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American stove startups can do it in 40 seconds with ??? watts by precharging a battery.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdawGen0QPc

Slow-boiled water gives superior flavor!

Keeps the midichlorians from jumping out.

I always cook my water sous-vide

Meh, Lidl sells 3200w kettles.

Where are the three phase models??

Seriously though, a 15A kettle sounds great.

Photonicinduction's 10-second kettle[1] managed about 10kW max (took around 5s to boil water) for a short time, 440V 23A. Then the resistance dropped, it went up to 16kW (426V 33A) and popped. 7-8kW (375V 19A to 400V 20A) seemed more sustainable.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDLw1Rx_cAI

2500W on 240V, single phase AC, 16A, German 'Schuko'-plug is normal. Or was. Some EU-regulation limits that to 2000, or even 1500W only now, for new devices, or something.

Don't care. Still have the old ones, and whatever the electrician wired as '120V 3-phase AC' for the full US-style range in the US.

UK 240V with 13A sockets, 3120W. Sounds like Lidl are rounding up.