Eco kettle.. anyone know if they're worth it?

trumanunited

Have recently stumbled onto the eco kettle (have a look on google if you haven't heard of em) - it's meant to reduce the amount of energy involved in kettle boiling and therefore the amount of money it costs. Any one know whether its worth getting one or not? They're quite pricey for a kettle and not sure whether to invest n one or not..

Avoriaz

Don’t waste your money.

You can buy a very good kettle for under £10.

We have one from Tesco. It is white plastic, 3 kw rapid boil, hidden element, cordless and has a clear window on each side to view water level. It cost £9.95. They do a similar version without the hidden element for about £6. The only real difference is that a hidden element allows you to boil a very small amount of water.

Once you have used it a few times you should know roughly how much water to add for a cup of tea, two cups etc. Or do what I do and have a small jug near the kettle that takes exactly enough to make a mug of tea.

It would take you a lifetime to save £20 worth of electricity with that eco kettle.


Welcome to MSE.

navig8r

trumanunited wrote:

Have recently stumbled onto the eco kettle (have a look on google if you haven't heard of em) - it's meant to reduce the amount of energy involved in kettle boiling and therefore the amount of money it costs. Any one know whether its worth getting one or not? They're quite pricey for a kettle and not sure whether to invest n one or not..

With Global warming becoming a hot issue every one who can will be jumping on the the band wagon to make a quick buck...with regards to this kettle ,I see one of the major justifications for its high price is the accurate measurment of water which still has to equated to how much water each individual needs for X number of cups of tea.This can be done with a normal priced kettle that has a clear viewing window by pouring however many cups of tea one needs into the it and marking the different levels with a waterproof felt tip .

Dave

MushyPeas

Hi trumanunited, welcome. Other people on here talk about heating their kettle up in the morning and then filling a thermos flask with the water, apparently it keeps warm all day. I haven't tried this myself yet, but plan to when I have my own place.

trumanunited

thanks for your advice - will stick to tesco value and a felt tip then I think!

Avoriaz

MushyPeas wrote:

Hi trumanunited, welcome. Other people on here talk about heating their kettle up in the morning and then filling a thermos flask with the water, apparently it keeps warm all day. I haven't tried this myself yet, but plan to when I have my own place.

I don't see the point.

The water will slowly cool down even in the best thermos and you can't make decent tea with water much below 100C.

Just boil what you need when you need it and you have freshly boiled water every time.

The only advantage of a thermos is you can take it out and about with you.

navig8r

Avoriaz wrote:

I don't see the point.

The water will slowly cool down even in the best thermos and you can't make decent tea with water much below 100C.

Just boil what you need when you need it and you have freshly boiled water every time.

The only advantage of a thermos is you can take it out and about with you.

Yes I agree, the water by the time it got to the last cup would be pretty cool. and based on my calculations over 4 cups boiled and stored in a flask against four seperate boilings the saving of the former would be £1.58 per year...yes!! I am a sad old git and have worked it out.

Dave