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Post by miominmio on Jul 12, 2017 8:41:33 GMT
According to statistics, no one drinks as much coffee as us Norwegians (per capita). The smell of coffee makes me heave (literally), so I love, love my pink SMEG kettle and a cuppa. Not because I'm an anglophile (no milk!!!!), but tea is the best! If I don't get at least 5 cups (or more like pints ) a day, I get cranky.
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Post by wellway on Jul 12, 2017 8:47:06 GMT
Wouldn't consider my kitchen a kitchen without a kettle. Essential piece of kit in this house.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2017 9:03:27 GMT
Why would one need an electric one? It's very quick. You wouldn't need both but the majority of Brits have one, probably far more than have stove top ones I'd guess. I don't know anyone that has a stove top kettle anymore. My grandmother used to have one years ago when I was a child that whistled but even she ended up with an electric one eventually. I agree with you that electric kettles are far far quicker to boil than stove top ones,so makes them cheaper to use. Tea needs to be made with boiling water that you pour over the teabag or tea leaves not hot water..........can't stand tea that is served with a pot of hot water and a separate teabag to dunk in it ( shudder!)
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Post by gale w on Jul 12, 2017 9:22:58 GMT
I've shopped for kettles but never decided on one. I nuke water for tea. Years ago we had an electric one but just stopped using it after a while. Before that we had a Japanese water heater thing that kept water hot 24/7. It quit working after a couple of years.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2017 9:33:49 GMT
'Put the kettle on' is a standard phrase in almost every U.K. household. It's used at least 10 times a day in my parents' home. They drink tea constantly. As soon as one cup is finished, the kettle goes on again. An electric kettle is as important in a British kitchen as the oven and refrigerator.
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Post by gillyp on Jul 12, 2017 9:43:40 GMT
ETA: Kettle as in electric tea pot? I think that's what you mean. They're not called electric tea pots here, but I assume we're talking about the same thing! This is what I mean by kettle: Mine is the red one in the bottle left corner. Good choice, AussieMeg that's mine too. It never occurred to me that other places would not use electric or stove kettles. I thought they were the norm, like pans and spoons! Mine is used countless times a day.
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Post by monklady123 on Jul 12, 2017 9:45:21 GMT
I used to own a stove top one but I got rid of it. It was always in the way when I wanted to cook something and I hardly used it. It's faster to heat water in the microwave. I don't drink a lot of hot tea anyway. When I do drink tea it's usually iced tea. For coffee we have a coffee maker (which is making it's lovely coffee-making noises right this minute out in the kitchen.... ).
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Post by heatherh on Jul 12, 2017 10:39:05 GMT
I'm a Canadian who lived in the US for 4 years. My observation is that electric kettles are less common in the US than here. I am a tea drinker and when I first moved to the US I found it difficult to find a small electric kettle and tea pot to buy in the area I was shopping in. At the time, I was joking that maybe they just didn't drink tea in the Boston area anymore after having thrown it in the harbor at the start of the revolution.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2017 11:01:18 GMT
. At the time, I was joking that maybe they just didn't drink tea in the Boston area anymore after having thrown it in the harbor at the start of the revolution. Sorry that made me LOL ! As things stand at the moment maybe they wish they hadn't ........joke everyone
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Post by gar on Jul 12, 2017 11:50:52 GMT
It's faster to heat water in the microwave. Ah but speed isn't everything when making tea here and water boiled in the microwave to make tea just doesn't taste the same
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Post by peasapie on Jul 12, 2017 11:54:03 GMT
I use my keurig to make hot water. I had a tea kettle before that, but haven't had one in 8 years.
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Post by Dalai Mama on Jul 12, 2017 11:59:21 GMT
I love my kettle - it's electric and has different temperature settings so my tea and coffee are perfect no matter what kind I'm making.
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Post by purplebee on Jul 12, 2017 12:00:02 GMT
I use my stovetop kettle every day to make my morning cuppa, was raised that way. Siblings and Mom all have/use stovetop kettles. Live in the US.
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Post by joteves on Jul 12, 2017 12:01:50 GMT
I have an electric kettle and use it several times a day. Coffee in the morning, tea in the afternoon, to boil water for certain recipes...
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jul 12, 2017 12:11:46 GMT
I have a tea kettle that stays on my stovetop. We use it for hot chocolate and tea. That's my reply as well. water boiled in the microwave to make tea just doesn't taste the same Water heated/boiled in the microwave is not the same to me, either. I think no matter how clean the inside of the microwave is, the water "tastes" like any food that's been in it.
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Post by Nanner on Jul 12, 2017 12:14:09 GMT
I am Canadian and I have always owned and used a kettle.
I missed the egg cup thread, but I used to collect, and have put away in a bin, china egg cups. I never used them, though
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Post by coaliesquirrel on Jul 12, 2017 12:21:03 GMT
We don't have either sort of kettle, but we don't have a coffee maker either. No one in our house drinks coffee or tea (either hot or iced), and on the rare occasions we want cocoa, we use the microwave to heat the water.
