Energy efficient electric kettle

davehills

I have a 'Delta' instant kettle, very similar to the Tefal One Cup jobbie.

Pros: It serves water that is nigh on boiling, unlike the One Cup and has saved electricity. It's quick.

Cons: It's noisy! Bit plasticky to look at.

It was quite cheap and came from Aldi.

davehills

Brian99 wrote: »

A small travel kettle will also cope with 2 mugs max so fine for two people. HIGHLY recommended.

In contrast... a HOT BATH needs about 2 kWh....

equivalent to 60 mugs of tea :mad:

So it is BATHS we should economise with most

In theory, yes.

However, what I found with a normal kettle:

1. People tended to overfill it drastically, meaning they were boiling about three times the water they actually needed.

2. As the kettle took a fair time to boil, people would tend to walk away, come back and re-boil the thing!

So...three times the amount of water needed being boiled two or three times. Just wasn't efficient!

A 'One Cup' clone kettle has solved all of this!

If you can instill the discipline in people just to boil exactly what they need, when they need it then I agree you won't save with a fancy kettle.

rogerblack

davehills wrote: »

If you can instill the discipline in people just to boil exactly what they need, when they need it then I agree you won't save with a fancy kettle.

I've found my normal 'wiggly element' kettle will boil 2/3 of a cup of water just fine.
Fill cup up right level at sink, throw water into kettle, wait for it to boil, pour all out.

Jo4

This may be of use to someone as you don't have to lift it once filled as you only press a button. It is available in Northern Ireland stores from tomorrow.

I seen an avid tea drinker's wife take this with them on car journeys of four hours as he was used to having at least one cup of tea every hour.

Jo4

This kettle is supposed to be available in Lidl's Northern Ireland stores tomorrow, it may be of use to some because of its price although I think Argos, Asda and Tesco may have similar kettles for less!

penrhyn

Got myself a Breville Hotcup, very pleased with it.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Breville-VKJ318-Hot-Variable-Dispenser/dp/B002NGNRHC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1345989717&sr=8-2

Not so good if there are lots of folks wanting a hot beverage together though.

ed110220

The standard kettle in Japan seemed to be the thing you're describing, like a cross between a kettle and a thermos flask. They were only 500W so took longer to boil than I'm used to (from cold) but kept the water hot afterwards. I never saw a 'western' type kettle in Japan.

KnightSmile

Any newer products on the market anyone cares to recommend?

KS

BorgCymru

Those Brevell and Argos water heaters are no good if you like a good big decent mug of tea. I use a gas kettle now. Much cheaper.