"Chris" wrote in message
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My girlfriend watched some show, I don't know which, & heard that
thing like coffee makers & cordless kettles use electricity if they
are plugged in, even if they're turned off.
I know things like stereos need power for memory, or some coffee
makers with timers need power for internal clocks, but do appliances
like kettles & toasters still use electricity if they are off?


Not unless they have somekind of timmer or clock in them. Then they will
use a very small ammount to keep the clock going.