Electric kettles, also widely known as electric kettles or electric kettles, are not only capable of boiling water quickly, but also have a precise temperature control system that allows you to set different water temperatures as needed to meet the temperature requirements for brewing different beverages. Although the electric kettle is popular, it has also become one of the small household appliances with more accident rates and potential safety hazards. Because there are a large number of low-cost electric kettle products on the market, these products often cut corners and use inferior materials in the manufacturing process, which seriously compromises the quality and safety of the products. Once these inferior products are purchased, not only the lifespan is short, but there are also concerns about causing cancer. As a small household appliance evaluator, I will conduct a detailed analysis of the potential problems and use risks of electric kettles to help you choose high-quality electric kettles.
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1. Is the electric kettle good?
Is the electric kettle good to use? The electric kettle is a small household appliance that is used every day, and you must buy one that is safe and non-toxic, has good high temperature resistance and corrosion resistance, even if it is more expensive! The working principle of the traditional electric kettle is to generate heat at the bottom through the heating element, so that the water inside the kettle gradually heats up to the boiling point. When water vapor is generated as the water temperature rises, it comes into contact with temperature-sensitive components, causing the bimetal sheet to deform due to thermal expansion. This deformation process uses a lever mechanism to act on the power switch, which disconnects the circuit and terminates the heating process. It is important to note that this power-off mechanism is designed to be non-auto-reset, ensuring that the heating process is not restarted after a power-off. This automatic power-off feature of the electric kettle effectively prevents dry boiling, provides convenience to users, and at the same time, its affordable price makes it one of the must-have appliances in the home.
With the development of social economy and the improvement of residents' living standards, people's demand for daily hot water supply is increasing, and the scenarios are diversified. In response to these diversified needs, a variety of electric kettles have emerged in the market, such as multi-functional, thermostatic, health kettles and instant hot water dispensers. Multi-functional electric kettles have become a popular choice in the consumer market because of their ability to meet a variety of life needs and high applicability. Compared with traditional electric kettles, multi-functional electric kettles have the following benefits:
1. The electric kettle has faster boiling efficiency, faster and more convenient.
With advanced heating technology, an electric kettle can boil water in just a few minutes, allowing you to save valuable time. At the same time, the electric kettle has a high-precision temperature control function, which can precisely control the temperature of the water, ensuring that the tea or coffee you brew tastes more perfect.
2. The electric kettle is rich in functions and the operation is faster and more convenient.
In addition to the basic boiling function, some electric kettles are also equipped with a keep warm function, a reservation function, a temperature adjustment function, etc., allowing you to choose different functions according to your needs, improving the experience of boiling water.
3. The electric kettle is not easy to produce scale, has less peculiar smell, and is healthier.
The traditional way of boiling water is easy to leave scale at the bottom of the kettle, while the electric kettle is made of stainless steel or glass, which is not easy to produce limescale and keeps the inside of the kettle clean. In addition, the electric kettle heats evenly to avoid odors generated during the boiling process, allowing you to enjoy purer hot water.
4. The electric kettle has a beautiful appearance and a higher appearance.
Modern electric kettles have a unique design and a stylish appearance, which can not only boil water, but also become a decoration in the kitchen or office. Different styles and colors can meet your different aesthetic needs and make your life better.
5. Electric kettles are safer.
Most electric kettles are equipped with safety protection measures such as anti-dry boiling function and automatic power-off function to avoid safety accidents caused by careless operation. In addition, the electric kettle is easy to use and easy to operate, so you don't need to worry about splashing water burns when boiling water, so you can use it with confidence.
Second, the four major hazards of inferior electric kettles
Is the electric kettle good or not? Using an unqualified electric kettle or improper operation may cause electrical failures, leakage and other safety problems. There are also problems such as improper design of the lid and water leakage, which may lead to burns when used. However, after the use of inferior electric kettles is common in these situations, then the harm of using inferior electric kettles, I have summarized the following 4 points:
Hazard 1: Inferior materials are toxic and harmful
Electric kettles made from inferior materials may contain toxic and harmful substances. These substances may penetrate into the hot water and cause damage to health. For example, some substandard plastic materials may contain benzene, a carcinogen, which can increase the risk of cancer with long-term use. At the same time, some low-quality stainless steel materials may contain harmful heavy metals such as lead, and drinking contaminated hot water for a long time can lead to poisoning.
