BID GOODBYE TO AIRPOTS OR HOT WATER DISPENSERS AND WELCOME ELECTRIC KETTLES

Who doesn't love a cup of hot coffee, tea, milk or choco? Everybody would like to have a sip of their own choice of hot drinks every now and then, especially in the morning. Hot drinking water is just one of essentials to keep the day going. But how does one acquire hot water these days?

 The rise of the Airpots

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Airpots were the "thing" from the 80s. They have totally changed the experience of boiling drinking water from the kettle on the stove to conveniently pushing a button. These devices' capacity ranges from 2 liters up to 4 liters. So if you have a big bunch of coffee drinkers at home, then surely the airpot is a good thing to have. However, having that big capacity will take a while before the red button turns orange or when the water reaches boiling point. Usually it takes a few minutes to 7 minutes tops. One more thing is it is recommended that the container is full when boiling is turned so as not to damage the heater inside the flask.

Water dispenser galore

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Then 90s came the rise of the water dispenser. This is truly great in offices where continuous supply of hot water is needed. With the smaller tank for boiling water, it would take around 5 minutes to reach boiling point. How about drawbacks of the water dispenser? The device currently is utilizing the principle of gravity whereby one needs to carry a big 5-gallon bottle of water and flip it on top of the dispenser. If there is no one to give the water a flip then others would have to wait until a water bottle will be replaced. Although recently, another development of the water dispenser is already out to the market. This has similar appearance to the previous but the bottle need not be flipped. One can replace water bottles from the bottom of the dispenser and water is pumped into the faucet.

Electric Kettle of the Millenia

The switch always automatically
shuts off when water boiled.

For the smaller household, it is best to use an electric kettle for fresh boiling water every time one needs a hot drink. The electric kettle has a capacity of 1.2 liters to 2.0 liters. They are compact appliances so they can easily be kept or carried anywhere at home. Although it has the same power consumption like the two others at around 900 watts, the boiling period only takes a few seconds for 2 cups of 500 ml. 

The heater placed at the bottom of the kettle,
making it safe to boil even a cup of water.

It is also detachable from the power source which means you can easily wash the inside as long as you don't submerged the kettle in water. Power sources are usually located at the bottom of the kettle.

Transparent water indicators up to
2 liters maximum.

Unless you would like to use the bigger capacity appliances and keep the boiled water in vacuum flasks in order to cut the power consumption, it is more convenient and practical to have an electric kettle around.









Different styles of these kettles are available, the bigger capacity of 2 liters, 1.8 liters, 1.2 liters (most convenient for students) or even 1.0 liter, the stainless kettle, the beautiful black, the clean white, trendy look... various styles for various tastes.