If you need to boil water on the stove but you want to minimize heating the house/apartment, boil it in the kettle or microwave first then transfer to stove

8 days ago by reallykindasorta to c/lifeprotips

Some food preparation can’t be done fully in the microwave, this has helped me minimize radiating heat into the apartment during hot days lately.

whats_a_lemmy 5 points 8 days ago

Efficiency!

Hell I rarely boil water from cold on the stove just because of how long it takes. Kettles ftw

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The_Jit 4 points 7 days ago

Yeah an electric kettle was way faster then boiling water in a gas stove top for us and didn't heat the house up. We recently switched to an electric oven with an induction stove top and it's so much faster and doesn't put off waste heat in comparison to gas.

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reallykindasorta 3 points 7 days ago

I’ve heard good things! Unfortunately I’m in a rental so I’m stuck with an electric coil stove:( We sorely need incentives for landlords to install more energy efficient appliances even where they don’t pay electricity.

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The_Jit 3 points 7 days ago

It is an adjustment on cooking and relearning what setting to set for how you want your food, but near instant boil is nice. Yeah that is a big problem with renting, landlords have no incentive to pay a bit more for efficient appliances since they don't pay the electrical costs.

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YetAnotherNerd 3 points 7 days ago

https://duxtop-cookware.com/ I have and love the BT-200DZ/9600LS - it’s one burner, plugs into the wall, and you can just stick it on top of the stove.

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reallykindasorta 1 point 7 days ago

Ohh I hadn’t thought about something like that!

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chunkystyles 2 points 7 days ago

I bought one if these many years ago and loved it. A couple years ago I got an induction range but I still have my probably unit and still use it on occasion. They really are great.

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coreray00 2 points 7 days ago

Bonus points if you boil a finger or two of water in the pan while you boil the rest in the kettle

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hakase 2 points 8 days ago

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