Hey ops,
I'm looking at buying a smart kettle (has temperature options) and I'm wondering which is the best? All feed back would be great.
I've been looking at the Breville BKE830: The Smart Crystal Clear Kettle..
Thanks
What Is The Best Smart Kettle
Puska on 04/07/2016 - 11:53
Last edited 04/07/2016 - 12:25 by 1 other user
Last edited 04/07/2016 - 12:25 by 1 other user
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I'll look into both, might stop by Kmart on the way home.
I have one from Kmart and it is fine. White with a clear window and touch sensitive temperature buttons.
Will be stopping at Kmart on the way home to check it out.
It's abit too expensive, but thanks for the feedback.
I got BKE830, I don't know any smart things about it (unless it fill it self), but it has different temp settings which I bought it for and it beep once the water is boiled.
It does has keep warm function which I hardly use, but its a good kettle, been using for two years now.Thanks for the detailed response, it'll be used for the different temperatures for tea. So it's good it has the 5 options!
Make sure it has at least 2 GB of RAM otherwise it will lag
The smartest would be the one can fill up water by itself, boil and call us when ready…
They have them in construction site sheds lol
https://www.target.com.au/p/bellini-digital-kettle-btk615/50…
I use this kettle.
The lowest temperature starts at 40 degrees. Ideal for baby milk bottles.At the time when I was looking most variable temp kettles started at 50.
Thanks for the link. My girlfriend likes drinking warm water (she used to drink too many teas and now just has warm water when she feels like one), so the low temperature might be good!
standby power:
anything with a soft-touch switch will be a constant drain on your power 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I measured my mum's kettle and it is drawing 2.5w constantly. If you don't turn it off at the plug switch then that is:
365x24=8760 hours per year
8760x2.5w=21900
convert to kwh:
21.9kWh per year
21.9x0.30=$6.57 per year for the privilege of a soft-touch switch, assuming a 30 cent per kwh cost.
Of course the over-a-dollar-a-day connection charge completely rapes the account holder, knowing that we pay over 400 dollars per year justfor the privilege of an electricity supply. So actual usage charges are only part of your bill.
My girlfriend usually turns the kettle off when it's not in use.
For example, when the water is boiled, she turns off the power and sometimes even takes out the cord from the power point… So I don't think that would be an issue.
But thanks for the breakdown!smart girl…I can't convince anyone to flick the switch at the power point.
Yeh, i never used to… but now i do because of her haha.
2.5 watts to run a button is (profanity) insane. Those electrical engineers should be ashamed. I bet my phone uses far less than that in standby, and that's doing way more. Sure, a kettle is cheaper, but that's still ridiculous.
what's worse is it just adds up to the other stuff: Wii, PS3, TV in standby, sensor lights, microwave, etc. It all adds up to hundreds of dollars per year in the typical home. Air conditioners in 'off' state are big users of power too; probably the biggest.
Yes I've heard the microwave can be quite bad. In recent years I've been turning the air con off at the switch box for autumn and spring for the are reason.
This cuisinart programmable allegedly does heaps
http://www.victoriasbasement.com.au/Product/Details/72443?ca…
http://www.kmart.com.au/product/variable-temperature-glass-k…
I think this actually uses the same control unit as the Breville one, it is also made of SCHOTT glasses like the Breville.
Alternatively, you may also want to have a look at this as well:
https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/kogan-stainless-steel-smart-ket…