"Cheryl" > wrote in message
eb.com...
> Well, more of an appliance. An electric water kettle. I've been wanting
> one and used a couple of BBB gift cards to gift myself. It boils water so
> fast (about 2 mins) I'm amazed, because the heating element is fairly
> small.

You either boil small amounts, have a clock made by Salvador Dali or have it
plugged in to a 240V supply!
I've yet to find such a fast kettle in N.America as the max size of the
element is only 1.5Kw whereas in the UK it's double that.
Graham