• Zeppo@sh.itjust.works
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      14 days ago

      I told my friend from Australia that I heated water for tea on the stove in a saucepan and she said it was barbaric

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      14 days ago

      I enjoy my under sink instant hot water heater.

      It can produce 14 liters of water at 70 to 100°C per hour.

      I never need to boil water really on the stove, fill a pot and let it boil for like spaghetti. But for like instant raman noodles, just adding the water in a bowl with it works perfectly fine.

      I live in America and they aren’t the most common thing installed in kitchens

      Is there an advantage of a kettle over instant 100°C water on tap? Couldn’t you just use it to make tea?

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        14 days ago

        It depends how much boiling water you need per day. Unless you use a LOT it’s more efficient (cost/energy wise) to use a kettle. Plus there’s a significant upfront cost to install a boiling water tap. However, if you drink a shitload of tea, or use a lot of boiling water in cooking, it’s generally better to have the on tap option.