"A.T. Hagan" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 15:01:36 -0400, "limey" >
> wrote:
>
> >Peter, did you ever buy a cordless electric kettle? The new Chefs
catalog
> >has a Chef's Choice for $39.95 which holds 1-3/4 quarts of water. It
looks
> >pretty good and is the cheapest I have seen.
> >
> >Dora
>
> >
> >limey at toad dot net
> >
>
> A -cordless- electric kettle?
>
> How is it powered? Batteries? How many D-cells? Or does it just
> hook up to a deep cycle battery?
>
> Think I'm going to have to do a net search for this.
>
> .....Alan.
>
None of the above, Alan. The kettle sits on an electric base which is
plugged into an outlet in the usual way. It can then be lifted off -
different from the usual electric kettle, where the cord often gets in the
way. The kettle comes to the boil remarkably quickly and does free up a
burner on the stove.

Dora