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100 BCE
The First Kettle
In the beginning the first kettles were used in ancient Mesopotamia for other purposes then cooking, they were normally made of iron and heated over a open fire In China. They had little ergonomical features and were made to satisfy their basic needs. They had no advance equipment at that time so to create the kettle they normally hammered it into shape. -
Electric kettle
For many years the kettle reminded the same, made of iron but it's aesthetical properties changed and the ergonomics improved over time. The Crompton and Co in the UK started featuring the electric kettle, the idea of heating the kettle from within was great but there had problems that were not solved until, in 1922. -
Electric Kettle 2
In 1922, the problem was solved by an engineer in Birmingham who designed a element of wire wound around a core and sheathed in a metal tube. The electrical energy going through these wires would heat the wires giving off thermal energy which would conduct through the metal bottom of the kettle and transfer to the liquid. The kettle in this time had aesthetic finishes and handles made of another material that insulates well compared to metals. -
Russell Hobbs
In 1955, Russell Hobbs brought out a new type of kettle that surpassed the there designs, a stainless steel K1 first fully automatic kettle. This design wasn't just good it changed the evolution of kettles by installing a thermostat trigger that would turn the kettle off automatically after the water had reached boiling point. The iron ad brass metals were replaced with a long lasing, shiny, chemical resistant stainless steel. -
Plastic Kettles
The modern kettles today have a thermoplastic case with thermo-elastic plastic handles to protect us. The change from metal to plastic cut down development costs. Plastic had many advantages to metal; they are self finishing and lightweight; less expensive; could be injection moulded; transparent for measuring the water; hermetic and finally a better insulator. The modern kettles today aren't energy wasting as the stovetop kettles or expensive to make as the stainless steel kettle.
