Old Style Kettles (whistling hob ones)

Quasar

I have a small electric kettle which I only fill for the number of cups I'm boiling. However I do miss my old whistling hob kettle and would like to buy one. I always like to have as many options as possible, so in the event of a power cut, my gas cooker will boil the water for my cuppa...

Hellfire

I also have an electric kettle. I'm not sure I'd be keen on an old fashioned hob kettle though...

Badgergal

Thanks for all the replies! Esp to Lillibet for doing the experiment and Spendless for completing it! I had a go myself and got almost the same result with my leccy kettle...3 mins 33 seconds.

I'm considering getting http://www.cookware.co.uk/shop?code=2154&img=2154 as it's the cheapest of the kind that I've found...

Lillibet also makes a valid point about it getting in a state on the hob...hmmm...it's true anything near the hob manages to get in a state!

~daisy~_2

i am looking at ways of getting my horrendous electricity bill down and have been looking at whistling kettles - i just wondered how many of you old stylers already used them and if you thought they did actually save you anything ?

thanks

D&DD

Good question Daisy I'd like to know this too please was thinking about this yesterday as I have a feriocious new gas hob which seems to boil in no time:D

ppolly

I've got one and I love it. It does take longer than an electric kettle to boil. I try to make sure I only fill it up with what I'm going to use. I don't know if it has saved me any money but it was only about £7 to buy. It has certainly saved me precious kitchen counter workspace in our tiny kitchen. I assume that since gas is cheaper than electricity then it might have done. I just like the homely sound of the whistle!

Desperate_Housewife_2-2

oooh, I want one now! My electric bill is going up and up and I reckon this could be a good way to get the cost down, where did you get yours from ppolly?

ppolly

my stepmother got it for me - she used to own a cookery shop (lucky me) so there would have been a discount involved - but it was the really basic model made of stainless steel - it needs a scrub now and again with a pan scrubber and washing up liquid to keep it shiney. But I wouldn't be without it. I'm sure if you search the internet there ought to be something around
However - a cautionary note - whilst on holiday we had a similler looking electric kettle - which I unthinkingly put on the gas hob - a nasty melted mess was the result .... you have been warned!

Just looked at what ours is - its a Horwood -if you type Horwood kettle into search engine you will find thier catalogue and a range starting at £7.00 (mine is the deluxe £9.00 one!)

charleybabes

oo im glad you started this thread..

i have been thinking about getting a whistling kettle.. wilkos do a lovely cream one for £12, which would go with my "shabby chic !!" kitchen style and also save on worktop space aswell

although i might keep the electric one as a spare as im pregnant now and i wil probably need speed and quietness once the babys born when making up bottles etc in the middle of the night!!!

Nikki

No idea if it's saved me money, but I've been using a hob kettle for the past 2 years. I prefer it, I've lost count of the electric kettles I've gone through and recently treated myself to a le crueset kettle as I know I'm unlikely to need another. They are very expensive but if you're willing to do battle on ebay you can get them for a good price(mine was £20). They may well save money in the long run as hob kettles don't turn themselves off like electric kettles, saving the need for reboiling because you forgot you put the kettle on.