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Which Teapot is the Most Cost Efficient?

Some time ago I posted about the fact that our kitchen is need of a serious facelift. One of our issues is that our appliances are on their last legs or, as in the case of our microwave, it is dead. Since I don’t know the first thing about microwave cooking, other than melting butter, it has always been a bread box. One thing I hadn’t realized was that I used the microwave daily to heat water for tea. After burning myself several times pouring water from my small saucepan into my cup, I resolved myself that I would need to get a teapot.

I was discussing this with one of my most wonderful friend’s and she let me in on a VERY frugal secret…an electric teapot. The savings she spoke of was that it heats water very quickly and is only 110 volts, instead of the 120 I would use heating a pot on my stovetop. That was enough to sell me on getting an electric teapot. However, upon further though, I realized that I could use this little gadget to save money on more than water for tea.

Here is a small list of the ideas I thought would make an EXCELLENT frugal electric savings with an electric teapot.

·         Jello

·         Stuffing

·         Hot cereal

·         Individual portions of pasta

·         Hot cocoa

·         Instant coffee

·         Ramen noodles

·         Instant Rice

Who would have thought that a little gadget designed for making water for tea could be so versatile AND save money!

These are my thoughts.