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TreyFlowers 06/29/22 4:31:15 PM #1:	Why is the stove/microwave used for heating water? --- and i know i'm not dead because i just threw up in my own mouth, swallowed back, this hangover ain't that bad <cite>TreyFlowers posted [p:966209588] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>Why is the stove/microwave used for heating water? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CanuckCowboy 06/29/22 4:31:50 PM #2:	Is that a thing? Maybe its just part of their continued rebellion against the crown. --- "I have a cat he's burly n buff but he just likes goin' for walks n stuff" https://files.catbox.moe/gqwlkg.jpeg ~ by JimCarrysToe. Be amaze. <cite>CanuckCowboy posted [p:966209601] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>Is that a thing? Maybe its just part of their continued rebellion against the crown. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Butterfiles 06/29/22 4:32:14 PM #3:	I do tho --- http://www.last.fm/user/PigBun CEO of Antifa <cite>Butterfiles posted [p:966209617] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>I do tho </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Oderus Urungus 06/29/22 4:32:33 PM #4:	Just no love for tea here. <cite>Oderus Urungus posted [p:966209624] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>Just no love for tea here. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RetsuZaiZen 06/29/22 4:32:57 PM #5:	Butterfiles posted... I do tho --- Why do nerds always get caught up on the details? Michael Jordan is both the greatest and most overrated basketball player of all time. <cite>RetsuZaiZen posted [p:966209633] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>Butterfiles posted... </cite> <quote>I do tho</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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JlM 06/29/22 4:34:17 PM #7:	I do, but I'm also a bit of an anglophile. --- I guess I'm something of a ne'er do well. Pittsburgh <cite>JlM posted [p:966209665] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>I do, but I'm also a bit of an anglophile. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
A_Good_Boy 06/29/22 4:35:02 PM #8:	Because we're predominately a coffee culture and not a tea culture. --- Who is? I am! <cite>A_Good_Boy posted [p:966209676] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>Because we're predominately a coffee culture and not a tea culture. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thronedfire2 06/29/22 4:35:18 PM #9:	we invented electricity and we're going to use it to make tea damnit --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen... <cite>thronedfire2 posted [p:966209684] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>we invented electricity and we're going to use it to make tea damnit </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam 06/29/22 4:35:44 PM #10:	Why don't the British use spices?!?!?!?!?! --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs <cite>Turbam posted [p:966209695] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>Why don't the British use spices?!?!?!?!?! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TreyFlowers 06/29/22 4:36:03 PM #11:	A_Good_Boy posted... Because we're predominately a coffee culture and not a tea culture. Australian here, and same, coffee > tea but every house has a kettle for things other than tea --- and i know i'm not dead because i just threw up in my own mouth, swallowed back, this hangover ain't that bad <cite>TreyFlowers posted [p:966209703] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>A_Good_Boy posted... </cite> <quote>Because we're predominately a coffee culture and not a tea culture.</quote> Australian here, and same, coffee > tea but every house has a kettle for things other than tea </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CanuckCowboy 06/29/22 4:36:24 PM #12:	thronedfire2 posted... we invented electricity and we're going to use it to make tea damnit Electric kettles exist. --- "I have a cat he's burly n buff but he just likes goin' for walks n stuff" https://files.catbox.moe/gqwlkg.jpeg ~ by JimCarrysToe. Be amaze. <cite>CanuckCowboy posted [p:966209709] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>thronedfire2 posted... </cite> <quote>we invented electricity and we're going to use it to make tea damnit</quote> Electric kettles exist. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
