Kettle boiling

Mstty

I suspect boiling two separate amounts of 250ml is the same as boiling one 500ml?

Not everyone wants to chugg down a pint of tea or coffee😜

Alnat1

What about the extra costs for flushing?

I can't go with that saying - if it's yellow, let it mellow, if it's brown, flush it down lol

Spoonie_Turtle

wittynamegoeshere said:

By far the biggest saving you can make is to invest in some bigger mugs and have fewer bigger cuppas.

Ooh goody, I'm doing my part already then!  My mug is gigantic at ~800ml (the rest of our mugs are 400ml).

Benny2020

My mug is 450ml

Mstty

You know what they say bigger the ml the bigger the mug 😜

@wittynamegoeshere interested in the proof behind this my energy monitor plug says different. Well it said 0.2p cheapr boiling 500ml over 250ml twice and not back to back so no heat left on the base plate.

QrizB

Mstty said:

I suspect boiling two separate amounts of 250ml is the same as boiling one 500ml?
Not everyone wants to chugg down a pint of tea or coffee😜

A one-pint teapot and cosy works for me.

Have one mug, wait 10-15 mins then have a second one.

Mstty

QrizB said:

Mstty said:

I suspect boiling two separate amounts of 250ml is the same as boiling one 500ml?
Not everyone wants to chugg down a pint of tea or coffee😜

A one-pint teapot and cosy works for me.

Have one mug, wait 10-15 mins then have a second one.

Is it a crocheted teapot cozy knitted by an elderly relative? Just an image I have in my mind lol

QrizB

Mstty said:

QrizB said:

Mstty said:

I suspect boiling two separate amounts of 250ml is the same as boiling one 500ml?
Not everyone wants to chugg down a pint of tea or coffee😜

A one-pint teapot and cosy works for me.

Have one mug, wait 10-15 mins then have a second one.

Is it a crocheted teapot cozy knitted by an elderly relative? Just an image I have in my mind lol

No,  but it should be

Petriix

wittynamegoeshere said:

By far the biggest saving you can make is to invest in some bigger mugs and have fewer bigger cuppas.  Boiling twice as much costs less than twice the amount, as there are fixed amounts of waste, e.g. the energy to heat the kettle itself and losses to the air.

Ours are 500ml, which means it's two "cups" per mug on the kettle measuring scale, so easy to fill with just the right amount.

You'll also save time, which is a nice bonus.  We've all got a stomach, we may as well use it as the header tank it's been designed to be instead of mucking about with flasks and keeping water for later.

Also keep the kettle descaled well, a build-up of scale reduces the efficiency.

Nonsense. 

By far the biggest saving (as far as tea and kettles are concerned) is to simply drink less tea. A good old glass of water from the tap is vastly cheaper.

Astria

Petriix said:

wittynamegoeshere said:

By far the biggest saving you can make is to invest in some bigger mugs and have fewer bigger cuppas.  Boiling twice as much costs less than twice the amount, as there are fixed amounts of waste, e.g. the energy to heat the kettle itself and losses to the air.

Ours are 500ml, which means it's two "cups" per mug on the kettle measuring scale, so easy to fill with just the right amount.

You'll also save time, which is a nice bonus.  We've all got a stomach, we may as well use it as the header tank it's been designed to be instead of mucking about with flasks and keeping water for later.

Also keep the kettle descaled well, a build-up of scale reduces the efficiency.

Nonsense. 

By far the biggest saving (as far as tea and kettles are concerned) is to simply drink less tea. A good old glass of water from the tap is vastly cheaper.

Considering we are in the UK, just walking outside and opening your mouth will probably get you sufficient water for the day, and is also vastly cheaper.