ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 3 days agoDerail any conversation by mentioning "microwaving your water" rulediscuss.onlineimagemessage-square257linkfedilinkarrow-up1747arrow-down110
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minus-squaredubyakay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down14·2 days agoElectric kettles are actually a scam. Look up any BIFL forum, they’ll all say that stove top kettle is the way to go.
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-214 hours agoZojirushi. They last. Since it’s BIFL, I don’t see the extra cost as a big problem. That’s what you deal with when you BIFL.
minus-squarealbert180@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 days agoNobody wants to use a stovetop kettle when they can just push a button and forget about it. Also an electric kettle costs 10-20€ and lasts ~10 years, it’s also much more energy efficient. No need to “buy it for life”
Electric kettles are actually a scam. Look up any BIFL forum, they’ll all say that stove top kettle is the way to go.
Zojirushi. They last. Since it’s BIFL, I don’t see the extra cost as a big problem. That’s what you deal with when you BIFL.
Nobody wants to use a stovetop kettle when they can just push a button and forget about it.
Also an electric kettle costs 10-20€ and lasts ~10 years, it’s also much more energy efficient.
No need to “buy it for life”