Cheapest way to boil a pint of water?????

franky · 30 November 2004 at 6:23PM

i do thermos too, and if i boiling veg, i always boil water in kettle first, then pur over veg on hob.

but would be cheaper to boil in pan for this
because veg etc would start cooking while water is heating up

MATH · 30 November 2004 at 7:35PM

Root veg and things that take a lot of cooking cook quicker by starting them in cold water and letting the pan heat up. Delicate veg that you want to retain the colour of (Broccoli, spinach, fine beans) are better dropped into water already on a rolling boil. HTH

16011996 · 30 November 2004 at 8:46PM

sorry, i should have clarified, i never do root veg (well rarely) on stove top, i tend to oven cook, so what i do boil on top is brocoli, spinach, cauli etc, which is better in hot as math says.

but yes, root veg prob better off in cold water.

Woby_Tide · 2 December 2004 at 2:19AM

unplug your kettle
go to your neighbours
say"Oooo my electric seems to have gone off and I'm just waiting for them to come and have a look at whats wrong, you couldn't just boil me a kettle so I can a have a cup of tea while I wait?"
you cold also maybe add that you ran out of tea bags, milk and sugar and see how far you get

I think thats the cheapest way

Savvy_Sue · 2 December 2004 at 3:03AM

Keep the kettle descaled: the water will boil quicker. And only boil what you need rather than a full kettle each time. And if your hot water comes from a combi boiler rather than a hot water tank you could let the tap water run hot then fill the kettle. But that might get more expensive if your water is metered, especially if your boiler is a long way from the kitchen.

Savvy_Sue · 2 December 2004 at 3:07AM

Thinking about it, the cheapest way is probably to build a fire in the garden and buy camping kettle. Or one of these from good old Hawkin!

Cheapest way to boil a pint of water?????

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