How long does it take to boil a kettle in USA?

[jbattman1016]

Using a microwave is fine to heat water, just watch out for super heating.

There are plenty of NON-TEA uses for hot water (French press/ pour over). Most people I know in America use electric kettles and it takes under 8 minutes to boil water.

 

[Digby]

My experience is it takes about the same time - but the kettles hold half the amount of water

No good for big, Cheshire sized mugs of tea then.

 

[Timcognito]

Goes faster if you don't stand and watch it. For coffee just wait for the first small puff of steam, one does not want to boil the water.

 

[thegeton]

I didn’t conduct an entirely scientific test, but I just did a test with my $20 Costco-special Hamilton Beach kettle. I eyeballed and filled to the 1L mark on the side with ~60F water, the kettle hit a full boil and turned off at 5:39.

Still science!

 

[voodooless]

I think the main difference between 110V and 230V kettles is that on average the 110V ones are about 1500W, while the 230V ones are 2000+W

Amps matter

 

[MCH]

It depends on your altitude above sea level

People say it takes longer to cook a paella in Madrid than in Valencia, maybe the water boils faster but the tea takes longer, and result is the same ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Ron Texas]

Cheap counter top electric kettles use immersion heating elements and are very fast.

 

[voodooless]

Cheap counter top electric kettles use immersion heating elements and are very fast.

That can’t be good. Tea water needs burn-in, like cables. It needs a slow boil, and you’ll need at least 200 hours on your kettle before the tea start to taste anywhere near good.. but then: veils lifted for sure!

 

[antcollinet]

No good for big, Cheshire sized mugs of tea then.

Yebbut when I'm using a USAnian kettle there are also no Cheshire sized mugs to be had in the area.

 

[Chrispy]

Well I don't need to bring water to a boil particularly, but use an induction plate with a standard non-electric kettle on it for my coffee (to 185F), don't drink tea. Maybe 5 minutes til it's ready, as long as I don't watch it, that takes longer.

 

[computer-audiophile]

If you want it fast, I would try to get a vintage Porsche Design Kettle. Unfortunately they don't make them new anymore. I had mine for about 10 years.

 

[Urvile]

About a minute -- I've got a induction stove with boost power option

 

[voodooless]

About a minute -- I've got a induction stove with boost power option

You’ll need about 5.5kW to boil 1L of water in a single minute with perfect efficiency. That’s a lot even for an induction boost stove.

Maybe you can do half a lite in a minute…

 

[IAtaman]

I didn’t conduct an entirely scientific test, but I just did a test with my $20 Costco-special Hamilton Beach kettle. I eyeballed and filled to the 1L mark on the side with ~60F water, the kettle hit a full boil and turned off at 5:39.

AM or PM?

 

[oceansize]

I use an electric kettle because it's way faster than the gas stove and I like to drink tea and make french press coffee.

We English like to use water that is actually hot for tea; most tea you order here in the USA is served lukewarm (and just of the tea here requires you to use two teabags to make something drinkable, but this is another discussion altogether).

A subject well covered by Ginger Baker when he was a member of Masters Of Reality...

 

[IAtaman]

I use an electric kettle because it's way faster than the gas stove and I like to drink tea and make french press coffee.

We English like to use water that is actually hot for tea; most tea you order here in the USA is served lukewarm (and just of the tea here requires you to use two teabags to make something drinkable, but this is another discussion altogether).

Instant tea is an abomination and should be banned.

 

[Berwhale]

That can’t be good. Tea water needs burn-in, like cables. It needs a slow boil, and you’ll need at least 200 hours on your kettle before the tea start to taste anywhere near good.. but then: veils lifted for sure!

Surely the water needs to be cryogenically treated first?

 

[voodooless]

Surely the water needs to be cryogenically treated first?

Damn, I forgot about that part

 

[RayDunzl]

BonziBuddy2023 says:

To raise a liter of water from 30C to boiling takes 293.6kjoules, or 81.56 watt hours, and a 1200W heater will do it in 4.08 minutes, ignoring all the problematics.

Sounds about right.

 

[Berwhale]

My cheap kettle, which claims to be 3KW, just boiled a litre of water (cold from tap) in 2 minutes in the UK