You save time. It may seem impatient of me to celebrate that when according to very approximate statistics, the average kettle takes just one minute and 27 seconds to boil enough water for two cups of tea. What exactly would I do with that extra 90 or so seconds? Probably tweet. But still, if Which? With a vacuum kettle you could cut that wait down to two working days a year.
It stays cool on the outside, so you won't burn yourself if you accidentally grab or bump into it, even just after it boils. I tried knocking it over to see if the "leak-proof stopper system" would prevent scalding water from splashing everywhere reviewing kettles is a tough job, but some foolhardy idiot's got to do it. Only a trickle of water escaped, so while it's not a marvellous idea to knock it or hold it upside down, you're much less likely to get scalded than if you drop an ordinary kettle.
It may be expensive and heavy, but it's also sleek, safe and a genuine energy saver. You can get a Vektra Vacuum Eco Kettle from ethicalsuperstore. Interested in finding out more about how you can live better?
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Find out more here. Green apps and gadgets: Vektra Vacuum Electric Kettle. The average Brit spends 33 hours a year waiting for the kettle to boil. We road-tested the vacuum kettle, which claims to cut this time in half. So, how well did this appliance withstand the heat? Click here to view our article on Eco Kettle 2 and to find out how to purchase this new improved product which is pictured below:. No matter what kind of kettle you have, you can increase its efficiency simply by ensuring it is kept lime-scale free.
Leave the kettle filled up to the height of the heating element in dilute vinegar overnight, wash it out well in the morning, and you will have a more efficient kettle. Why Use an Eco Kettle?
There are three simple ways a standard kettle can be made more environmentally friendly: 1 Making it easier to view the level of water in the kettle. Eco Kettles. Through a number of consumer studies, the Energy Saving Trust has determined that the Eco Kettle uses up to 30 percent less energy than standard kettles, meaning that if everyone in the UK where the ECO kettle was invented used an Eco Kettle, at least 1,,, KWh of electricity could be saved each year.
Since its market debut in , , Eco Kettles have been sold worldwide, leading to an estimated CO2 savings of more than tons. Product Creation Ltd. Instead, the new ECO kettle introduces three new temperature settings: 80 degrees ideal for specialty teas , 90 degrees perfect for coffee and degrees for a rolling boil.
When the selected temperature is reached, an alarm will sound and the ECO kettle will shut off automatically. For more information visit ECO Kettle online. We present some business ideas for those of you who think that the future is greener than the present- we can think of some who don't The advice is general and does not apply exclusively to any one nation. We use the tiger this is a prime Siberian example to show up our failure to conserve wild species, but while we monopolise all the food that animals require, we could remember that it is not only their conservation we urgently need to cover.
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