krazychao5 06/29/22 4:37:29 PM #13:	Turbam posted... Why don't the British use spices?!?!?!?!?! as a fellow british cuisine hater, i lol'd --- https://supermariomakerbookmark.nintendo.net/profile/bigllama?type=posted <cite>krazychao5 posted [p:966209730] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>Turbam posted... </cite> <quote>Why don't the British use spices?!?!?!?!?!</quote>as a fellow british cuisine hater, i lol'd </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NapoleonToo 06/29/22 4:37:31 PM #14:	It's a lot faster to heat water in the microwave. --- I don't care about factual proof, who needs it? - Super_Charger92 a hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration. I'd say this is more of an overstatement - s0nicfan <cite>NapoleonToo posted [p:966209732] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>It's a lot faster to heat water in the microwave. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FaultyCircuitry 06/29/22 4:38:20 PM #15:	Technology Connections has a video on this! https://youtu.be/_yMMTVVJI4c Iirc, it's basically we just don't drink that much tea so coffee makers are the more common counter top appliance. Also because microwaves exist shrug --- And I'd never do it but it's not a joke; I can't tell the difference when I'm all alone ~[she/her\|they/them]~ <cite>FaultyCircuitry posted [p:966209743] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>Technology Connections has a video on this! https://youtu.be/_yMMTVVJI4c Iirc, it's basically we just don't drink that much tea so coffee makers are the more common counter top appliance. Also because microwaves exist shrug </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WaterLink 06/29/22 4:39:20 PM #16:	TreyFlowers posted... Australian here, and same, coffee > tea but every house has a kettle for things other than tea Like what? Just interested. I already have too many kitchen gadgets that I struggle with storage space as it is. The last thing I need is another one lol --- https://i.imgur.com/Y5Tq1gV.gif https://i.imgur.com/sgLkVQU.gif Joe Burrow, the legend <cite>WaterLink posted [p:966209761] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>TreyFlowers posted... </cite> <quote>Australian here, and same, coffee > tea but every house has a kettle for things other than tea</quote> Like what? Just interested. I already have too many kitchen gadgets that I struggle with storage space as it is. The last thing I need is another one lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TreyFlowers 06/29/22 4:40:53 PM #17:	I have apparently found the reason US electricity to homes is 110V. In Australia and Europe it's 230V. So electric Kettles basically take so much longer to actually boil that the gas stove might actually be faster. I guess. I haven't ever lived with a gas stove since moving out of home. All my stoves have been electric. --- and i know i'm not dead because i just threw up in my own mouth, swallowed back, this hangover ain't that bad <cite>TreyFlowers posted [p:966209791] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>I have apparently found the reason US electricity to homes is 110V. In Australia and Europe it's 230V. So electric Kettles basically take so much longer to actually boil that the gas stove might actually be faster. I guess. I haven't ever lived with a gas stove since moving out of home. All my stoves have been electric. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheOnionKnight 06/29/22 4:41:13 PM #18:	I have a kettle that I put on the stove. I'm not sure I'd ever want an electric kettle. I kind of like the ritual of lighting the fire each morning to make coffee. --- The owls are not what they seem. <cite>TheOnionKnight posted [p:966209802] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>I have a kettle that I put on the stove. I'm not sure I'd ever want an electric kettle. I kind of like the ritual of lighting the fire each morning to make coffee.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TreyFlowers 06/29/22 4:42:51 PM #19:	WaterLink posted... Like what? Just interested. I already have too many kitchen gadgets that I struggle with storage space as it is. The last thing I need is another one lol Make oats, sterilized water for my baby, instant noodles/ramen, steaming water for sinus treatment, boiling water for unclogging drains... --- and i know i'm not dead because i just threw up in my own mouth, swallowed back, this hangover ain't that bad <cite>TreyFlowers posted [p:966209834] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>WaterLink posted... </cite> <quote>Like what? Just interested. I already have too many kitchen gadgets that I struggle with storage space as it is. The last thing I need is another one lol</quote> Make oats, sterilized water for my baby, instant noodles/ramen, steaming water for sinus treatment, boiling water for unclogging drains... </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FaultyCircuitry 06/29/22 4:45:39 PM #20:	TreyFlowers posted... I have apparently found the reason US electricity to homes is 110V. In Australia and Europe it's 230V. So electric Kettles basically take so much longer to actually boil that the gas stove might actually be faster. I guess. I haven't ever lived with a gas stove since moving out of home. All my stoves have been electric. Electric kettles are still faster than stove top kettles even on our lower