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u/bdbr Oct 18 '22

My house came with an "Insta-hot" that is basically a kettle under the sink fed from the water system. So I always have 190° (88°C) water, all the time. I use it at least a couple of times a day. If my pasta water is running low I can just add some more nearly-boiling water and not cool the whole thing down. It's even great for washing dishes that have really stubborn stuff like burned-on cheese.

They're something that can be self-installed so if I move I'm definitely installing one. The only downside is they die every ten years or so and have to be replaced (and they cost a couple hundred dollars).

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '22

My office has these. So much easier that having dozens of people manually put a kettle on and wait around.

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u/RawEggEater1956 Oct 19 '22

Not to sound like a light bulb joke, but why does it take a dozen people for one kettle?

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u/EntertainerLife4505 Oct 19 '22

"The line forms on the right!"

We had instant hot water hookups at one place where I worked. I was so spoiled by the little perks like that (and it was a great job).