Chz
Stark Raving Sane
Oh years of life left in the kettle if they keep using it. Years of gentlegreen's life, not so much.
Is it wrong to spend 70 quid on an electric kettle.
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MickiQ
In My Defence I was left Unsupervised
You do realise if you buy a new one you are allowed to take it with you when you move?
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hiraethified
Yeah I needed the version with the built in water filter because the water around these parts is Chuck Norris hard.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
I ran the test again, and added a little more water, just for the sake of fairness. The water temperature was 3 degrees C (from a jug in the fridge).
0.02636KWh to boiling point.
View attachment VID_20250117_154009.mp4
I found another video of the Breville Hot Cup doing its thing
Roughly 55 seconds @3000W for half a cup of water at room temperature. That's approximately 0.0458 KWh, which is about half as efficient as a standard kettle.
Of course these figures are only approximate, but going off their 3000W power specification, they're as near as damn it correct.
furluxor
snake with a claw
I've got a gooseneck kettle that cost me £100, it's about one year old.
Pros: boils to the precise temperature so I could become the tea wanker I was always destined to be; thin long spout allows me to make dripper/V60 coffee.
Cons: because of the spout and only 750ml capacity, it's not great for other jobs, such as filling the pot
Prior to that I had the cheapest plastic kettle from Argos. It lasted 5 years in my hands and then only a little bit longer in my friend's house. Maybe it felt abandoned by me and died of homesickness, or maybe my friend was cack-handed with it. I'll never know.
Pros: boils to the precise temperature so I could become the tea wanker I was always destined to be; thin long spout allows me to make dripper/V60 coffee.
Cons: because of the spout and only 750ml capacity, it's not great for other jobs, such as filling the pot
Prior to that I had the cheapest plastic kettle from Argos. It lasted 5 years in my hands and then only a little bit longer in my friend's house. Maybe it felt abandoned by me and died of homesickness, or maybe my friend was cack-handed with it. I'll never know.
Monte
You can't say lavatory without saying tory.
Water filters do not remove hard water (calcium and magnesium).
For that you need a water softener or a reverse osmosis filter.
Filters remove chemicals such as pesticides and herbicides.
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
And softeners need to be used sparingly, because they don't taste nice. Or at least I hate the mild saltiness. They actually lightly soften the water where I am, but only to medium on the hardness scale so it still tastes alright.
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hiraethified
It tastes a shitload better and offers limescale reduction so that's good enough for me, squire,
Monte
You can't say lavatory without saying tory.
Minerals such as calcium and magnesium are actually beneficial so you don't really want to remove them completely from your water.
Where I am in East Anglia we have very hard water.
I use a stainless steel stovetop kettle and just scrub the inside with a metal scourer occasionally to stop limescale building up.
hash tag
Books, not bombs
Sorry, but I refuse to use that shitty link, but, can that heat to a specific temperature which is so important when making tea?
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
It won't do that. Brita use a lot of weasel words around water hardness because they're not actually allowed to claim that it softens water. The effect is far too mild, it wouldn't even move one whole number on the Clark scale.
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hiraethified
Nope. it's just a quick, easy and super simple way to get a tasty cup of tea (with filtered) war in one click.
If you want to get all Tea Boffin it's not for you.
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
Wasn't suggesting it wasn't! I quite like the taste of them myself, but I'm cheap and the tap water is Good Enough.
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hiraethified
Monte
You can't say lavatory without saying tory.
Surely you have a thermometer if the temp is so important to you?
If it is too hot for your green tea you can either add cold water or wait the appropriate time for it to cool down.
Nothing looks more boffin than using a scientific instrument to mash a cup of char.
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hiraethified
Plus you'd need a white coat with a load of pens in the top pocket when you're making your tea for Ultimate Boffiness.
freshapple
Active Member
If you start off with an empty kettle and pour a cup of water into it you will have exactly enough boiling water for one cup of tea
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
You don't even need a thermometer, you can use volume ratio of boiling to cold water to achieve a particular temperature.
Something I've done many times when either tube feeding or giving subcutaneous fluids to cats (it gives them a start if it's too cold, and needs to be at around cat body temp), so a 40:60 boiling to cold ratio worked out in a measuring jug gives you 40C water, similar can apply for if you want 90C, use a ratio of 9:1 boiling to cold)
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hiraethified
You seem to be turning into the new Tobyjug of these boards, making bold claims that bear no relation to reality.
My last kettle had 0.5L as its minimum level. Typically, a mug holds approximately 250–350 of liquid. So I'd have to pour in and heat more water than was necessary.
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Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Google "Kettle descaler ball". They're excellent. You just pop one in your kettle and give it a rinse off under the tap occasionally. You still get a tiny bit of lime on the bottom of the kettle but it's much easier to remove.
It can... 100 degrees C
If reducing the hardness of your water is your goal, they're pretty much useless.
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hash tag
Books, not bombs
Too hot for most of my teasIt can... 100 degrees C
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