voltage power It's really just a lack of need for them. Coffee makers are common place (tho I wish people wouldn't settle for them and actually made coffee a better way more frequently) --- And I'd never do it but it's not a joke; I can't tell the difference when I'm all alone ~[she/her\|they/them]~ <cite>FaultyCircuitry posted [p:966209889] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>TreyFlowers posted... </cite> <quote>I have apparently found the reason US electricity to homes is 110V. In Australia and Europe it's 230V. So electric Kettles basically take so much longer to actually boil that the gas stove might actually be faster. I guess. I haven't ever lived with a gas stove since moving out of home. All my stoves have been electric.</quote> Electric kettles are still faster than stove top kettles even on our lower voltage power It's really just a lack of need for them. Coffee makers are common place (tho I wish people wouldn't settle for them and actually made coffee a better way more frequently) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FL81 06/29/22 4:51:40 PM #21:	We do use kettles, just not electric kettles --- Thanks to Proofpyros for the sig images https://i.imgur.com/Nv4Pi1v.jpg https://i.imgur.com/N43HJYv.jpg <cite>FL81 posted [p:966210023] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>We do use kettles, just not electric kettles </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TeaMilk 06/29/22 4:52:10 PM #22:	My British ex gf got me (american) an electric kettle like 5 years ago and I use it almost everyday for tea --- (they/them) \| http://large.horse/ Show Icons on posts: https://openuserjs.org/scripts/melon/GameFAQs_Show_Icon <cite>TeaMilk posted [p:966210038] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>My British ex gf got me (american) an electric kettle like 5 years ago and I use it almost everyday for tea </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kloe_Rinz 06/29/22 4:52:31 PM #23:	They use ancient stovetop kettles instead of proper electric kettles <cite>Kloe_Rinz posted [p:966210049] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>They use ancient stovetop kettles instead of proper electric kettles </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WaterLink 06/29/22 4:52:39 PM #24:	TreyFlowers posted... Make oats, sterilized water for my baby, instant noodles/ramen, steaming water for sinus treatment, boiling water for unclogging drains... gotcha. at the end of the day we just throw water in the microwave for stuff like that. normally doesn't take any more than a couple of minutes if you're starting out with already hot water so just no real need for it. --- https://i.imgur.com/Y5Tq1gV.gif https://i.imgur.com/sgLkVQU.gif Joe Burrow, the legend <cite>WaterLink posted [p:966210054] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>TreyFlowers posted... </cite> <quote>Make oats, sterilized water for my baby, instant noodles/ramen, steaming water for sinus treatment, boiling water for unclogging drains...</quote> gotcha. at the end of the day we just throw water in the microwave for stuff like that. normally doesn't take any more than a couple of minutes if you're starting out with already hot water so just no real need for it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TreyFlowers 06/29/22 4:55:27 PM #25:	Next question, are the majority of cooktops/stoves gas in America? As I said in another post I've never had a gas cooktop. In fact I have never had any gas connection to my places, it's only been electric. Electric stovetops, heating, etc. --- and i know i'm not dead because i just threw up in my own mouth, swallowed back, this hangover ain't that bad <cite>TreyFlowers posted [p:966210116] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>Next question, are the majority of cooktops/stoves gas in America? As I said in another post I've never had a gas cooktop. In fact I have never had any gas connection to my places, it's only been electric. Electric stovetops, heating, etc. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HovaRex 06/29/22 4:57:13 PM #26:	TreyFlowers posted... Australian here, and same, coffee > tea but every house has a kettle for things other than tea I'm American, I use my electric kettle for the French Press. Also it's great for other things like quickly heating water for noodles. Or boiling water to sterilize something etc. --- I come back to you now, at the turn of the tide. <cite>HovaRex posted [p:966210164] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>TreyFlowers posted... </cite> <quote>Australian here, and same, coffee > tea but every house has a kettle for things other than tea</quote> I'm American, I use my electric kettle for the French Press. Also it's great for other things like quickly heating water for noodles. Or boiling water to sterilize something etc. