Could hob ketles make a come back? 12 January at 9:38AM in In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving 51 replies 1.7K views

Silvertabby

FreeBear said:

Silvertabby said:

My mum would only ever use a hob kettle because "water and electricity don't mix".

Unfortunately, she never used the whistle (couldn't stand the noise)  and then would forget that she had left the kettle on.  Cue steam filled kitchen and a boiled dry kettle with a hole in its bum.

Most (all ?) Induction hobs have a sensor to detect when a pan overheats and should shut the heating zone off before any damage occurs.

This was gas.

waqasahmed

Jonboy_1984 said:

I am starting to look at a Quooker style tap simply because we have to pull through over half a gallon of cold water before getting any hot in the kitchen due to the pipe layout.

I'm half convinced that's the reason why my water takes a while to get hot too 

My en suite is right next to the boiler yet I still have to wait for it to get hot. My parent's boiler is one floor down from the bathroom, but they do have thicker pipes and the water is pretty instant. 

waqasahmed

in_my_wellies said:

I've never owned a fast electric kettle.

In the winter I use the top of the wood burner if it's on or the gas hob. I can always find something to do, like empty the washing machine or the dishwasher, whilst it boils so I guess I don't notice the extra time it takes. 

In the summer I use a low powered kettle to make use of the solar. 

I'd never heard of a Quooker 

Tbf despite having a thermomix as an all in one multi cooker device thing, I mostly do use it for the kettle, largely because I boil the kettle about three times a day 

The thermomix is considerably slower at boiling a kettle, which helps when it comes to the solar panels. I won't care when I've got more batteries though 

waqasahmed

Mutton_Geoff said:

TELLIT01 said:

I wonder how long a Quooker tap would have to be used for boiling water before it pays for itself.

It's a desirable consumer item, you would never buy one on a cost/benefit analysis alone. In fact, I would have never bought and installed one but my current house came with one. I'm a convert. I don't care how much it costs to run (the CO2 bottles are expensive although I get them refilled by Ebay sellers).

I can't imagine they'd ever pay back especially given the cannisters 

People don't install them for the payback period especially when they probably cost more to run (due to the cannisters) 

davemorton

Dont know if things have progressed in recent years, but in the past induction hobs were no good for anyone with a pacemaker fitter. 

Doozergirl

waqasahmed said:

in_my_wellies said:

I've never owned a fast electric kettle.

In the winter I use the top of the wood burner if it's on or the gas hob. I can always find something to do, like empty the washing machine or the dishwasher, whilst it boils so I guess I don't notice the extra time it takes. 

In the summer I use a low powered kettle to make use of the solar. 

I'd never heard of a Quooker 

Tbf despite having a thermomix as an all in one multi cooker device thing, I mostly do use it for the kettle, largely because I boil the kettle about three times a day 

The thermomix is considerably slower at boiling a kettle, which helps when it comes to the solar panels. I won't care when I've got more batteries though 

I use it to make hot chocolate on warm up mode.  I left the butterfly whisk in when attempting to blend on power 8 this morning to give it a bit of froth.   It looks surprisingly good, considering.  🤦🏼‍♀️ 

wigglygiggly

davemorton said:

Dont know if things have progressed in recent years, but in the past induction hobs were no good for anyone with a pacemaker fitter. 

I don't think you can still. My FIL can't use ours when they visit.

waqasahmed

davemorton said:

Dont know if things have progressed in recent years, but in the past induction hobs were no good for anyone with a pacemaker fitter. 

So I queried this with a friend the other day (He's a doctor)

He's basically said the risk is small 

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Alnat1

I'll stick with my low powered electric kettle which costs me nothing to heat whenever the sun is shining. I'll also carry on filling my cup with water and tipping it into the kettle so I only heat what I need. Not so easy with a stove top kettle.

Chickereeeee

My plug-in kettle, and every one that  I have had in recent years, has a double wall, is cool to touch, and thus has a bit of insulation on all sides. Hob-top kettles, do not tend to. Surely that would make my kettle somewhat more efficient than a hob one? Also safer wrt to touching it.
And it stays hotter longer, if you want to reheat.