appliances thread that some use an electric kettle

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As a non-user of such, I cant recommend a brand but they can be useful to
have hot water always ready for making tea, powdered coffee, noodle packs
(ramen bowls). They are not all that energy efficient in themselves but
if you find you need hot (almost boiling) water always ready due to use
patterns, it would be cheaper than heating it over and over on the stove
or in the microwave.

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Cost isn't an issue - though I am not a energy hog.

I try to be energy efficient, but can easily afford the cost of running
electrical toys ;-)

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I am looking for a replacement for the yucky looking "stainless" model on
my stove top.

Oh? I like mine! Very retro 50's and highly functional.

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Curious how much is costs to boil water on the gas stove versus boiling in
an electric kettle?

About the same I think just to get it hot? It's the keeping it hot that
costs a bit of energy so if you don't need it hot for hours on end, it isn't
an item I would use. We fire up the gas stove for the teapot about 2 times
a day. Our usage is too low to make keeping a hot water pot around all the
time, a sensible thing. If however you use the hot water every hour for the
first 4 hours of the morning and perhaps again at lunch, its more energy
efficient to just keep it warm with the electric types then turn it off when
your main use time is done.

I think of it much like a rice cooker. Useless waste of space to a person
who eats rice at best once a week. An energry saving essential for folks
like me who have it 2-3 times a day and need to keep a batch warm from
breakfast to dinner time. Useless to me are rice units that just cook then
turn off.

Grin, I see on the appliance thread I am abnormal. I can easily afford 300$
a month electric bills but my habits run me far less stateside. My only
electric bill so far came in and was 87$ (5OCT-15NOV). I'm augmenting the
gas heat and electric blower with the fireplace (have a real one, functional
and 2 cords of wood). The stove and water heater are also gas. Havent got
a gas bill yet but I think it will be pretty low comparitive to my area.

I'm not ragging on anyone who uses more power (electric or gas etc), just
mentioning that we took a change there after living in Japan. We lived in a
place where people actually think about such and ethics have them self
regulate so there is enough for all. They do not have brown-outs like I
heard started in the states while I was away. They would just tell everyone
to shift the AC to 85F (actuslly they use metrics) and turn on a fan and
everyone did so. If you used kerosine heat, you could be as warm as you
wanted but in winter, you were warned if electric to set to no higher than
70F. We used radient electric heaters and electric as Don is sensitive to
kerosine fumes.

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The electric kettle shuts off when the water boils so uses minimal
electric. The one I have has a water level view tube maked in cups,
so no need to boil more than needed, another energy saver. I have
this one, in every respect it's perfect, even very easy to clean the
interior.

http://www.amazon.com/Braun-WK200W-Electric-Water-Kettle/dp/B00004S9H7

Once you use this you'll never go back.

Sheldon

I was just looking at that one (or one very similar) today - except in
black.

-Tracy
(putting in on my Xmas list)

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Cshenk said:

"Tracy" wrote

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I saw in the small appliances thread that some use an electric kettle
instead of the traditional stove top type. Just wondering why you
prefer the electric version. I am thinking of getting one myself. Brand
recommendations?

As a non-user of such, I cant recommend a brand but they can be useful to
have hot water always ready for making tea, powdered coffee, noodle packs
(ramen bowls). They are not all that energy efficient in themselves but
if you find you need hot (almost boiling) water always ready due to use
patterns, it would be cheaper than heating it over and over on the stove
or in the microwave.

Cost isn't an issue - though I am not a energy hog.
I am looking for a replacement for the yucky looking "stainless" model on
my stove top.
-Tracy

What will happen when the electric kettle gets yucky looking?

Tracy wrote:

Sheldon said:

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The electric kettle shuts off when the water boils so uses minimal
electric. �The one I have has a water level view tube maked in cups,
so no need to boil more than needed, another energy saver. �I have
this one, in every respect it's perfect, even very easy to clean the
interior.

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http://www.amazon.com/Braun-WK200W-Electric-Water-Kettle/dp/B00004S9H7

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Once you use this you'll never go back.

I was just looking at that one (or one very similar) today - except in
black.

If you scroll down that Amazon page I posted you will see it in black
and in stainless steel too.

Sheldon

JoeSpareBedroom said:

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Cost isn't an issue - though I am not a energy hog.
I am looking for a replacement for the yucky looking "stainless" model on
my stove top.
-Tracy

What will happen when the electric kettle gets yucky looking?

It won't get yucky because it won't be sitting on my stove getting hit
by all the cooking splatter.
At least that is my hope...
I will set it next to the coffee maker where it will be out of splatters
way.

