blissblogger
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I did buy an electric kettle recently - thinking you wouldn't have the screeching steam whistle annoyance and you could save energy because there's a clear panel on one side so you can put in the exact amount of water you need. So you can find them here, it's just I've only very rarely been in a house where they had one. It's almost always been a metal kettle on a hob flame.
I don't remember it taking longer, using the electric kettle, but I had to give up because the water came out tasting rubbery. (The clear bit with the level markings on it seemed to made some kind of hardened rubber). It gave off the aroma of water from a hot water bottle when you empty the night after using it - boiled with a rubbery scent. Not a nice addition to your cuppa. So it's back to the metal kettle and the annoying whistle like a small locomotive in your kitchen.
I don't remember it taking longer, using the electric kettle, but I had to give up because the water came out tasting rubbery. (The clear bit with the level markings on it seemed to made some kind of hardened rubber). It gave off the aroma of water from a hot water bottle when you empty the night after using it - boiled with a rubbery scent. Not a nice addition to your cuppa. So it's back to the metal kettle and the annoying whistle like a small locomotive in your kitchen.