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What's a gadget or appliance that you purchased that you would wholeheartedly recommend to others? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 4 weeks ago by AnAverageSnoot@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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For me, it's an electric toothbrush. It doesn't matter if you go with Sonicare or Oral-B, once you start using an electric toothbrush, regular toothbrushes don't ever feel like they clean your teeth properly. The smooth plaque-free top layer of your teeth that you can feel after using an electric toothbrush can't be replicated with a regular toothbrush.

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[–] franzfurdinand@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Over here, you'll find a pot of water on the stove more common. Our regular outlets are 120v, but our stoves are typically 240v. A water kettle here would be about half as fast as our stoves (generally speaking). Over there, yeah, with 240 being the standard, a kettle makes a lot of sense.

[–] vaionko@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

At least here in Finland a decent amout of stoves are 400v. Still, even at 120 a kettle is faster than an electroc stove. An induction stove is a different story

[–] franzfurdinand@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

400 is crazy for residential service! That actually sounds awesome.

[–] htrayl@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Even with 120v the kettle is still faster. Pot on the stove has a wild amount of waste heat.