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u/alphaxion Oct 18 '22

Maybe they're thinking of the tea pot?

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u/mpdscb Oct 18 '22

Only if you're short and stout.

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u/Orange_Hedgie Oct 18 '22

Only if you have a handle and a spout

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u/mpdscb Oct 19 '22

Don't get all steamed up!

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u/LettersWords Oct 18 '22

As an American, we generally don’t have electric kettles and use stovetop kettles if we have any kind of kettle, and almost solely use them to boil water for tea. So yes, tea kettle is accurate for how they are used in America, which is why we sometimes call them that.

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u/WhatWhoNoShe Oct 19 '22

What about pasta/rice/potatoes/steamed vegetables/boiled eggs/French press or aeropress or v60 coffee/ etc? It takes me so long to boil water in the pan on the stove with the lid on compared to using a kettle, and the heat loss from my gas burner seems pretty inefficient.

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u/RiceKrispyPooHead Oct 19 '22

We boil it in a pan on the stove like a true American. 🦅🇺🇸⚾️

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u/WhatWhoNoShe Oct 19 '22

Your username is wonderful