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Kettle Company wins damages in China
Foreign companies can protect their intellectual property rights through China’s legal system, according to the world’s largest maker of electric kettle components after a court ordered two Chinese rivals to pay it damages.Strix, founded on the Isle of Man in 1951, which now provides thermostatic controls for two-thirds of the world’s kettles, had accused two Chinese companies of copying its patented technology, which automatically switches off electric kettles after the water has reached boiling point.
Stainless Steel Electric Kettles- Make Your Kitchen Modern
There are many people who use electric kettle more than five times a day. The need of a kettle arises from the time we wake up in the morning, to the time we go to sleep at night. Thus, you can opt for the stainless steel electric kettle and enjoy your blistering cup of tea or coffee. Unlike the kettles that you have to heat on a stove-top, this electric kettle stays cool to the touch. More »
How to make your kitchen less nasty
Did you spend all summer lavishing in the comfort of your mother’s meat loaf? Your dad’s pasta Bolognese? Are you not quite ready to give into the dorm routine of Easy Mac and the occasional trip to BK? Your average Northwestern residence hall kitchen is complete with a microwave, an oven, a sink and a fridge. But the need of the hour is the ELECTRIC KETTLES as well. More »
Kettles, Kettles, Everywhere, And Not a Drop of Tea!
It’s Foodie Friday and with the weather all crisp and cool, my mind is my favorite daily drink–Tea. Not the leaves themselves, though, but the vessel in which we boil the water to make this healing, warming beverage. What is the best balance of safety, beauty (tea is a pretty drink, after all), and maintenance ?
I was sad to part with my last kettle, this all-Glass Stove Top Piece from Adagio. Watching the water slowly perk up and get a’bubbling was a simple morning joy. It was dishwasher-safe, not at all risky in terms of chemicals from either metal or plastic leaching into the water, and an all-around winner. More »
Before you buy an electric kettle:Keep This In Mind
An Electric Kettle gives you the flexibility to boil your water without watching it and much faster than a stove top kettle. Some of the models also come with some extra features like slow cooking, for ex. soup, egg boiling, warming milk etc. You should consider a number of features to get the best buy:
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Niche Producers Find Hot Prospects Inside The Machine
IN A cramped and anonymous workshop opposite a housing estate in the Isle of Man, a handful of people supervise Hi – tech pressing machines that stamp out minuscule metal parts that form the key components of control switches for electric kettles.
The parts are produced according to a secret formula and are the sensors that recognise when water has boiled in an electric kettle and switch the device off virtually instantly.