gas vs electric kettle

harrit123

hi there, my first post on here. Bit nervous.....Can anyone advise me if it is more energy efficient (sp) to use a gas hob to boil the kettle or a modern electric one? We make lots of cupps during days off......
thanks:o

missile

It will be cheaper to heat a kettle on a gas hot than any electric hob. As you are no doubt aware gas is much cheaper than electricity.

Maybe you meant to compare a heating a kettle on a gas hob to using an electric kettle? Indirect heating is less efficient than direct heating. You would have to boil an awful lot of water to see a significant saving gas hob v electric kettle.

Many fill their kettle to the brim. IMHO, if you get a see through kettle and only fill it with the water you need is the MSE way to save.

If you get a an electricity monitor (like minimim) then you will see how much energy each electrical appliancence uses and how much it is costing you.

penrhyn

I would think its more energy efficient to use an electric kettle, making sure you only fill it sufficient for your immediate needs. Cost wise it more difficult as gas is is typically a third of the cost of the equivalent amount of electricity.
If you a making loads of tea in a day then what about one of those insulated superkettles.
http://www.superkettles.co.uk/ I'm nothing to do with the company and have not used one myself.

harrit123

thanks for yr replies. i did mean an electric kettle, not electric hob.
Suppose i will have to way up the cost of a new electric kettle compared to still using the old one on the gas. Might look into the super kettle though.

markharding557

You can boil mugs of water in a microwave,this way you only heat the precise amount of water for your drink.

dannymccann

If you want your kitchen heating up at the same time, use the gas hob as it is indirect and heats the air around it. I wouldnt recommend this though, gas might cost 3 times less, but it will take 4 times longer to boil, thus costing more (this is an estimation,im not going out to buy another kettle I will never use to get you some real results )

Buy a kettle with see through window. A normal mug of tea will need approx. 400ml of water, so boil 500 incase you need more.

Off topic, ish, has anyone used the SuperKettle? My M&FIL drink tea like its going out of fashion (like a chain smoker but for cups of tea) and this would be an amazing present for them at Christmas if its better than the Tefal which gets terrible reviews

wit40iwtwan

We recently received our free electricity monitor from British Gas - what an eye opener! I drink quite a few cups of tea during the day and to conserve electricity, I now boil a full kettle with my first coffee in the morning and then pour the rest of the boiling water into a thermos! This means I have hot water available throughout the day.

Another benefit is you soon choose squash and water over a hot drink to conserve electricity!

dannymccann

Agree on the monitor, I bought one off ebay for £7 before they were handing them out for free. They are amazing at getting you to think about what / how / when / how often you use your everyday appliances. Just dont let them run your life, they can become very addictive :rotfl:

twiz21

dannymccann wrote: »

If you want your kitchen heating up at the same time, use the gas hob as it is indirect and heats the air around it. I wouldnt recommend this though, gas might cost 3 times less, but it will take 4 times longer to boil, thus costing more (this is an estimation,im not going out to buy another kettle I will never use to get you some real results )

Buy a kettle with see through window. A normal mug of tea will need approx. 400ml of water, so boil 500 incase you need more.

Off topic, ish, has anyone used the SuperKettle? My M&FIL drink tea like its going out of fashion (like a chain smoker but for cups of tea) and this would be an amazing present for them at Christmas if its better than the Tefal which gets terrible reviews

My mum has a SuperKettle, the stainless steel one. She is in her eighties and has not been able to lift a kettle for some time. It's great, she can get a cup of tea straight away and doesn't have to to rely on anyone else.

It's very easy to use, you just press a button to get the amount of water required.

Under normal circumstances it does have to be descaled from time to time, like a kettle. Hers doesn't ever now because the kitchen tap water has a reverse osmosis filter.

Owain_Moneysaver

markharding557 wrote: »

You can boil mugs of water in a microwave,this way you only heat the precise amount of water for your drink.

However microwaves are only about 50% efficient (takes 1,000 watts of electricity to produce 500 watts of microwave) (approx)

markharding557

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

However microwaves are only about 50% efficient (takes 1,000 watts of electricity to produce 500 watts of microwave) (approx)

I did not think they were that inefficient do you have a link to back that up