• ashok36@lemmy.world
    51·
    9 months ago

    Making better kettles is easier when your entire electric grid is optimised for it.

    Seriously, 220 volts will just always get you a faster boil than 120. It’s physics.

    • GBU_28English
      51·
      9 months ago

      We have 240 in kitchens but don’t use it for counter top stuff

      • crispy_kilt@feddit.de
        2·
        9 months ago

        We have 400V/16A, three phases, in kitchens for the proper stuff. That’s 19kW, if I remember correctly. Your strong power is like our standard power (240V/16A).

        • uis
          2·
          9 months ago

          not a kitchen appliance plug, but 38.4kW(400*32*3) standard one. I love living in Europe.

      • Aux@lemmy.world
        1·
        9 months ago

        Here in the UK you can have 240V x 32A with three phases. That’s how you get domestic 22kW chargers for EVs, lol. Regular single phase kitchen wiring is 240V x 32A giving us 7kW hobs.

      • crispy_kilt@feddit.de
        4·
        9 months ago

        With our standard 240/16A you’d get 11’000 W, that water will boil itself just thinking about that much power

        Also, it uses much less copper, and there are fewer resistance losses