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  • By and large Americans hear “kettle” and think a metal can with a handle and a spout that you put on a stove (aka range aka cooker aka hob) which is used to heat the water inside. Often with a whistle over the spout so you can hear it boiling.

    Electric kettles are not the norm although I will say they seem to be catching on a bit. I own a couple now and I’ve seen them at some small restaurants. But I would say in terms of heating water, in the US it goes, microwave, stove kettle, electric kettle, custom 190°F tap









  • ssfckdttoAutism@lemmy.worldDo any of you have this urge?
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    I’m frankly not of the opinion that natural human curiosity should be described as autism.

    It’s like, what, let’s not have science? Let’s not have history? Let’s not have medicine?

    This is actually kind of bad because it encourages “normal” people to not ever question anything








  • They’re getting more common. I personally used a stovetop kettle as recently as six years ago. But electric kettles are a world of difference.

    Minor problem for me is currently living in a very old house that we don’t own and using a proper electric kettle will pop a breaker. I recently bought a travel kettle that uses like 1/5 the wattage instead