okw and kettle?

[jonkatony]

Staying at a studio, do they have kettles or just the coffee maker. Can you use the coffee maker to boil the water and just take some tea bags?

 

[wayneg]

This was asked elswhere recently. No kettle but there is a coffee maker and also a microwave. Most seem to use microwave as coffee maker does not get water hot enough for tea.
Other option is pick up a cheap kettle if you are there for a while.

 

[fluffy bunny]

We bought a cheap kettle on our second trip and use that for tea in the morning. Has done a few trips accross the states now. goes packed with tea bags and comes home packed with shpping.

 

[mikki.young]

I have been told that housekeeping may have some proper kettles that you can borrow on a first come first served basis because even the one beds only have a kettle that heats up on the hob.

 

[katiec]

I dont like to use the coffee maker as my tea then tastes of coffee!!!

And microwave hot water is horrid (in my view!!).

You can get a very small travel kettle which will do a couple of small cups... or if like me you will have to boil it twice

 

[Mrdudecool]

Well when we go, we just call housekeeping and ask for a tea kettle and they will deliver one.

 

[jayduk]

Does anyone know the wattage in USA? I have a kettle that is 220-240V AC 50Hz 1850-2200W...will this work with a simple UK-USA plug adapter or will i need a wattage converter thing?

 

[wayneg]

No that won't work in US.
You need things to say something like input 100v-240v
Then they work in both US(110V) & UK(240v)

 

[jayduk]

No that won't work in US.
You need things to say something like input 100v-240v
Then they work in both US(110V) & UK(240v)

Great, thanks mate!

 

[Hilary]

No that won't work in US.
You need things to say something like input 100v-240v
Then they work in both US(110V) & UK(240v)

We had a travel kettle that was 'universal voltage' and would work on 110-240v - it did work in the US, but very slowly. I bought a new one that has to be switched to either 110v or 240v and it is so much faster

 

[jonkatony]

As allways, thanks for the advice and information

 

[wilma-bride]

I have been told that housekeeping may have some proper kettles that you can borrow on a first come first served basis because even the one beds only have a kettle that heats up on the hob.

Well when we go, we just call housekeeping and ask for a tea kettle and they will deliver one.

The tea kettles we have got from housekeeping before are ones that only work on a stove top so that wouldn't be any good if you are staying in a studio as there is no cooker.