{"id":48541,"date":"2014-11-26T04:56:22","date_gmt":"2014-11-26T04:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/11\/26\/polly-put-the-kettle-on-revised-and-improved.html"},"modified":"2014-11-26T04:56:22","modified_gmt":"2014-11-26T04:56:22","slug":"polly-put-the-kettle-on-revised-and-improved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/11\/26\/polly-put-the-kettle-on-revised-and-improved.html","title":{"rendered":"Polly Put the Kettle On (Revised and Improved)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is actually genius. We&#39;ve used both stovetop and electric kettles, and I&#39;ve honestly never considered the aggregate waste energy of heating up more water than needed. Spiffy idea. Can&#39;t wait for the Miito &quot;kettle&quot; to become commercially available.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"sm2wp\"><p>\n<a style='display:inline;' href='http:\/\/www.wired.com\/2014\/11\/tea-kettle-alternative-thats-cooler-cleaner-eco-friendly'><br \/>\n<img src='https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/3C51mMZFpF6troGLNReNoNFPdBm8HCXIUCdiCfx4GT6jDIeeDPObJBb52TemW7YJd3IxS4UmP4_TM46SXQWtC4-8CFLO0XGLNCLpaUpdYBtH=w506-h303' border='0' \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<span style='font-size:large;'><a href='http:\/\/www.wired.com\/2014\/11\/tea-kettle-alternative-thats-cooler-cleaner-eco-friendly'>A Tea Kettle Alternative That&#8217;s Cooler, Cleaner, and More Eco-Friendly | WIRED<\/a><\/span><br \/>\nCalling Miito a kettle is a little misleading, but it&#8217;s an intriguing alternative to heating small volumes of liquid.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style='font-size:small;'><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101083456815352083930\/posts\/CewnQgLkyqe'>View on Google+<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is actually genius. We&#39;ve used both stovetop and electric kettles, and I&#39;ve honestly never considered the aggregate waste energy of heating up more water than needed. Spiffy idea. Can&#39;t wait for the Miito &quot;kettle&quot; to become commercially available. 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