which is more economical?2kw or 3kw kettle

beer2006

mandy_moo_1 wrote:

sorry i know i shouldn't but i just can't help it :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

i've never heard of one of those before

awwww i'm only teasing i couldn't help myself!

Thats alright

I thought of it, thats why you haven't heard of one before

(Someone will come up with a insulated kettle now) :rolleyes:

kethry

beer2006 wrote:

Thats alright

I thought of it, thats why you haven't heard of one before

(Someone will come up with a insulated kettle now) :rolleyes:

i think it sounds a fabby idea, to be honest. The only problem i can forsee is if you're someone who uses the kettle to boil water for cooking (as i do, its cheaper, i think), what often happens is that i'll fill the kettle, boil it, pour it onto potoatoes, refill, boil again, and pour onto another vegetable (that i want to cook seperately, e.g. if i'm doing mash potatoes). I often find that the heat in the kettle, even with the cold water sloshing around, means the kettle switches off automatically (the thermosat clicking it off), and i have to give it a minute or two before i can turn it on again. I imagine an insulated kettle would have similar, but worse problems.

if you can overcome that problem though.. i think it'd be a fabby idea. Kettle and teapot/teacosy in one!

keth
xx

tawnyowls

elona wrote:

You could also put any boiling water you do not use right away into a thermos flask and use for hot drinks later rather than always boiling kettle as DH seems to do lol;)

Lidl had some nifty insulated jugs, like the ones coffee is served in at office meetings. Would be better for pouring, but I probably wouldn't bother replacing a thermos with it. I use my thermos all the time - boil kettle in morning, two mugs of tea, and then it's coffee/herbal tea/instant tea, which doesn't need the water to be so hot.

lil_me

What a good idea elona, shame I need a new thermos. Will do that as soon as I get a new one. DP always has 2/3 on a morning one after the other.

beer2006

tawnyowls wrote:

Lidl had some nifty insulated jugs, like the ones coffee is served in at office meetings. Would be better for pouring, but I probably wouldn't bother replacing a thermos with it. I use my thermos all the time - boil kettle in morning, two mugs of tea, and then it's coffee/herbal tea/instant tea, which doesn't need the water to be so hot.

We do alot of herbal tea, we have a small burner in which a small tealight candles fit in and they keep a big pot of tea hot for hours if needbe

stringman20

A 2kW kettle will allow anyone with a typical 2.5-3.5kW solar power system to boil water without using any mains power (provided it's daylight outside and there's no other load on the system) It is all about managing your eletrical use to maximise your return on PV. Russel Hobbs do a nice stainless 2.2kW insulated kettle on Amazon.

herasdaughter

I had just the same thought; I have several cups of tea in the morning - I think tea cosy would leave them stewed. I once made a leather tea cosy and I still have it years later; durable & wipe able. I suspect thin leather for both the inner (heat & moisture resistant) & outer (wipe able ) would be the way to go, with wadding/old quilt in the middle. Either that or I'll do what I do with casseroles and just shove it in the middle of the dog bed duvets...(really simple hay box cooking that will do a stew, once brought up to heat, in a few hours :-)...only works when the dog is out, I admit.:rotfl:

Tania

Whiskeymac

I know this is an old thread but as there was discussion about seeking an insulated kettle, I thought I would add that Magimix kettles are insulated. The water stays hot for much longer than any other kettle I have used....However, it would be counter productive to boil a much larger volume of water than required. The residue, kept warm, kick starts the next "fill", or for a busy cook, the boiled water stays very hot for a while until added to rice etc.....However, the kettles are expensive at around £70.....However, when my first one stopped working after a good number of years, Magimix replaced it without any cost. If you do buy one, keep the receipt somewhere safe to ease this process.

Oh yes, one more however, the kettles are heavy so avoid if you are weak wristed.

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I too put boiled water into a thermos rather than wasting it . My eldest DD drives me loopy as she will insist on throwing the water away, and filling it up with fresh water everytime she puts the kettle on.Nothing like me when it comes to frugality ,but then both her and her OH have whopping great incomes so perhaps they can afford to do it I just think its not only a waste of hot water but a waste of time,energy and resources. I try not to waste water at all, hot or cold and even the washing up water flushes the downstairs loo or ends up on the garden rather than throw it down the sink.

elsien

JackieO wrote: »

I too put boiled water into a thermos rather than wasting it . My eldest DD drives me loopy as she will insist on throwing the water away, and filling it up with fresh water everytime she puts the kettle on.Nothing like me when it comes to frugality ,but then both her and her OH have whopping great incomes so perhaps they can afford to do it I just think its not only a waste of hot water but a waste of time,energy and resources. I try not to waste water at all, hot or cold and even the washing up water flushes the downstairs loo or ends up on the garden rather than throw it down the sink.

I do that as well. A fresh cuppa needs freshly boiled water, doesn't taste the same if the water's gone off the boil. And as I don't use a water filter, water boiled twice in the kettle starts to taste revoltingly chloriney, even with a filter in the kettle.
In this instance, taste wins out over frugality for me.