/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>8457326
uuh they work? Why do we have to make a big deal out of everything? I use one everyday. It boils water and that's all I need it to do.

>>8457326
don't get ones with a guage on the side, they ALWAYS break
they're more efficient if you happen to have a electric stove

>>8457330
Guess I should have said how easy are they to maintain, do they last, etc.

On how well they last, it's a bit of a crapshoot. I've had cheap ones that lasted for years and years and some that have started turning themselves off randomly after a few months. I usually just use the cheap ones and use them pretty heavily.

As far as maintenance goes you can just boil it with some citric acid and discard the water a couple of times when it starts to get scale.

>>8457326
I had that exact kettle and loved it. Only lasted 1 1/2 years though. Too cheap to replace. Now just heat up water in a pyrex cup in the microwave

>>8457337
Put water in, boil, enjoy. I suppose if you have water with high mineral content you'll have to deal with limescale, otherwise they are what they are.

>>8457392
It's true
Americans really do heat water in the microwave

>>8457403
Yes, apparently I should make a youtube video so the rest of the world can learn about this complex technique.

>>8457403
I actually did that once

>>8457403
Whats wrong with that?

>>8457413
https://youtu.be/spWJbVGCW2E

>>8457403
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My electric kettle has some fucking white shit in the bottom and flakes and pieces, it's annoying, at least it doesn't have a strong taste

>>8457403
see >>8457717

>>8457403
A microwaves job is to literally heat water molecules.

>>8457760
Make sure you jiggle the wave plate first so it turns correctly.

We've had a few ones. Plasticy ones are obviously shit. Bad ones also tend to heat water very slow. Like they'd take 10-15 minutes heating water of ample amount. They lasted not less than a year. We bought a new one recently. It's an Asahi with clear glass body except for top, handle and base. Very minimalistic and works very fast! I was opposed to using electric kettles at first because what is the point of letting go of money if you can just heat water in a stove? But it's pretty convenient as long as you get ones that heats water FAST.

Metal kettles are better than glass cause they don't break

>>8457739
cared enough to post a (You)

>>8457326
They are reliable and fast, even cheap ones. 30-60 sec to boil one liter of water.
But don't buy anything expensive or electronic such as op pic. A component will break at some point.
My grandmother has one extremely old, with a twisted electrical cord. At least 25 years old. Mine is 5 years old and will last another 20 simply because nothing can break. They actually had to invent bs like op pic in order to make the consumer buy new ones.