ProdigalFrogWhy don't Americans use electric kettles? | Technology Connections [24:54]
RestrictedAccountBecause our power is 110 volts and it takes forever.
Faster than a gas stove.
You didn’t watch the video, did you?
He commented without even watching the 25 minute long video? The nerve of this guy.
ikiddHonestly, that’s a short video for this guy.
Gradually_AdjustingI had a kettle for over a decade before I moved to the UK and got a fancier one. It might be faster here, but I never timed it and it wasn’t a big factor for me.
southsamuraiRegular tea drinkers do. Otherwise, they aren’t useful.
Light tea drinkers don’t have a use for them because for single cups now and then, you’re better off nuking the water to temp.
Hell, I have a cup almost every day, and that’s still not worth having another thing on the counter for.
The U.S. is more into coffee than tea overall. But I know plenty of people that drink tea often enough to merit having one and using it.
jordanlundSame reason tea drinkers don’t use coffee pots. :)
But if the dude wants his mind blown, he needs to boil that water on an induction stovetop.
Induction Stove - 1L boil of water
delirious_owlSpoiler, its because we dont drink as much tea.
Tea drinkers do own kettles in the US.
Also, a microwave will boil water just as quickly without having another appliance taking up space.
Except the typical microwave is 1000 or maybe 1200 watts, while an electric kettle is usually 1500 watts, so even if all the energy the microwave used went into the water it’s still up to 50% less than what a kettle will put into the water.
Although i like things that are simple and just work, dont fix it if it aint broken, and hate over-engineered technology… It still is funny to me that if we want to heat things up, we do it by running current through a piece of metal. Isnt there a more efficient way? I guess not or we would be using it.
SpaceCowboyInduction stoves and microwaves are improvements for certain scenarios.
I rarely use all four elements on my stove at the same time so 99% of the time the kettle is sitting on an unused element instead of taking up counter space like an electric kettle would.
It you put the electric kettle on your stove it doesn’t take up counter space.
If I turn on the wrong burner?
Right now, that just heats up a kettle that’s designed to be heated up by an element underneath it.
If I have an electric kettle on that burner? I got a melted kettle and possibly a fire.
Important safety tip: One of the most common causes of fire in the home is people putting stuff on the stove that isn’t meant to be there.
Try buying one in the US that isn’t made in China.