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An iron is going to use more electrical current than a kettle. The iron needs to be plugged in to stay hot. The kettle is usually unplugged after the contents reach the right temperature.

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The electric current drawn is the same for both appliances, 13 amps if they are both 13-amp devices.

However an iron is usually a lower-power device of about 1 kW that would draw 4 amps on a 240 v supply, and its thermostat would operate to control the current so that it doesn't overheat.

Some kettles have a 3-kW element which would draw 13 amps, but kettles are used only now and then. So both devices do not use a lot of energy.

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