An electric kettle has a kettle body and a power supply unit that is configured to supply power to the kettle body. The power supply unit has a plate part, a power supply base and a mounting unit. The plate part has a first surface and a second surface. The power supply base is arranged on a side of the first surface of the plate part and configured such that the kettle body is placed on top thereof. The power supply base has a power supply connection part that is electrically removably connected to the power receiving connection part. The mounting unit is arranged on a side of the second surface of the plate part and configured such that a battery pack is removably coupled thereto as the external power source for supplying power to the heating part via the power supply connection part and the power receiving connection part.

An intelligent hot beverage maker is provided including: a beverage machine; a series of mutually stacked magazines, for the storage of multiple beverage pods, the magazine being dimensioned and configured to fasten releasably to the beverage machine; a slot, through which a pod passes from the magazine into the beverage machine; an actuator, for forcing a pod through the slot selectively; selection means, for selecting between beverages on a given menu; and identification means, for identifying which pod in the magazine is appropriate for a given beverage selection; and intelligent software for controlling the operation of the maker, wherein selection means may be manipulated remotely, and by multiple users simultaneously.

The invention relates to a pipe arrangement for a fluid heating assembly formed of a single heat conductive pipe (1), comprising a stack, along a main axis (A) of the arrangement, of elongate loops (L1, L2, L3, L4) of said pipe (1) extending radially from the main axis (A) in directions substantially orthogonal to said main axis (A). The extension directions of two successive loops form a substantially constant angle between them, and the parts of the loops (L1, L2, L3, L4), in the stack, that are proximal in relation to the main axis (A) define a central channel around the main axis (A). The invention also relates to a fluid heating assembly comprising such a pipe arrangement, and to a portable hot beverage preparation machine comprising this fluid heating assembly.

An electric kettle has a kettle body and a power supply unit that is configured to supply power to the kettle body. The power supply unit has a plate part, a power supply base and a mounting unit. The plate part has a first surface and a second surface. The power supply base is arranged on a side of the first surface of the plate part and configured such that the kettle body is placed on top thereof. The power supply base has a power supply connection part that is electrically removably connected to the power receiving connection part. The mounting unit is arranged on a side of the second surface of the plate part and configured such that a battery pack is removably coupled thereto as the external power source for supplying power to the heating part via the power supply connection part and the power receiving connection part.