[quote=chaosmagnet]Yes, the lower voltage means they take twice as long to boil water as UK ones. We in the UK also have gas cooktops, but an electric kettle is quicker for boiling water. (Seriously: I sometimes boil water in a kettle before pouring it into a pan to use on the gas hob.)
It's the wattage, not the voltage, that matters. Apparently, years ago, high-wattage kettles were not available in the US. That's no longer the case.
Funnily enough, I'm visiting my mother and her electric tea kettle has failed and we're heating water for tea in a saucepan.
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