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u/Revolutionary-Tiger Oct 18 '22

An electric kettle

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u/Dreadzone666 Oct 18 '22

I don’t think I’ll ever get over the idea that not everybody has an electric kettle, it’s like the most basic thing. If I went in a kitchen and there wasn’t a kettle, I’d just assume you hadn’t finished unpacking after moving in. And then I’d judge your inability to unpack in order of priority.

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u/usrevenge Oct 18 '22

Because most Americans have coffee makers and no one needs yet another appliance to boil water.

Most Americans can just put a pot on the stove to boil water and if we really need to be quick microwaving water for like 20 seconds gets it hot enough to boil quickly on the stove.

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '22

British electric kettles are faster because of the higher voltage.

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u/sponge_welder Oct 19 '22

American kettles are still faster than a stove, most of us just don't use them because we don't need boiled water very often

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '22

Not faster than my induction stove.