Comments on: 2 Top Kitchen Appliance Energy Myths De-bunked http://science.kqed.org/quest/2009/05/29/2-top-kitchen-appliance-energy-myths-de-bunked/ Explore science, nature and environment stories from Northern California and beyond with KQED’s multimedia series Thu, 24 May 2012 05:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jim Gunshinan http://science.kqed.org/quest/2009/05/29/2-top-kitchen-appliance-energy-myths-de-bunked/#comment-11981 Jim Gunshinan Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:08:39 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/?p=2629#comment-11981 Hi Jan, Thanks for your comments and adding to the discussion. I don't know about the plastics used in electric kettles. Given that they have to withstand a lot of heat, I'm sure many have some nasty additives. Jim Hi Jan,

Thanks for your comments and adding to the discussion.

I don't know about the plastics used in electric kettles. Given that they have to withstand a lot of heat, I'm sure many have some nasty additives.

Jim

]]> By: Jan Grygier http://science.kqed.org/quest/2009/05/29/2-top-kitchen-appliance-energy-myths-de-bunked/#comment-11982 Jan Grygier Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:03:42 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/?p=2629#comment-11982 You didn't discuss electric kettles. I suspect they are most efficient of all, since they are somewhat insulated and heat the water with an immersion element. But the semi-insulated plastic ones worry me about leaching toxins, and the manufacturers refuse to tell me which plastics they are made of - do you have any ideas on this? Of course one can always go for a stainless steel electric kettle, but those are a) uninsulated, and b) expensive. You didn't discuss electric kettles. I suspect they are most efficient of all, since they are somewhat insulated and heat the water with an immersion element. But the semi-insulated plastic ones worry me about leaching toxins, and the manufacturers refuse to tell me which plastics they are made of – do you have any ideas on this? Of course one can always go for a stainless steel electric kettle, but those are a) uninsulated, and b) expensive.

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