are they that much better than using a stovetop one? And, most important to my mom, how quickly do you get icky buildup inside, and how easy/difficult is it to clean?
We have to periodically descale our whistling kettle with vinegar because it just gets cruddy inside. We briefly had a decent electric one but it would leak all over the base and got scaley inside.
Everyone seems to rave about them but I never hear the bad stuff. They would just need a small one for less than 6 cups.
I finally got one 6 mts ago and I love it. I have very hard water and I do filter our water before adding it to the kettle. I don't let water sit in it after I use it and I haven't had to descale it yet.
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I love mine, I got it as a gift a couple years ago and use it twice a day. On the rare occasion that something happens to interrupt making tea there is no risk of scorching the tea kettle. I don't have hard water and haven't had any scaly issues.
No issues with mine and it's.a.couple of years old.
My only thought after I bought one was "why didn't I do this sooner!"
Love mine. I haven't noticed a yucky build up. I do appreciate that it is glass so I would seen when/if that happens.
My electric kettle boils water faster than an electric stove. About the same time as a gas stove. Automatic shut off when it reaches boiling, or there's not enough water.
You can put it near the sink, so you don't have to carry the full kettle to the stove.
Some of the newer kettles let you select the water temperature.
Get one that detaches from the base, so that you aren't dragging the cord around while pouring the water.
I think the icky build-up is going to depend on the water that you have. For most appliances these days, the manual is available on the manufacturer's website. I purchased my current kettle by reading lots of reviews of various kettles on Amazon. You could do that, narrow the field to a couple of models, then read the manufacturer's instructions on descaling to figure out how complicated it would be.
I think every household in the UK has at least one electric kettle. I can highly recommend the products of a British company, Dualit, whose goods are actually manufactured here. I own a kettle and two toasters, one a two-slot, when it's just us, and a four slot when family/visitors descend.
They are more expensive than most, but hardwearing.
I've never had one, but my mom loves hers. It seems very English. She drinks a lot of tea. I think there was another thread on electric kettles on this forum a while back...
British, not English.
you only get a couple of years at the most from a cheap plastic one, I worry about the chemicals being leached by the plastic from kettles. I have a stainless steel one almost 2 years old now!Originally Posted by IshbelRobertson
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