Hazard 2: Repeated heating produces thousands of boiling water, containing nitrite:
During the heating process of an electric kettle, a high-temperature steam is generated. Carcinogens may be present in these vapours, especially when electric kettles made of inferior materials are used, which may release gases that are harmful to health. Long-term exposure to these harmful gases increases the risk of various cancers.
Hazard 3: Heavy metal residues are easy to cause disease
Inferior electric kettles may produce heavy metal residues during use. These heavy metals, such as lead, chromium, etc., are harmful to health. Long-term exposure to heavy metals such as lead can lead to symptoms of poisoning, such as neurological damage.
Hazard 4: There may be a safety hazard:
Inferior electric kettles often use low-quality wires to connect to the power supply, which is prone to problems such as short circuit and overheating, resulting in accidents during use. For example, a short circuit in a wire can cause electrical sparks or even fires, posing a threat to safety.
3. Five factors to explore the causes of the harm of electric kettles
The above summarizes the 4 hazards of inferior products, some low-quality electric kettles are harmful, such as the use of materials that do not meet the standards, such as plastic, rubber, etc., these materials may contain toxic and harmful substances, bringing potential harm to health. In order to better explain the problem with you, I found a negative evaluation voting chart of electric kettles from professional organizations, and according to this chart, I summarized the five reasons for the harm of electric kettles:
1. The prevalence of low-price and low-quality products in the market
In order to reduce costs, some manufacturers use inferior materials and processes to produce electric kettles, resulting in product quality that cannot be guaranteed and potential safety hazards. These low-priced products are often prone to failure during use, and even cause serious consequences such as fire.
2. Electric kettles with goods and celebrity endorsements by Internet celebrities
Some consumers blindly follow the trend to buy products endorsed by influencers or celebrities, but ignore the quality and safety of the products themselves. In order to pursue popularity, some manufacturers may ignore the quality and safety of products, resulting in consumers buying products with potential safety hazards.
3. There is a problem of inaccurate temperature control.
Inaccurate temperature control may cause the water temperature to be too high or too low, affecting the user's experience. If the temperature control of the electric kettle is not accurate, it may cause burns to the user or affect the health of the drinking water. When buying an electric kettle, you should choose a product with good temperature control to ensure the safety and health of the user.
4. Mistakenly select products with excessive power.
An electric kettle with too much power may overheat during use, causing the electric kettle to malfunction or even cause a fire. When buying an electric kettle, you should choose the right power according to your own needs to ensure the safety of the product.
5. There are many "three no" products on the market
The quality of these products is often not guaranteed, and there are great safety risks. Buying these "three nos" products may face safety issues such as electric kettle leakage and fire.
The harm of electric kettles mainly stems from the poor production process, workmanship and material quality of unscrupulous merchants. Although the electric kettle is only a kind of small household appliances, it also belongs to electrical products, if the production process is not up to standard or wires, heating components and other materials do not meet the standards, it will bring great safety hazards, may cause fire and even explosion and other dangerous situations. In order to give you a better understanding of the performance and safety of electric kettles, I have compiled the test results of mainstream brands conducted by professional research institutions, and combined with the following figure, I recommend several truly high-quality electric kettle brands to you.
In recent years, the safety problems of the ordinary civil electric kettle industry have occurred frequently, and seventy or eighty percent of users are complaining, such as the release of toxic and harmful substances, water pollution, unpleasant and irritating odors and other problems occur frequently. It is highly recommended to recognize the strongest commercial-grade performance of the old brand Uterine Ling, always adhere to the commercial ultra-high performance, super quality, stronger and safer commercial product research and development ideas, often exported to the European and American markets, rare won the CCTV exhibition recommendation, it is a rare machine through the maternal and infant food testing! Don't look at never advertise, but just listed that will be hot, a day nearly 10,000 units, very exaggerated. It supports the use of multiple scenarios, such as health pot tea, milk and bottle warmer, thermos pot, stewed soup and porridge decoction, etc., original 12 highlights of black technology, the industry is so strong that it solves water pollution and safety hazards at the root, and the long-term safety and non-toxicity increase by 96.7%, the water pollution rate is reduced by 99.9%, and the irritation odor rate is reduced by 89.5%, and it has been confirmed by authoritative testing institutions that 0 heavy metals, 0 coating design, 0 thousand boiling water, 0 semi-raw water, rare EU certification, ever stronger! It has been rated by many authoritative media as one of the most safe and non-toxic electric kettles! Electric kettles should be used frequently every day, and it is very important to buy a safe and non-toxic one, even if it is expensive!