-Tracy

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Cost isn't an issue - though I am not a energy hog.
I am looking for a replacement for the yucky looking "stainless" model
on my stove top.
-Tracy

What will happen when the electric kettle gets yucky looking?

It won't get yucky because it won't be sitting on my stove getting hit by
all the cooking splatter.
At least that is my hope...
I will set it next to the coffee maker where it will be out of splatters
way.

-Tracy

I'm just being a pain in the neck by asking, but what if you bought a nice
thick ceramic trivet, and when you're done using the existing kettle, put it
on the trivet next to the coffee pot? Cheap, simple solution.

JoeSpareBedroom said:

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"Tracy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
> Cost isn't an issue - though I am not a energy hog.
> I am looking for a replacement for the yucky looking "stainless" model
> on my stove top.
> -Tracy

What will happen when the electric kettle gets yucky looking?

It won't get yucky because it won't be sitting on my stove getting hit by
all the cooking splatter.
At least that is my hope...
I will set it next to the coffee maker where it will be out of splatters
way.

-Tracy

I'm just being a pain in the neck by asking, but what if you bought a nice
thick ceramic trivet, and when you're done using the existing kettle, put it
on the trivet next to the coffee pot? Cheap, simple solution.

But then there wouldn't be anything to talk about. Think about it.

Bob

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JoeSpareBedroom said:

"Tracy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
> Cost isn't an issue - though I am not a energy hog.
> I am looking for a replacement for the yucky looking "stainless" model
> on my stove top.
> -Tracy

What will happen when the electric kettle gets yucky looking?

It won't get yucky because it won't be sitting on my stove getting hit by
all the cooking splatter.
At least that is my hope...
I will set it next to the coffee maker where it will be out of splatters
way.

-Tracy

I'm just being a pain in the neck by asking, but what if you bought a nice
thick ceramic trivet, and when you're done using the existing kettle, put it
on the trivet next to the coffee pot? Cheap, simple solution.

I have thought of that...I have trivets. I have tried the "put the
kettle away" method. It just ends up back on the burner - getting all
greasy and gross.

Plus, I am really intrigued by this whole electric kettle thing and I am
not really a gadget person either.

-Tracy

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> "Tracy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>> Cost isn't an issue - though I am not a energy hog.
>> I am looking for a replacement for the yucky looking "stainless" model
>> on my stove top.
>> -Tracy
>
> What will happen when the electric kettle gets yucky looking?
It won't get yucky because it won't be sitting on my stove getting hit
by all the cooking splatter.
At least that is my hope...
I will set it next to the coffee maker where it will be out of splatters
way.

-Tracy

I'm just being a pain in the neck by asking, but what if you bought a
nice thick ceramic trivet, and when you're done using the existing
kettle, put it on the trivet next to the coffee pot? Cheap, simple
solution.

But then there wouldn't be anything to talk about. Think about it.

Bob

This is true, although it could morph into a discussion of the relative
merits of various trivet materials, and the time a trivet exploded and
injured someone's aunt Betty.

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> "Tracy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>> Cost isn't an issue - though I am not a energy hog.
>> I am looking for a replacement for the yucky looking "stainless" model
>> on my stove top.
>> -Tracy
>
> What will happen when the electric kettle gets yucky looking?
It won't get yucky because it won't be sitting on my stove getting hit
by all the cooking splatter.
At least that is my hope...
I will set it next to the coffee maker where it will be out of splatters
way.

-Tracy

I'm just being a pain in the neck by asking, but what if you bought a
nice thick ceramic trivet, and when you're done using the existing
kettle, put it on the trivet next to the coffee pot? Cheap, simple
solution.

I have thought of that...I have trivets. I have tried the "put the kettle
away" method. It just ends up back on the burner - getting all greasy and
gross.

Plus, I am really intrigued by this whole electric kettle thing and I am
not really a gadget person either.

-Tracy

It's time to handcuff that damned kettle to the coffee maker, then, so it
can't find it's way back to the stove without your permission.

Tracy said:

I saw in the small appliances thread that some use an electric kettle
instead of the traditional stove top type. Just wondering why you
prefer the electric version. I am thinking of getting one myself.
Brand recommendations?

Maybe it is a cultural thing. Everyone I know uses en electric kettle,
except my brother's neighbour, whose wife is American. The neighbour's
daughter ruined my brother's kettle when she was asked to heat up some
water, filled the electric kettle, put it on the stove and turned on the
burner :-)

I have tried stove top kettles and find the electric models much faster to
heat up. They are pretty well contained and the heating element is
immersed in the water so there is less heat wasted into the air. Most of
them have automatic switches to shut them off after the water has boiled
for a few seconds.