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Tyna said:

I have a fast boil kettle but deliberately use a slower boiling one which takes about 45 mins because I cannot drink tea fast enough to keep up with the quick boiler.

That sounds like something that could be solved with practice!

ariarnia

random question. does anyone know if leaving a dry kettle on a stove hurts the kettle? 

oh keeps taking it off and leaving it on the hearth and i think theres no need. i know its a no no for electric kettles but this is basically a metal bowl like a pan. 

we keep the stove below 350 to not melt the fan anyway. 

Apodemus

With water in the kettle, the metal is unlikely to get much above 100C, whereas you are looking at the whole structure getting up to 350C or so when it is empty.  That might be well outside its designed range.

I guess, though,  it might depend on whether your kettle really is "a metal bowl like a pan", or if it has a seam where the sides meet the base.   A seam could be a weak point where differential expansion could weaken the junction.  

In general, though, I think I'd be with your OH on this, if for no other reason than having to handle a kettle at 350C when I come to fill it.

ChasingtheWelshdream

I have destroyed 3 kettles by leaving them on the hob dry. Only last week my Aga kettle bit the dust. The inside was fine, but the outside coating (paint I assume) was ruined.

I would take it off the stove when empty.