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I have a 3 kW electric fire which draws a bit over 13A on nutritious 250 volt London electricity (Dimplex, bought from Argos, so should be legit).
The fuse in the plug gets super hot. When I ran it on an extension lead it melted the socket and also destroyed an internal connection to the point it failed short. That sort of current really tests if stuff has been made properly.
But that's a special case - I don't think 1 kW stuff is a problem. Even stuff like 3kW kettles shouldn't be a problem as they only run for a few minutes at a time I've not encountered a 3 kW toaster.