we had a major debate at the office about this when it came time to replace an old, broken kettle. My manager actually asked us to find an "environmentally friendly" kettle - I had to point out to her that heating things up with electricity is probably the least environmentally friendly thing you can do.we ended up plumping for one of thesebecause we couldn't be arsed with the idea of waiting for the quik-cup to heat up individual cups of water.I wouldn't say i recommend this thing, but it does force you to at least THINK about how much water you need to boil (I also read a review that said the quik-cup doesn't actually boil the water so not so great for making that perfect cuppa?).I have an old-fashioned kettle on the gas hob at home. sorted
I got one of these - it was a gift - if I had bought it I would have taken it back. I think its got a major design flaw, as when boiled, quite often when you tilt it back to the normal angle after pouring out the water - there is a large spit/spurt of boiling water out of the pourer.. nearly scolded myself a few times with this and am now really careful. If Id not given away my old kettle I'd have ditched this. Steer clear... just put what you need from a tap/jug into a normal kettle!
I had to point out to her that heating things up with electricity is probably the least environmentally friendly thing you can do
Hardly 'least' its better than using gas at any rate.
the loss involved in transporting electricity around our fabulous National Grid Network is around the 90% mark
from reading the above post I can't be sure if Iesu means 90% loss or 10% loss.
It's not the hottest water (less than boiling I would say)