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by contravariant 1887 days ago
I wouldn't be too trusting of the claims of a manufacturer who's main selling point is the savings in energy...

They might still be true though, but if you keep in mind that it takes about 5 times more energy to evaporate water than to heat it to 100C, and that heating water is more difficult than most other substances it is really not clear why using more heat would be (far) less efficient. Sure it would consume heat at a higher rate, but also less long.