Comments on: Use Your “Potto” For Pasta http://nihonhacks.com/in-the-home/use-your-potto-for-pasta/ Time- and money-saving tips for easy living in Japan Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:32:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: dennis in Osaka http://nihonhacks.com/in-the-home/use-your-potto-for-pasta/comment-page-1/#comment-600 dennis in Osaka Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:02:31 +0000 http://nihonhacks.com/in-the-home/use-your-potto-for-pasta/#comment-600 When I first purchased my potto, I checked out energy useage. 5yen/day. Now, I will assume that means it costs 5yen/day to maintain the water at 98C for 24 hours. Thus, the only additional cost would be the heating of the water, which will be more efficient since a) excess water is not being heated and wasted b) the pan is not being heated c) surrounding air is not being heated I am not an Engineer, nor have I done any calculations to verify my thinking..... The above plus the convenience of having a potto, is a hands down winner for me to have it plugged in 24/7. One note: Electricity is twice as expensive as natural gas, and I did not take that into my consideration. When I first purchased my potto, I checked out energy useage. 5yen/day. Now, I will assume that means it costs 5yen/day to maintain the water at 98C for 24 hours.
Thus, the only additional cost would be the heating of the water, which will be more efficient since
a) excess water is not being heated and wasted
b) the pan is not being heated
c) surrounding air is not being heated

I am not an Engineer, nor have I done any calculations to verify my thinking…..

The above plus the convenience of having a potto, is a hands down winner for me to have it plugged in 24/7.

One note: Electricity is twice as expensive as natural gas, and I did not take that into my consideration.

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]]> By: Ulrich Flasche http://nihonhacks.com/in-the-home/use-your-potto-for-pasta/comment-page-1/#comment-478 Ulrich Flasche Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:59:59 +0000 http://nihonhacks.com/in-the-home/use-your-potto-for-pasta/#comment-478 Wo kann ich einen Denki Potto kaufen? Hallo Freunde des Denki Potto, der Denki Potto scheint eine Kombination aus einem Wasserkocher mit Warmhaltefunktion und einer Thermoskanne zu sein, so daß das Wasser nicht nur durch Nachheizen auf Temperatur gehalten wird, sondern auch durch thermische Isolation der Energieverlust reduziert wird. Außerdem sollen sie über eine Zeitschaltung verfügen, so daß man steuern kann zu welchen Zeiten heißes Wasser bereitgehalten werden soll. Also ein ideales Gerät für Tee-viel-Trinker. Nun ja - ob man so etwas wirklich braucht, ob es nicht auch ein ganz normaler Wasserkocher tut, sei dahingestellt, trotzdem möchte ich gern wissen, wo in Deutschland oder Europa solche geräte verkauft werden. Grüße Ulrich Flasche Wo kann ich einen Denki Potto kaufen?

Hallo Freunde des Denki Potto,

der Denki Potto scheint eine Kombination aus einem Wasserkocher mit Warmhaltefunktion und einer Thermoskanne zu sein, so daß das Wasser nicht nur durch Nachheizen auf Temperatur gehalten wird, sondern auch durch thermische Isolation der Energieverlust reduziert wird. Außerdem sollen sie über eine Zeitschaltung verfügen, so daß man steuern kann zu welchen Zeiten heißes Wasser bereitgehalten werden soll. Also ein ideales Gerät für Tee-viel-Trinker. Nun ja – ob man so etwas wirklich braucht, ob es nicht auch ein ganz normaler Wasserkocher tut, sei dahingestellt, trotzdem möchte ich gern wissen, wo in Deutschland oder Europa solche geräte verkauft werden.
Grüße Ulrich Flasche

]]> By: Michelle http://nihonhacks.com/in-the-home/use-your-potto-for-pasta/comment-page-1/#comment-424 Michelle Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:55:45 +0000 http://nihonhacks.com/in-the-home/use-your-potto-for-pasta/#comment-424 Definitely one of the things that I miss now that I'm back in the states... I went looking for one at the nearby Korean grocery store, but they were definitely going for more than 4,000 yen on this side of the Pacific >_ Definitely one of the things that I miss now that I’m back in the states… I went looking for one at the nearby Korean grocery store, but they were definitely going for more than 4,000 yen on this side of the Pacific >_

]]> By: claytonian http://nihonhacks.com/in-the-home/use-your-potto-for-pasta/comment-page-1/#comment-398 claytonian Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:22:30 +0000 http://nihonhacks.com/in-the-home/use-your-potto-for-pasta/#comment-398 True enough; time is money. True enough; time is money.

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]]> By: shiisa http://nihonhacks.com/in-the-home/use-your-potto-for-pasta/comment-page-1/#comment-396 shiisa Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:07:33 +0000 http://nihonhacks.com/in-the-home/use-your-potto-for-pasta/#comment-396 Re: violating of this blog's "prime directive," it says right up there at the top that this is for *time-* and money-saving tips. Denki potto is definitely a time-saver, no doubt about it. As for money, at least according to Japanese version of About.com, average potto usage costs around 912 yen/month, or just under 11,000 yen per year. (http://allabout.co.jp/family/yarikuri/closeup/CU20040225A/index.htm). Re: violating of this blog’s “prime directive,” it says right up there at the top that this is for *time-* and money-saving tips. Denki potto is definitely a time-saver, no doubt about it. As for money, at least according to Japanese version of About.com, average potto usage costs around 912 yen/month, or just under 11,000 yen per year. (http://allabout.co.jp/family/yarikuri/closeup/CU20040225A/index.htm).

]]> By: claytonian http://nihonhacks.com/in-the-home/use-your-potto-for-pasta/comment-page-1/#comment-394 claytonian Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:29:19 +0000 http://nihonhacks.com/in-the-home/use-your-potto-for-pasta/#comment-394 I think this may violate this blog's prime directive: saving money. Probably not all that eco-friendly either. I think this may violate this blog’s prime directive: saving money. Probably not all that eco-friendly either.

]]> By: Mark http://nihonhacks.com/in-the-home/use-your-potto-for-pasta/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Mark Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:58:05 +0000 http://nihonhacks.com/in-the-home/use-your-potto-for-pasta/#comment-393 But, what if you also want a cup of hot coffee with your soup and you've just emptied your hot water machine to make the soup? Your microwave oven でんしレンジ probably has a "milk" preset button. Put your cup of water in there, hit the button and it reaches 60+ degrees celsius real fast. But, what if you also want a cup of hot coffee with your soup and you’ve just emptied your hot water machine to make the soup?
Your microwave oven でんしレンジ probably has a “milk” preset button. Put your cup of water in there, hit the button and it reaches 60+ degrees celsius real fast.

]]> By: Nick Ramsay http://nihonhacks.com/in-the-home/use-your-potto-for-pasta/comment-page-1/#comment-392 Nick Ramsay Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:27:16 +0000 http://nihonhacks.com/in-the-home/use-your-potto-for-pasta/#comment-392 This reminds me of that video on Japan Probe with the woman making spaghetti and meat loaf in a rice cooker (<a href="http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=3528" rel="nofollow">link</a>). It's amazing how much time or money a little creativity can save. This reminds me of that video on Japan Probe with the woman making spaghetti and meat loaf in a rice cooker (link). It’s amazing how much time or money a little creativity can save.

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