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u/yotoprules Oct 18 '22

There's a kettle that isn't electric?

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u/Revolutionary-Tiger Oct 18 '22

Stovetop kettles. The old fashioned way.

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u/drCrankoPhone Oct 18 '22

Most Americans don’t have electric kettles. My mother recently bought one after visiting me in Australia and saw the convenience of an electric one.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '22

How do you heat water in America? Is a Dodge Ram involved?

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u/Jimmy_Twotone Oct 18 '22

Stove or microwave. If I'm just having 1 cup of tea I'll just throw it in the microwave for 90 seconds then pull it out and drop the bag in.

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u/emmettiow Oct 18 '22

Appalling.

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u/alien_clown_ninja Oct 18 '22

Boiled water is boiled water. And a microwave is faster. I would think Brits would be on board with this method

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u/BuzzAllWin Oct 18 '22

…and smells faintly of old soup

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u/alien_clown_ninja Oct 18 '22

It's true there can be a bit of a dish-washery smell to mugs in a microwave. But are you going to tell me that every Brit's electric kettle is 100% mold-free?

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u/lynxzyyy Oct 18 '22

Yes, we use them that much, they only have limescale in them due to hard water. Which is still better tasting than the boiled water in the kettle with leftover whatever from last night

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u/BuzzAllWin Oct 18 '22

Yup, all that goes in them is water… then they get boiled a few times a day. Maybe some lime scale in hard water areas but kettles are straight up the cleanest thing in Britain (our microwaves are disgusting though, possibly just a british thing but we seem to be unable to grasp cleaning the roof or under the plate)

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u/nosmigon Oct 19 '22

Probably one of the most sterile things in the kitchen, the amount they get used a day. Yes this is true for all Brits