Although it’s perhaps a little slower and energy inefficient, I can’t see spending money on a fragile-seeming electric kettle. With little kitchen space and disliking having something else to clean I am happy to continue using my 2 quart Revereware stainless steel pot. It’s been boiling water as well as cooking meals on one electric range top or another without fail for almost 40 years, a tiny fraction of it’s expected working life.
I can’t remember ever cleaning an electric kettle, other than maybe wiping the outside if I spilled something on it or if I left the apartment for two months. The kettle has the notable property of regularly being full of boiling water, which kills any germs and washes what little dust might’ve gotten into it in the meantime. And I’m regularly grabbing the handle, which is the outside part of which I could be vaguely concerned.
Although it’s perhaps a little slower and energy inefficient, I can’t see spending money on a fragile-seeming electric kettle. With little kitchen space and disliking having something else to clean I am happy to continue using my 2 quart Revereware stainless steel pot. It’s been boiling water as well as cooking meals on one electric range top or another without fail for almost 40 years, a tiny fraction of it’s expected working life.
I can’t remember ever cleaning an electric kettle, other than maybe wiping the outside if I spilled something on it or if I left the apartment for two months. The kettle has the notable property of regularly being full of boiling water, which kills any germs and washes what little dust might’ve gotten into it in the meantime. And I’m regularly grabbing the handle, which is the outside part of which I could be vaguely concerned.