Everyday moneysaving

maman

I'll be interested to see any calculations but for speed I definitely use the kettle. And not just for pasta but all sorts of veg too.

sonastin

It depends on...
the cost per kWh of gas v. elec
AND
the efficiency of the heat transfer

gas is cheaper
but the element in the kettle is more efficient
but you might end up heating more than is necessary in the kettle
but you lose heat in transferring from kettle to pan

The simplest way to test is to turn everything off, take meter readings, boil exact amounts of water by each method and take new readings and calculate the costs. But I'm not sure if a domestic meter has the accuracy to measure such small amounts!

zippychick

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matelodave

It might have been helpful if you'd told us to which board you'd shifted it:(

stefano

Great thinking