Originally Posted By: mlord
A British market boiling kettle in our Canadian kitchen -- woo-hoo, boils a full quart in about 3 minutes!

The point being, that our 120VAC kettles top out at 1500W, are generally ill-designed, and take forever to boil water.

The UK (and EU) kettles just seem to be much better designed, and operate on 240VAC, thereby allowing up to double the wattage, and much faster boiling times.
  • Kettle: UK 4.95
  • UK-style switched outlet: UK 2.45
  • surface-mount outlet box: UK 0.98
  • 240V plug for unused 240VAC stove outlet: CDN$24.95
  • Fast(!) hot water for tea: Priceless!


Edited by mlord (09/07/2008 16:48)