Do Americans use electric kettles?

[Puupi]

What's the difference between a water boiler(kettle) and an electric kettle?

[Wildtree]

What's the difference between a water boiler(kettle) and an electric kettle?

silly...
one you put on the stove, the other one you can plug into any outlet anywhere.

[Fat Mac]

Do you?

this was just a TIL on reddit. most of us dont cuz we drink brewed coffee not tea or instant coffee

[Maduk]

They get paid and tipped... not sure where you got slavery from.

Where do you keep him/her? Inside a small cabinet near your kitchen or has he/she a little shed in your garden?

[Puupi]

silly...
one you put on the stove, the other one you can plug into any outlet anywhere.

You didn't understand the question.

This is an electric kettle: https://www.walmart.com/ip/New-Hamil...ettle/39130939

This is a water kettle: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Cordless-...teel/190404199


In Finland all those are called "vedenkeitin" which is directly translated into "water boiler". Just asking what is the difference because you have those different names and even different categories for them in eg. Walmart.

[urasim]

Why bother owning a TV if you have a computer?
Why bother having a toaster if you have an oven?
Why bother having a bicycle if you have a car?

An electric kettle is cheap, simpler to use, and automatically switches off when the water is boiling. If you use boiling water often it's a far better solution than using a microwave, because it makes your microwave last longer, saves you effort, and is safer to use.

If you boil water infrequenty, you're right, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to have an extra appliance that takes up space in the kitchen.

Bad examples. Apples and air planes to say the least.

A computer is a storage device. What you're thinking about is a computer monitor. A computer monitor isn't 70 inches with 4k resolution and doesn't typically allow for multiple people to sit and watch a family movie together or have a group of friends over to watch the game. It's also often seen as a status symbol.

A toaster is the closet example here. Only thing I have against it is that it takes ages to heat up an oven. My post said similar things that heat up water with the same, or near same, time expenditure. The oven doesn't do this. You can leave a kettle on the oven and forget it till it starts talking to you. You can't leave a piece of toast in the oven. That's silly.

A bike is more than transportation. It's also five thousand to several million dollars cheaper than any car and you don't have to pay for gas. Plus you're not killing the planet with a bike.

Overall that's a poor attempt with only one thing that's remotely close. I'll give you a "D" for your grade.

People in the states don't typically drink tea... But they have alternatives that are just as good for heating water. Your obstinance to see basic logic clearly shows your bias.

[Deathpath]

Theres some things people need to understand as to why we dont use electric kettles. For one, most americans dont drink tea on a regular basis and two is that for coffee we usually have coffee machines. When it comes to cooking purposes most people just use a pot on a stove.

[urasim]

What's the difference between a water boiler(kettle) and an electric kettle?

Time investment and location and availability to cook. You can put a kettle or pot over a fire if you don't have electricity. Both have advantages and disadvantages. If you live in the city and drink tea daily, it's obviously better to have an electric kettle over a normal one.

[Afrospinach]

Your microwave's life isn't seriously affected by boiling water. It isn't more dangerous either(unless you use distilled water). It also doesn't take any more effort to use one over the other. The real question is why someone would pay for an additional appliance that has the same functionality as another they already own.

Probably because of this.

http://www.treehugger.com/clean-tech...owave-oven.htm

We are not talking peanuts, electric kettles are more than 50% more efficient at boiling water according to that article.

[ItachiZaku]

I also don't have an electric kettle at home. Why would I? How often and what for would I need to boil water for direct consumption? The two times in the year I am sick and want to make some tea?
Or do you boil water for cooking (for examples for noodles) in the electric kettle first and then pour it into a pot on the stove?

This here.

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A bike is more than transportation. It's also five thousand to several million dollars cheaper than any car and you don't have to pay for gas. Plus you're not killing the planet with a bike.

I also love riding my bike in a tsunami's, blizzards and with friends on my back when we hit the bars or a movie. Dates LOVE it.

[zenkai]

Do you?

All the time when I make green tea

[slime]

I do. love the thing.

[Doomislav]

Nope- I don't want extra appliances in my kitchen. If I want hot water I have pots and a stove, or the microwave.

[Wildtree]

You didn't understand the question.

This is an electric kettle: https://www.walmart.com/ip/New-Hamil...ettle/39130939

This is a water kettle: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Cordless-...teel/190404199


In Finland all those are called "vedenkeitin" which is directly translated into "water boiler". Just asking what is the difference because you have those different names and even different categories for them in eg. Walmart.

Oh, that's what you meant...

Okay., The water heater/kettle has a thermostat. You can heat the water nearly instantly to any desired temperature.
The kettle however brings the water to a boil, then shuts off.

[Independent voter]

Point of use, hot water heater is what we use, instant hot water.

[coprax]

I mean... doesnt everyone?

No...what for?

[Wildtree]

Point of use, hot water heater is what we use, instant hot water.

That's something completely different, mister.

But I applaud you for using this appliance instead of those stupid antiquated water heater tanks most American homes use.

[Raelbo]

Your microwave's life isn't seriously affected by boiling water.

A microwave oven, like any other appliance, has a certain useful number of operational cycles before it wears out. If you use it to boil water 5 times a day it will wear out 5 times faster than if you use it to boil water once a day.

It isn't more dangerous either(unless you use distilled water).

I already linked how water can explode from superheating. One of the problems with a microwave is that it doesn't detect for you when your water is boiling and that can make the exercise slightly less safe.

It also doesn't take any more effort to use one over the other.

Yes it does

Operating a kettle:

1) Place Kettle under the tap and fill it as much as desired
2) Close lid
3) Switch kettle on
4) Wait for kettle to boil and automatically switch off
5) Pour water into container it will be used in

Operating a microwave

1) Fill a microwave friendly container with water
2) Open microwave
3) Place container inside microwave
4) Close microwave
5) Program microwave
6) Activate microwave
7) Open microwave
8) Take container out
9) Check if water is sufficiently heated
10) Repeat steps 3-9 if necessary
11) If water is sufficiently hot, decant into final container

Typically a microwave oven is a few meters from a faucet while a kettle is typically right there.

Is it a huge problem to rely on a microwave? Not really. Is it more convenient to use a kettle? Yes.

The real question is why someone would pay for an additional appliance that has the same functionality as another they already own.

The real question is why didn't you won't accept what I wrote the first time, choosing instead to simply dismiss it all without bothering to give any reasoning at all?

What you clearly fail to take cognisance of is that for someone who boils water often having a kettle makes sense. I am not trying to imply that Americans are stupid for not using kettles as much as Brittons or Aussies (or South Africans). I am trying to explain how different contexts make different solutions to the same task make more sense.

Your failure is that you cannot consider the perspective of someone else and even when they try to explain it to you, you think you know better.

[Puupi]

Operating a microwave

1) Fill a microwave friendly container with water
2) Open microwave
3) Place container inside microwave
4) Close microwave
5) Program microwave
6) Activate microwave
7) Open microwave
8) Take container out
9) Check if water is sufficiently heated
10) Repeat steps 3-9 if necessary
11) If water is sufficiently hot, decant into final container

How I operate a microwave:
1) Put a mug filled with water in it
2) Press the 2 minute button
3) Enjoy my boiling water

[Yunru]

Crazy americans boiling their water in microwave.

Why cant you use the coal or wood and boil the water slowly.


Like in the old days.