Originally Posted By: wfaulk
Electric kettles are not common in the US, but they do exist. They are not as efficient as in the UK because we effectively have half the wattage available to such an appliance because of the lower voltage here. Still, it's preferable to using the stove.

The wife and I have a Braun one similar to the one Trevor linked. The "cordless"-ness is a nice feature.


Hmm do we really have the half the wattage or the voltage? Are you saying that all UK power lines are 230v at 20amps? Or are they really 230v at 10amps which is equal (on a watts basis) to 120v at 20amps..