Re: Lesser of Two Evils?

On Sep 25, 11:20 am, klu...@xxxxxxxxx (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
Some of it has to do with the fact that Americans tend to drink coffee
and the automatic drip machine has penetrated the market sufficiently
that it's hard to displace it.

Some of it has to do with the fact that American power is 120V, and so
it's impossible to get more than 1.8 KW from a (typically 15A) kitchen
outlet.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

That pretty much sums it up... which is why I shy away from the large
electric kettles and go for the smaller heating units since it is
faster to heat smaller quantities and elements faster. The HotShot,
and a Procter/Silex 1L kettle (which is a pitcher with a fixed
immersion heater in it) for the most part when at work. 1.8KW may be
the theoretical max but it tends to be more like 1.5KW MAX and
800-1000W is more the normal maximum found on many products.

I also had to have a fairly small and quiet unit to get away with it
on my desk and with whiny co-workers.

- Dominic

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