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In my experience it does take seven minutes to boil a cup of water on a gas stove. Resistive electric is about half that time, induction is half of that. I've tested it with same amount of water in the same kettle. Gas stoves are garbage.
Electric kettles are very fast too.
Depends on what your power-delivery is.
European style: way more power aaaand more deadly :)
Us-Style, less power, (about 30% longer to boil a similar volume-kettle) and somewhat less deadly.
Gas-stove-style: most of your actuall power goes besides your pot and doesnt heat the water, some heats the handle, how fun.
US electric stoves are wired into higher power circuits. The stove built-in to the kitchen is just as powerful, though there are transmission losses heating the kettle.
Countertop kettles use less power here because of the plugs, and it takes about the same time as a resistive stove.
Gas stoves here have nozzles that shoot the flame from the center away from the pot you're trying to heat. You have to choose between slow heating from a tiny flame, or slow heating from heating the air next to the kettle and the handle instead of the kettle itself.
Fun fact: electric kettles are nerfed in the US and other 110V countries (~1kW vs ~2kW of power usage)
We have stuff like NEMA 6-15 outlets in the USA, and there are other countries where 220v at 60hz is the norm -- so it's possible to get kettles designed for that.
Alternatively: for around the same price you could get an "instant hot" water heater installed under the sink and have dedicated tap for boiling hot water without any wait.
Mine is 1.5kW in Canada. But I often wish I could buy a UK one and hook it to my dryer outlet.
Don't let your dreams be dreams
When I was very young, I tried to make tea for the first time on my own by putting a mug full of water on the burner and turning the heat to the max. When I raised the mug, the bottom just came off and it spilled hot water all over the place. Thankfully I didn't burn myself.
Oh my fucking god. So that's what happens?
You guys don't use Turkish Combustion Kettle to boil water?
Is it made out of a jet engine or something?
Are you supposed to precariously balance that kettle on top of that thrust nozzle?
Don't be ridiculous, you pour water through the flame and collect steam in the upside-down mug.
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The best is that someone then took this exchange and made it into a Shakespeare script:
I know someone else drew it into a comic but I'm having trouble finding it.
I'm friends with enough experienced Shakespeare actors that I want to get them together and perform this.
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