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Post by monklady123 on Jul 12, 2017 12:23:57 GMT
It's faster to heat water in the microwave. Ah but speed isn't everything when making tea here and water boiled in the microwave to make tea just doesn't taste the same But would I know the difference between tea made with water boiled in a kettle and water boiled in the microwave? I doubt it.
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Post by littlemama on Jul 12, 2017 12:28:36 GMT
I have an electric kettle, but not a stovetop one, so I wasn't sure how to answer!
Coffee is made with the Keurig, and tea or hot cocoa is made with the electric kettle. Even before that, for one cup of cocoa or tea, we would heat the water in the microwave (yes, I know it's not good, but it's what we did in a pinch!)
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2017 12:30:56 GMT
I'm in the U.S. We own two stovetop kettles, but they both live on the wood stove not in the kitchen. I have one coffee every morning made with my Keurig at home, coffee maker or French press in the RV. DH has tea every morning with water boiled in the microwave at home, hot water kettle at work, microwave or stovetop in a pan when RVing.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Jul 12, 2017 12:35:38 GMT
I had to look up the word kettle to see what you were asking. Yes, we have a tea kettle. We never called it anything. Instead, it was...Do you want tea? Proceed to heat water and wait for the whistle. We have one because the boy wanted it. I can't remember what brand it is. But, I do remember it was ridiculously expensive. Originally, I was thinking he could take it with him when he goes. However, I have gotten very fond of tea since we bought the kettle. Why would one need an electric one? It heats up the water much quicker! I have an electric kettle.. could not imagine having any other kind. I once had a party and a teen ager asked me if she could make a cup of tea... I said of course, the kettle is by the stove. She proceeded to put the kettle on the hob to heat up the water! I used to have a big copper kettle that looked beautiful but was so impractical. I also use mine when in a hurry, boiling a pot of water for pasta or something.. speeds up the process.
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Post by gar on Jul 12, 2017 12:38:29 GMT
Ah but speed isn't everything when making tea here and water boiled in the microwave to make tea just doesn't taste the same But would I know the difference between tea made with water boiled in a kettle and water boiled in the microwave? I doubt it. To each their own of course but you know how fussy us Brits are about our tea
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Post by mom26 on Jul 12, 2017 12:39:21 GMT
I wasn't sure how to answer as my DS owns a stove top one but he's the only one who uses it (for French press coffee). I use a coffee maker for my and DH's morning cup o' joe and I haven't drank tea in years. If I did, it would be iced sweet tea. Never, ever hot tea. For sweet tea, I'd make a whole gallon and use a regular pot to boil the water.
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Post by myshelly on Jul 12, 2017 13:46:41 GMT
I don't own a kettle.
I don't drink tea often. When my DH is sick he might have a cup of tea. We use the Keurug to make it, just like coffee.
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Jul 12, 2017 13:48:18 GMT
I have both electric and stovetop kettles, but when I want to make tea, I run the hot water through the Keurig. It is faster than either of the other options. I did use the electric kettle this morning for instant oatmeal.
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Post by librarylady on Jul 12, 2017 13:52:51 GMT
I use the microwave!!! #noshame #myenglishbreakfastteaistainted NO! NO! Whatever you are drinking does not resemble what tea drinkers are drinking!! I confess, there was a time in my life when I thought my mother was being a picky SOB for saying microwave hot water did not do the job. Then, we were in a kitchen remodel and I boiled the water in the microwave. BLECH! The physics of the process does something to the water and it does not brew properly and affects the taste. My mother was in her grave and could not hear my deep apologies. If you are convinced I am a nut case, do a taste test yourself.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 12, 2017 13:59:37 GMT
Ah but speed isn't everything when making tea here and water boiled in the microwave to make tea just doesn't taste the same But would I know the difference between tea made with water boiled in a kettle and water boiled in the microwave? I doubt it. I beg to differ, water 'boiled' in a microwave is flat and revolting. I can not imagine life without a kettle. Save
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Post by pondrunner on Jul 12, 2017 14:10:03 GMT
I don't own a kettle or an electric water pot, or a coffeemaker or nespresso or keurig machine. If I am making tea I heat water in a little saucepan with a rolled lip that pours easily, if I am making iced tea I just make it in a bigger saucepan and pour it into a pitcher. Small house, just moved, everything is streamlined. A kettle only boils water, a saucepan does that plus melts butter, cooks rice, poaches food, etc. so has multiple uses.
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Post by gillyp on Jul 12, 2017 14:10:12 GMT
Microwaved water makes tea taste stewed not brewed.
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Post by Kerri W on Jul 12, 2017 14:33:24 GMT
I have an electric kettle that I use for the occasional cup of tea that I drink in colder months.
For coffee, DH uses a Keurig. DS uses a french press and boils water in a pan on the stove.
No egg cups. I honestly know of nobody who has egg cups, even the more refined people in my life.
Heathens. The whole lot of us.
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