Did everybody know about this? I feel like I did when I discovered the Internet. These electric kettles can boil a cup of water in like 30 seconds. Though, at 1500 watts, I believe a little alarm goes off at the nearest nuclear plant every time you do. Anyway, I'm sure there's a formula involving time and power that says a half minute to make a Nescafe is no worse than 10 minutes on my 30 watt laptop.

The Breville Michelle's sister acquainted me with is blue plastic, but this stainless steel model looks classier.

I just bought this Breville Electric Kettle @Crateandbarrel.com, for our son-in-law who loves hot tea! This "kettle" boils a cup of water in one minute! Perfect gift for any "tea lover" in your life!

Oh! My roommate has this electric kettle and I pretty much use it everyday. I drink a lot of tea, and like my water to be really hot, so this is a dream come true. Heat is up on the wired base, then remove once it gets hot to wherever you wanna go (coffee table, desk?) and the water will stay hot for hours.

The Breville Ikon Stainless-Steel Electric Kettle ($70) is the perfect solution for quickly boiling water at your home or office for tea, coffee, instant soups and more. Unlike most cheap plastic electric water kettles, this one is made from premium brushed stainless steel and boils up to 1.8 quarts of water using a 1500-watt concealed element. It has a blue backlight LED-illuminated water gauge, removable scale filter that treats hard water, cool-touch handle, multi-directional base with cord storage, numerous safety features and much more. If you're an avid tea drinker like me, you'll want a premium-quality kettle that not only looks sleek and stylish, but is built to last. (via Michael Kiely)