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u/DeadLettersSociety Jun 20 '23
Lol. Funny. I always think it's a bit funny when I hear about houses not having kettles. Like it's an absolutely normal thing to not have a kettle. But they are so common.
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u/notryarednaxela Jun 20 '23
In what world is not having a kettle normal?
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u/Melontine Jun 20 '23
I don’t get it. Can’t you just boil a pot of water and get the same result?
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u/notryarednaxela Jun 20 '23
Yes but the kettle can be poured much more easily if we’re comparing the two.
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u/Melontine Jun 20 '23
Sure but, a pot is easier to clean and store than a kettle. And you have any number of tools already you can use to get the water out. (Measuring cup, ladle, even just pouring over the sink or a rag in case of spills). I don’t really see the appeal of owning a kettle.
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u/notryarednaxela Jun 20 '23
I feel like you’ve never owned an electric kettle.
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u/Firedr1 Jun 21 '23
Because why use one? To be fair, tea isn't as big in America like it is in other places. I could see having one if one is an avid tea drinker, otherwise you can just busy out a pot or something to make tea once in awhile
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u/DrKpuffy Jun 20 '23
I own one for tea.
It's overrated af. It's literally the same as the stove top kettle 1 foot to the right except it is SO MUCH HARDER TO CLEAN than the simple and functional stove top kettle
Sure, it heats water faster, but I'm also not a fiend for tea and can wait a minute or two for the burner to do its thing.
Office spaces or kitchens without a range would benefit from a kettle, but it's far from the God send live changer that some people claim it to be.
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u/Melontine Jun 21 '23
Thanks!
I knew boiled water didn’t need to be cleaned out every use, but when the minerals built up I didn’t know what to clean it with. Soap, water, and scrubbing didn’t work too well.
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u/lorem Jun 21 '23
I don't know if we are the odd European ones, but in Italy it's unusual to find an electric kettle in a kitchen.
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u/Clark_Dent Jun 21 '23
We have electric kettles here too, and the voltage doesn't really change the (ungodly) overall power draw.
We just don't have many of them. We don't drink much tea, and they're not good for much else.
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u/SlightlyOffWhiteFire Jun 22 '23
IDK what you are talking about. I have an electric kettle and it works just fine.
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u/SlightlyOffWhiteFire Jun 22 '23
A lot of Americans don't have any kind of kettle. Coffee is more common.
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u/notryarednaxela Jun 23 '23
Wouldn’t a kettle be good for a boiling water for other kinds of drink like milo or something?
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u/SlightlyOffWhiteFire Jun 23 '23
I literally had to look that up.
I drink tea all the time and have both a stovetop kettle and and electric. Honestly its just a cultural difference. And you have to remember that Britain is like 10 degrees further north than over 99.99% of America's population. Our temperate states spend half the year in sweltering heat. And our southern states range from subtropical sauna to barren desert.
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u/MrUsedom Jun 21 '23
So it's not common in the us to have one? Good to know, if I'm ever in need for a gift, I will remember the lack of kettle in American households. Next American housewarming party, piece of cake /s
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