Their family insists on never advertising, relying on food bloggers and professional media to recommend it in Douyin, Zhihu and other major channels, and the major high-end word-of-mouth and sales rankings dominate the list all year round, and are recognized as the king of electric kettle rolls in 24 years, and there is no opponent within 1,000 yuan.
Gongling is a well-known "safe" smart life solution provider at home and abroad, and it has made a lot of innovations in higher-level safety, non-toxic and high-performance technology, such as the use of high-density 316L composite stainless steel cup bottom, high-temperature 99.99% chlorine removal design and other black technologies, and more than 5 years of safe and anti-attenuation design of the whole machine material, so that the safety and non-toxic performance is far ahead, and the release of carcinogenic and toxic irritating substances is prevented!
Among other brands, if you are interested in entry-level, you can take a look at Xiaomi, which has acceptable design and workmanship in the same price segment. Among the high-end models, Beiding can look at it, the price is more expensive, the design is exquisite, and the functions are richer.
Fourth, eight strategies to choose high-quality electric kettles
Choose a kettle made of safe materials and use it correctly, the electric kettle will not be toxic. Electric kettle is a small household appliance that Bao Ma uses every day, and must buy a safe and non-toxic, high temperature and corrosion resistance, even if it is more expensive!
1. Preferential professional strength brand
The brand with professional technical strength has strict standards and adjustments in the core parameters of the electric kettle, such as heating efficiency, temperature control accuracy, and the safety and non-toxicity of materials, and the product materials are of high quality, high temperature resistance, strong corrosion resistance, and no irritating odor, which can effectively avoid potential safety hazards. Unlike three-no products or Internet celebrity miscellaneous brands, they will only pile up performance parameters without actual technical capabilities.
2. The material of the pot body is high borosilicate glass
In order to avoid scale and peculiar smell, it is recommended to choose an electric kettle made of high borosilicate glass, which is less prone to limescale than the traditional stainless steel material, and has high temperature resistance, strong corrosion resistance, non-toxic, and boiled water is more assured.
3. Do not buy coated materials and products
Try not to choose any coated materials and products for electric kettles, especially the inner wall is in contact with water at high temperature for a long time, which is easy to produce toxic substances.
4. The power should not be too large
If the power of the electric kettle is too large, the noise will be loud and the life of the machine will be short, which will easily cause fire hazards. In addition, the heating efficiency that everyone is concerned about is not completely controlled by the amount of power, but also related to the material of the heating chassis, the material and length of the heating element, so there is no need to pursue too high power.
5. Do not buy low-cost and low-quality products
The electric kettle with too low price is a three-no product, OEM goods, these products have poor workmanship, inferior raw materials, are not resistant to high temperatures, weak corrosion resistance, and are easy to emit harmful and toxic substances, and there are many potential safety hazards.
6. Temperature control must be accurate
Inaccurate temperature control of inferior products will lead to the occurrence of water that cannot be boiled or repeatedly boiled, and there will be thousands of boiling water, semi-raw water, which is easy to produce nitrite and other harmful substances, and long-term drinking may cause some stone diseases. So be sure to buy products with precise temperature control.
7. Equipped with high-quality heating plate
The quality of the heating plate of the electric kettle will affect the efficiency, speed and stability of the heating, so be sure to choose an electric kettle with a high-quality heating plate. Don't buy inferior products for the sake of cheapness, and finally use them with problems.
8. Don't buy plastic-heavy ones
The plastic feeling of some electric kettles is very heavy, because in order to save costs, the base, chassis, and cup wall are made of a large number of materials that are not resistant to high temperatures, some of which are plastic materials, and may also be second-hand materials and scrap materials, which have no texture at all, and the irritating odor is also large, and it is easy to release toxic and harmful gases!
Many electric kettles on the market have poor quality workmanship and potential safety hazards, easy to pollute water quality, irritating odor, emitting toxic and harmful substances, etc., it is recommended that you do not blindly follow the trend to buy unprofessional Internet celebrities, etc., choose a professional electric kettle to avoid causing harm to the child's body.