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Post by philwelch »

piva00 wrote: post #214
vel0city wrote: post #143

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Lots of Americans drink kind of shit coffee as well, they just largely drink it from drip coffee makers. Alternative brewing methods like french press, aero press, pour over, etc. is starting to become more popular but is definitely still not a predominant way of doing it. And even then, the really bougie people will just have an instant boiler tap in their kitchen instead of taking up counter space with something th…

Drip coffee is pretty good, good taste and caffeine content while being pretty simple to brew, a decent machine is cheap as well. It's just a method, the beans you use are what actually count.

And pour-over is just you manually doing what the drip coffee machine does for you.

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Post by notatoad »

housingisaright wrote: post #241

How you like to cook pasta aside. This is so dumb. No one is going to solve the climate crisis with not boiling the pasta while certain companies is reaponaible for basically all emissions. What is the word for this? When you try socialise problems like this to try shift blame? I’m still surprised how many people don’t know thar “climate footprint “ is invented by one of the bigger oil companies in a similar campaign…

> while certain companies is reaponaible for basically all emissions.

those "certain companies" are exclusively energy companies. the energy they provide can be used for things like boiling water. it's good to hold companies responsible, but don't delude yourself into thinking individuals can't have an impact. the energy we use is a collection of a whole bunch of small things, added up (and a couple really big things, like driving cars and raising cattle)

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Post by eru »

im-a-baby wrote: post #271
puffoflogic wrote: post #219

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The claim seems dubious in Europe, but in North America the stove has access to twice the voltage potential as the kettle, so can heat faster. Then with equal losses the stove wins.

Europeans use 220V for everything.

Well, Germans like to use three-phase power for their electric ovens.

(Still nominally at 230 Volt, but it's not quite the same as two-phase power.)

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Post by drdrey »

stavros wrote: post #269
ErikCorry wrote: post #209

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It's calcium. It won't hurt you, and you can't taste it.

Will it also make my bones stronger? Where does it come from? Was it in the water to begin with?

Yes it was in the water to begin with, that’s what hard water is.

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Post by socialismisok »

nerdponx wrote: post #254
crooked-v wrote: post #223

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There's still a huge amount of energy that gets dumped out into the kitchen by any non-induction cooktop, no matter what pot you use.

I always wanted some kind of "collar" that I could put around a burner to try to direct that excess heat back into the pan/pot.

The problem is you need airflow or you generate carbon monoxide instead of carbon dioxide. So simple solutions can get more heat but also kill you.

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Post by XorNot »

300bps wrote: post #270
askvictor wrote: post #99

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Americans don't really do electric kettles, largely on account of using 110V mains, which limits power to around 1100W, making it a lot slower than ~2000W electric kettles in the 200+V world.

which limits power to around 1100W All those 1800+ watt hair dryers that are used very commonly in the U.S. are wondering where you got your wattage limit from. https://news.energysage.com/how-many-watts-does-a-hair-dryer...

Continuous vs noncontinuous overcurrent rating.[1] Depending how you get your appliance approved, you can draw more. The actual requirement is 3 hours, but like all regulations you have to look at intended usage:

[1] https://www.csemag.com/articles/understanding-overcurrent-pr...

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Post by drdrey »

wintermutestwin wrote: post #197
sltkr wrote: post #156

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I know it's heresy to the British, but you can heat water for tea in the microwave just fine. And at least in my European imagination, every American has a microwave in their home.

>every American has a microwave in their home Of course we do! Europeans don't all have microwave ovens? How do you warm up leftovers? And yes, I drink tea daily with microwaved water.

Isn’t it problematic to heat water in a microwave?

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Post by joezydeco »

fuckstick wrote: post #184
joezydeco wrote: post #180

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A Keurig machine is just an electric kettle with an electric pump inside of it.

Can it be used like a kettle - ie can it rapidly heat up a quart of water without a coffee residue taste? No, it cannot. Just because they both heat water doesn’t make them similar.

I used to use my Senseo to make ramen so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Post by dopidopHN »

bmitc wrote: post #178
vel0city wrote: post #113

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Americans largely don't use electric kettles because Americans largely don't drink tea at home and thus don't use kettles as often as the rest of the world. Most households I know don't even own a kettle. Not a stovetop one, not an electric one. If you were to ask most Americans why they don't have an electric kettle at home they won't say "because I only have 120V outlets in the kitchen." They'll say it is because t…

Once introduced, it's hard to downplay the usefulness of an electric kettle.

It’s part of my bug out bag. You can cook with that thing and one bowl.

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Post by dopidopHN »

wintermutestwin wrote: post #200
bmitc wrote: post #178

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Once introduced, it's hard to downplay the usefulness of an electric kettle.

While traveling through Europe, most AirBnBs had electric kettles and they all had gross scale deposits in them so I ended up boiling water in a pot.

Throw some white vinegar. Boil. Rince. Clean.
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