Current Events > Wait, so electric kettles in America aren't really a thing?

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You guys don't have these in your house?

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I have one of those in my house.

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TendoDRM posted...

I have one of those in my house.

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they're around, mine looks nearly identical to that one...

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i hear that the power companies have to put out extra energy at the end of every hour in the UK because everyone on the island gets up to start the kettle when a show ends.

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Boomers don't buy them, but they're gaining popularity with millenials.

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No. We use the basic kettles that you put on the stove. I've legit never seen someone that had an electric kettle.

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I have one

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They're pretty common in Canada.
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My parents have always had one, but they drink a lot of tea.

I mean I'm in canada but most people have an electric kettle.

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On multiple occasions I have had to explain to Americans online the concept of this device.

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These are popular in our prisons


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I have one.

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I have an electric kettle and everyone I know has one

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Who told you this?

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Cowthief posted...

i hear that the power companies have to put out extra energy at the end of every hour in the UK because everyone on the island gets up to start the kettle when a show ends.

That's true. At the end of big episodes of Soaps particularly.

Edit: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_pickup

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nativengine posted...

Who told you this?

The internet. I read that due to low voltage in American homes (110V on average) they're not popular and the kettles you put on the stovetop are more widely used. Australia has 220-240V to homes so everyone has an electric kettle

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They're gaining popularity but air fryers are stealing their thunder

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We have like 3 or 4 electric kettles.

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JACKBUTTMOMMY posted...

I have one. I also dated a girl who said it gives off bad energy. Little did she know the water energy experiment by Masaru Emoto has never been duplicated and debunked time and time again. It also makes no sense from an energy standpoint as matter can not be created or destroyed and energy simply transfers from one objet to another regardless of its source.

What experiment was that?

I know he said you could clean polluted water with positive thoughts and prayers.

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TreyFlowers posted...

The internet. I read that due to low voltage in American homes (110V on average) they're not popular and the kettles you put on the stovetop are more widely used. Australia has 220-240V to homes so everyone has an electric kettle

Welp, you cant always believe what you read on the internet.

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No why would I?

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I have a saucepan and a stove

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I got one just last year, as I've been drinking more tea and making more French press coffee. Easier and more efficient than turning on a gas stove, I figure, and shuts itself off with a click instead of an annoying whistle when ready.

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TendoDRM posted...

I have one of those in my house.

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I've had these for years

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I heard you can get the same effect by just turning on a hair dryer and pointing it at a cuppa for a bit

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nativengine posted...

TreyFlowers posted...

The internet. I read that due to low voltage in American homes (110V on average) they're not popular and the kettles you put on the stovetop are more widely used. Australia has 220-240V to homes so everyone has an electric kettle

Welp, you cant always believe what you read on the internet.

In his case it's true. 10 amps at 220V (2200 watts) heats water twice as fast as 10 amps at 110V (1100 watts). At that point, you are better off with using a stovetop kettle which can put out far more heat than an electric kettle designed for 110V outlets (2000 watts 7000 BTUs, the average heat output of a stove burner give or take).
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Hipsters are buying them now so they can drink tea and brush their fedoras.

No one I have ever met has had one, they just use the microwave to heat a cup of water.

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Alteres posted...

they just use the microwave to heat a cup of water

Pretty much this.
It would be redundant with three or four other things in my kitchen. I got an old "campfire" percolator somewhere, a Keurig that spits out hot water on demand, a plain old glass saucepan, and then a microwave.

nativengine posted...

Welp, you cant always believe what you read on the internet.

I mean while I do own an electric kettle, it does heat up water slower than a stove kettle. I just like that it turns itself off.

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I have a electric thermo. Does that count?

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LightHawKnight posted...

I mean while I do own an electric kettle, it does heat up water slower than a stove kettle. I just like that it turns itself off.

You must have a weaker electric kettle. My fave part of mine is that it heats up quicker than any stove kettle

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I used to have one in college, never really gotten the impression that they aren't "a thing" in the states


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Microwave

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My ex has one, Ill probably get one cuz theyre so useful.

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TreyFlowers posted...

You guys don't have these in your house?

I just got one a few months ago
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Kobe Bryant posted...

You must have a weaker electric kettle. My fave part of mine is that it heats up quicker than any stove kettle

Nope, got the average 1500 watt kettle. Average for the US at least.

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Questionmarktarius posted...

Alteres posted...

Hipsters are buying them now so they can drink tea and brush their fedoras.

No one I have ever met has had one, they just use the microwave to heat a cup of water.

are you people for real?

i seriously can't tell with america

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Roommate uses it like twice a day.

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Just use a coffee machine with no filter in it for the same effect.

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I just use a regular stove kettle for tea

Now rice cookers on the other hand, those are essential

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I have one but I prefer to use a kettle. I like waiting for my water to boil it's weird.

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tea isnt a thing here either so yea, most people dont use kettles much

most people have steam kettles you heat on stovetop

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i've got one i use to make ice tea, works much better then a microwave.

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