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post #1 of 15
2/21/10 at 12:48am
Thread Starter 
I need a very very very very fast electric kettle thats boils about 1 litters of water in less than 20 seconds. My budget is around 50$ but I can go up to 150$ if needed. thanks.
post #2 of 15
2/21/10 at 1:25am
^They don't exist as far as I know. Kamjove makes some good ones for under $50, but none that will boil a full liter in 20s. They are pretty fast though, and will obviously get faster after the first liter since they would already be warm.
post #3 of 15
2/21/10 at 1:40am
It would have to be something like 17,000 watts to heat a litre of water from room temperature to boiling in 20 seconds. Good luck with that.
post #4 of 15
2/21/10 at 1:40am
Boil 1 liter in under 20 seconds?
post #5 of 15
2/21/10 at 1:41am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by JxK View Post
^They don't exist as far as I know. Kamjove makes some good ones for under $50, but none that will boil a full liter in 20s. They are pretty fast though, and will obviously get faster after the first liter since they would already be warm.
thanks, bought it.
post #6 of 15
2/21/10 at 1:49am
Thread Starter 
and would it be faster if I heated the kettle first, then put in water and boiled it?
post #7 of 15
2/21/10 at 1:51am
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post #8 of 15
2/21/10 at 1:25pm
Whatever happened to:

"...people used to
spend an hour making tea
easy, easy was the rule..."

(by Donovan Leitch)

I have an old (the style is Art Deco) pot by Sunbeam, which had been the bottom section of a vacuum coffee maker. It pulls 1000 watts, is made of copper to even the heat out, and boils water very quickly. I picked it up at a garage sale for a very few bucks, and you would have a hard time finding anything that could do better. The quality is top-notch too.
post #9 of 15
2/21/10 at 1:27pm
They don't exist, especially not in America.
post #10 of 15
2/21/10 at 1:37pm
I can't believe I actually just boiled a liter of water in my Braun kettle to test the speed to boil. Have I really nothing more interesting to do? I guess not. With an icy cold liter of fresh tap water, it took precisely 3 minutes 12 seconds. I'm in a hurry for a nice cup of tea sometimes, but I suppose I've trained myself to endure the 3+ minute wait as I get the cup, strainer and tea leaves ready in the meantime.
post #11 of 15
2/21/10 at 3:50pm
Good luck getting ahold of one, and a fuse to withstand the power consumption.
post #12 of 15
2/21/10 at 6:01pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob_McBob View Post
It would have to be something like 17,000 watts to heat a litre of water from room temperature to boiling in 20 seconds. Good luck with that.
okay, speaking of having way too much time on their hands, i calculated the actual result. sadly, Bob McBob almost guessed it on the nose so my time was kind of a waste, lol. such is much research!

post #13 of 15
2/21/10 at 6:35pm
^ I'm betting that kettle won't have an energy star rating?
post #14 of 15
2/21/10 at 6:51pm
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Originally Posted by beamthegreat View Post
and would it be faster if I heated the kettle first, then put in water and boiled it?
It would work better if you heated up a chunk of metal in a fireplace first, then dropped it into pot of water.
post #15 of 15
2/21/10 at 6:58pm
A 220v tea kettle, very cool.
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