Comments on: Coffee, Tea & Me http://taoofchange.com/2008/02/21/coffee-tea-me/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:59:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1-alpha By: tao http://taoofchange.com/2008/02/21/coffee-tea-me/#comment-1029 tao Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:58:11 +0000 http://taoofchange.com/2008/02/21/coffee-tea-me/#comment-1029 Thanks for the vote on electric kettles, Sami. Now that I've been using this little wonder for several days, I'm even more convinced about the large energy savings - I can get a pot to boiling in less than 60 seconds. And, yep, I have been using it to boil water for cooking, too! I love it! Tao Thanks for the vote on electric kettles, Sami. Now that I’ve been using this little wonder for several days, I’m even more convinced about the large energy savings - I can get a pot to boiling in less than 60 seconds. And, yep, I have been using it to boil water for cooking, too! I love it! Tao

]]> By: Sami Grover http://taoofchange.com/2008/02/21/coffee-tea-me/#comment-1028 Sami Grover Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:57:24 +0000 http://taoofchange.com/2008/02/21/coffee-tea-me/#comment-1028 I've always wondered about the energy savings of electric versus stove-top kettles. Electric seems to have got way more popular back home (the UK - land of tea drinkers) in recent years, and when you think about it it makes perfect sense. Just watch the heat escaping round the sides of a kettle on a gas stove and you can see the waste. BTW - with an electric kettle it also makes sense to boil water used for cooking in the kettle first - that way you save energy getting the water up to heat before you cook your pasta or whatever. Two things we English know about - making tea, and boiling everything we eat. Thanks for this post Tracey - I know what we should be buying for the kitchen next... Cheers, Sami I’ve always wondered about the energy savings of electric versus stove-top kettles. Electric seems to have got way more popular back home (the UK - land of tea drinkers) in recent years, and when you think about it it makes perfect sense. Just watch the heat escaping round the sides of a kettle on a gas stove and you can see the waste.

BTW - with an electric kettle it also makes sense to boil water used for cooking in the kettle first - that way you save energy getting the water up to heat before you cook your pasta or whatever. Two things we English know about - making tea, and boiling everything we eat.

Thanks for this post Tracey - I know what we should be buying for the kitchen next…

Cheers,
Sami

]]> By: phyllis diehl http://taoofchange.com/2008/02/21/coffee-tea-me/#comment-1021 phyllis diehl Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:21:17 +0000 http://taoofchange.com/2008/02/21/coffee-tea-me/#comment-1021 what a wonderful teapot you purchased, it serves you well, the only down side is that i wish i thought of it first, and i could of bought it for you....i would of been so happy to bring your hot cup of tea. what a wonderful teapot you purchased, it serves you well, the only down side is that i wish i thought of it first, and i could of bought it for you….i would of been so happy to bring your hot cup of tea.

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