HI good topic!!! I was impressed by my friend's $90 electric kettle but
after a few days I got smart and returned oit to BB and Beyond and got a
smaller, lighter RIVAL electric kettle for $12 including tax and I am so
happy about the switch: there is no heating element running down the side
like the expensive ones have, prventing a decent clean-up, it is less
obnoxious because of it's size, it has a sort of heat controll but I judge
the temperature by observation alone. It doesn't have an on-off switch but I
have a small on/off switch between the cord and the outlet so I am just one
happy (and richer) fella. It does not have a billion watts/amps so it is a
few seconds slower than the big expensive ones : SO keep your money in your
pocket, get the RIVAL and enjoy ( unless you do have a hole in your pocket).
oel
"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> Tracy wrote:
>>
>> I saw in the small appliances thread that some use an electric kettle
>> instead of the traditional stove top type. Just wondering why you
>> prefer the electric version. I am thinking of getting one myself.
>> Brand recommendations?
>
>
> Maybe it is a cultural thing. Everyone I know uses en electric kettle,
> except my brother's neighbour, whose wife is American. The neighbour's
> daughter ruined my brother's kettle when she was asked to heat up some
> water, filled the electric kettle, put it on the stove and turned on the
> burner :-)
>
> I have tried stove top kettles and find the electric models much faster to
> heat up. They are pretty well contained and the heating element is
> immersed in the water so there is less heat wasted into the air. Most of
> them have automatic switches to shut them off after the water has boiled
> for a few seconds.