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    It doesn't actually need to keep going after it's boiled. Dried pasta will cook fine in really hot (but not boiling) water, and most of those appliances are insulated so they hold their temperature pretty well. Commented Apr 11, 2019 at 16:35
  • "keep going even after the water placed in it boils" Am I the only one who has no idea what this means? What keeps going? Water is either boiling or it's not. Commented Apr 11, 2019 at 17:24
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    @only_pro Electric kettles are designed to shutoff after the water boils for safety reasons. The water boils, the kettle shuts off, and you make your tea. Commented Apr 11, 2019 at 17:36
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    If the purpose of this gimmick is having water boil faster, then you can boil water with a kettle and then transfer it to a pot. Even better, parallelize: heat some of the water on the pot, and the rest in the kettle. Commented Apr 12, 2019 at 8:10
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    Not meaning to be sarcastic, but if the boiler has been modified to carry on boiling regardless (rather than turn itself off as the product designer intended), I'd be more concerned about the long-term health of your friend and the potential danger of an electrical fire than the quality of pasta. Safety interlocks are there for a reason. Commented Aug 26, 2019 at 0:29