Electric Kettle or Gas?

AndyR_3

I've always tried to be "green" with my kettle - i.e. only putting in the water I need, but I was at my friend's today and noticed despite having an electric kettle, when he made tea, he boiled an old fashoned whistle kettle on the gas stove.

He says this is cheaper and more efficient than using an electric kettle? Is he right? Because if so I will follow his example.

moonrakerz

A small electric kettle with an exposed element close to the bottom of the water jug is about as near to 100% efficient for heat transfer as you can get.

A gas flame is not only having to heat the kettle before any heat gets to the water but it's heating the hob, the kitchen, you, etc, etc..

Also, if it's started whistling, you are wasting energy on that !

tr3mor

It's definitely not more efficient using a gas kettle. It may be cheaper since gas is half the price of electricity per KWh.

roses

Gas may be half the price but how much longer does it take to heat using gas rather than electric? It is much more than double the time!

tr3mor

roses wrote: »

Gas may be half the price but how much longer does it take to heat using gas rather than electric? It is much more than double the time!

I wouldn't know, but that has nothing to do with the question asked.

HariboJunkie

I would tell you that I use a whistling kettle on a gas hob and believe it to be efficient but really can't be bothered iwith the kind of stuff that started on the Eco kettle thread. :rolleyes:

tr3mor

HariboJunkie wrote: »

I would tell you that I use a whistling kettle on a gas hob and believe it to be efficient but really can't be bothered iwith the kind of stuff that started on the Eco kettle thread. :rolleyes:

To be fair, as soon as the OP put the words "eco" and "kettle" in the title, the thread became pretty much a waste of time.

HariboJunkie

tr3mor wrote: »

To be fair, as soon as the OP put the words "eco" and "kettle" in the title, the thread became pretty much a waste of time.

Probably best to ignore it then.

tr3mor

HariboJunkie wrote: »

Probably best to ignore it then.

But she wanted our opinions, and she got them!

navig8r

tr3mor wrote: »

To be fair, as soon as the OP put the words "eco" and "kettle" in the title, the thread became pretty much a waste of time.

Yes! but it has a certain, "entertainment" value:rotfl:

Dave

nickj_2

i think an electric kettle will always boil alot quicker than gas