It boils water. And it looks red. Yay

Update: the tea filter broke and thus the auto shutoff as well (fix this with a towel on the top of the kettle). There’s a fragile plastic rod that attaches to either a string or a spring that controls the tea filter’s mounting. It broke for me and just flopped downwards instead of shutting the kettle. Managed to get a replacement, but I wouldn’t get this exact model.

Update 2: my roommate closed the lid a little too hard and it shattered the glass. If you are shopping for a kettle this one is a little too cheap.

  • angband@lemmy.world
    3·
    8 months ago

    e=i*r. the coils are usually quartz coated nichrome alloy, which has a resistance based off length and diameter. so to get more amps, you just need more volts. as long as the circuit is basic (no electronics) that’s just fine. however, most are rated for 110-240 or so volts, so it is only realistic in the us, and would require replacing the plug.

      • angband@lemmy.world
        3·
        8 months ago

        I have a double coffee pot, so why not. Maybe someone already makes one?

        Still, amperage on a single outlet is usually limited by the circuit breaker, yours might pop if you plug in two kettles. 120v double outlets in the us often have a little breakaway tab so you can wire the top plug into a separate breaker from the bottom plug. I actually have one like that downstairs at my place.

          • angband@lemmy.world
            2·
            8 months ago

            my ascot 1.5 liter boils cold water in 7 minutes or less. that is quite a bit, enough to speed up ramen and coffee. much faster than a quart cup in the microwave. not enough to make a full thermos of tea in one brewing though, and definitely not enough to brew a full gallon of tea at once. a better pot would be more than twice the size, and need more power to brew as quickly.

            I get the appeal, but I think cost and counter space would be limiting issues. of course, what annoys me isn’t the seven minutes, but the small size. then again, a gallon of boiling water in a heating unit is going to weigh too much.

            however, I don’t think i’d put two boilers on the counter just because I make too much tea.

            faster would be slightly more convenient, but would push the price up (not that there aren’t outrageously priced regular water kettles.)

            I think it is like most other appliances: they use the nominal 1500/1875 amp target because that’s what a lot of 110 infrastucture peaks at.