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LightHawKnight 06/29/22 4:57:32 PM #27:	Cause americans dont drink tea nearly as much as the rest of the world. --- The Official Odin of the Shin Megami Tensei IV board. "You know how confusing the whole good-evil concept is for me." <cite>LightHawKnight posted [p:966210171] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>Cause americans dont drink tea nearly as much as the rest of the world. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Priere 06/29/22 4:58:55 PM #28:	Are coffee makers in every house over there --- https://imgur.com/iQep35u https://i.imgur.com/PmX8smn.gif https://i.imgur.com/mwTy0iF.gif https://i.imgur.com/FCER80e.gif <cite>Priere posted [p:966210198] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>Are coffee makers in every house over there </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
E_S_M_Z 06/29/22 4:59:11 PM #29:	...We do? I have an electric kettle. Comes in handy for instant ramen and recipes that call for boiling water, too. --- Join the club. Be part of the exclusive group called whoever, at: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1482- ()xxx[]:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::> <cite>E_S_M_Z posted [p:966210203] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>...We do? I have an electric kettle. Comes in handy for instant ramen and recipes that call for boiling water, too. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_BlueMonk 06/29/22 4:59:44 PM #30:	i use an electric kettle im asian though so maybe thats part of it. --- JISOO JISOO <cite>_BlueMonk posted [p:966210216] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>i use an electric kettle im asian though so maybe thats part of it. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
noisetank 06/29/22 4:59:47 PM #31:	one on the stove top rn my dude. --- Grim Reaper: "Your time has come" Xsquader: "sir whats your badge number?" <cite>noisetank posted [p:966210218] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>one on the stove top rn my dude. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kloe_Rinz 06/29/22 4:59:49 PM #32:	LightHawKnight posted... Cause americans dont drink tea nearly as much as the rest of the world. Ive never drank tea in my life and I still own basic kitchen tools like an electric kettle <cite>Kloe_Rinz posted [p:966210219] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>LightHawKnight posted... </cite> <quote>Cause americans dont drink tea nearly as much as the rest of the world.</quote>Ive never drank tea in my life and I still own basic kitchen tools like an electric kettle </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mustachedmystic 06/29/22 5:00:02 PM #33:	TreyFlowers posted... Next question, are the majority of cooktops/stoves gas in America? As I said in another post I've never had a gas cooktop. In fact I have never had any gas connection to my places, it's only been electric. Electric stovetops, heating, etc. Natural gas is ubiquitous is some parts of the country. As for gas vs. electric. I believe electric stoves are cheaper, but gas is more accurate, so it is preferred by people that like to do a lot of cooking. --- Vegy is a 30 year old man, who's pretending to be a 60 year old woman that likes to act like a 57 year old man that pretends to be a horny 16 year old boy. <cite>mustachedmystic posted [p:966210225] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>TreyFlowers posted... </cite> <quote>Next question, are the majority of cooktops/stoves gas in America? As I said in another post I've never had a gas cooktop. In fact I have never had any gas connection to my places, it's only been electric. Electric stovetops, heating, etc.</quote>Natural gas is ubiquitous is some parts of the country. As for gas vs. electric. I believe electric stoves are cheaper, but gas is more accurate, so it is preferred by people that like to do a lot of cooking. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WaterLink 06/29/22 5:01:09 PM #34:	TreyFlowers posted... Next question, are the majority of cooktops/stoves gas in America? As I said in another post I've never had a gas cooktop. In fact I have never had any gas connection to my places, it's only been electric. Electric stovetops, heating, etc. It varies. Probably about 50% give or take just from my experience. I personally have only an electric one and my hater is also electric. But my parents have gas stoves and from the other places I've lived and other people I've visited I'd say it's been about half have gas and half only have electric. I personally prefer just going with electric, it gets the job done and I don't need another utility to pay. --- https://i.imgur.com/Y5Tq1gV.gif https://i.imgur.com/sgLkVQU.gif Joe Burrow, the legend <cite>WaterLink posted [p:966210247] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>TreyFlowers posted... </cite> <quote>Next question, are the majority of cooktops/stoves gas in America? As I said in another post I've never had a gas cooktop. In fact I have never had any gas connection to my places, it's only been electric. Electric stovetops, heating, etc.