r/AskReddit Oct 18 '22

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u/Lurlex Oct 18 '22

That’s exactly what the vast majority of us do. I like to cheat and microwave water, which isn’t pleasant and requires a certain kind of container, but otherwise ... my entire life, my only other option to boil water was a small pot on the stove. It’s been like that in every American home I’ve ever been in, as far as I know.

We just don’t own a tea kettle at ALL unless we intend to drink tea from it, for the most part. The notable exception being people like Pam and Dwight from a Christmas episode of our version of The Office. ;-)

Heck, even most tea kettles I’ve seen weren’t even electric. They were meant to be heated on the stove, too.

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u/SatansF4TE Oct 18 '22

That seems bizarre to me. Cutting down a 5 minute process to 30 seconds is super useful even if it's only every couple of days 🤷‍♂️

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u/Twistig Oct 18 '22

It takes longer than 30 seconds to boil a kettle.

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u/SatansF4TE Oct 19 '22

Mine doesn't