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nitori wrote

I think that's a waste of electricity lol

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flabberghaster wrote

I think technology connections has a video where he says that while he thinks it sucks to do that, it's pretty energy efficient because the heat gets beamed directly into the water as opposed to using a coil stove. This assumes you don't have an electric kettle.

I might be wrong about the contents of this video. https://youtu.be/_yMMTVVJI4c?si=EKY61S8BddZ0AOKH

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nitori wrote

I wonder how that energy efficiency compares to the hot water from my water dispenser

Sagume thinking

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nitori wrote

I guess even if it turns out to be less efficient than a microwave I can still precisely control how hot my water is from the dispenser (since it has a celsius indicator)

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cowloom OP wrote

It's 108,000 Joules to heat up my cup of tea with the microwave. I don't have an electric or induction stove, otherwise I'd test it and see which comes out ahead in terms of energy usage.

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