</quote> It varies. Probably about 50% give or take just from my experience. I personally have only an electric one and my hater is also electric. But my parents have gas stoves and from the other places I've lived and other people I've visited I'd say it's been about half have gas and half only have electric. I personally prefer just going with electric, it gets the job done and I don't need another utility to pay. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Catgirl Fondler 06/29/22 5:13:40 PM #35:	I do have a kettle though, an electric one I use for tea/ramen. --- IDD <cite>The Catgirl Fondler posted [p:966210576] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>I do have a kettle though, an electric one I use for tea/ramen.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
krazychao5 06/29/22 5:32:18 PM #36:	FaultyCircuitry posted... It's really just a lack of need for them. Coffee makers are common place (tho I wish people wouldn't settle for them and actually made coffee a better way more frequently) what's a better way to coffee more frequently? --- https://supermariomakerbookmark.nintendo.net/profile/bigllama?type=posted <cite>krazychao5 posted [p:966211158] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>FaultyCircuitry posted... </cite> <quote>It's really just a lack of need for them. Coffee makers are common place (tho I wish people wouldn't settle for them and actually made coffee a better way more frequently)</quote>what's a better way to coffee more frequently? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LightHawKnight 06/29/22 5:36:54 PM #37:	Kloe_Rinz posted... Ive never drank tea in my life and I still own basic kitchen tools like an electric kettle So? Most americans dont. --- The Official Odin of the Shin Megami Tensei IV board. "You know how confusing the whole good-evil concept is for me." <cite>LightHawKnight posted [p:966211308] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>Kloe_Rinz posted... </cite> <quote>Ive never drank tea in my life and I still own basic kitchen tools like an electric kettle</quote> So? Most americans dont. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE FOSTER 06/29/22 5:50:33 PM #38:	Why buy a unitasker microwave does everything <cite>CADE FOSTER posted [p:966211668] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>Why buy a unitasker microwave does everything </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rharyx211 06/29/22 5:52:09 PM #39:	As an American, I do have a kettle. (But also my mom's English.) --- Watch "Final Fantasy XV Abridged" and "Kingdom Hearts Abridged" right here! https://www.youtube.com/user/mcknett3 <cite>Rharyx211 posted [p:966211715] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>As an American, I do have a kettle. (But also my mom's English.) </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
emblem boy 06/29/22 5:59:34 PM #40:	We have one but I don't really care for it. Just takes up more counter space for something we don't use much. --- http://avatar.xboxlive.com/avatar/emblem%20boy/avatar-body.png haters gonna hate <cite>emblem boy posted [p:966211927] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>We have one but I don't really care for it. Just takes up more counter space for something we don't use much. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Halo478 06/29/22 6:01:12 PM #41:	My counter has a microwave,instant pot,air fryer,kuerig no room for more tbh --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUOhpQDDME4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSF0jiKodDU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brqZha8_PDk <cite>Halo478 posted [p:966211979] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>My counter has a microwave,instant pot,air fryer,kuerig no room for more tbh </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Punished_Blinx 06/29/22 6:30:48 PM #43:	Something about just boiling water in a microwave sounds odd to me. Like functionally I know it's fine but it just seems weird lol. Cultural differences can be amusing. --- A Fallen Mascot <cite>Punished_Blinx posted [p:966212724] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>Something about just boiling water in a microwave sounds odd to me. Like functionally I know it's fine but it just seems weird lol. Cultural differences can be amusing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FaultyCircuitry 06/29/22 8:43:06 PM #44:	krazychao5 posted... what's a better way to coffee more frequently? Pour over scales to larger amounts pretty well Aeropress is great for one to three or so cups at a time Cold brew is great for making a large amount at once --- And I'd never do it but it's not a joke; I can't tell the difference when I'm all alone ~[she/her\|they/them]~ <cite>FaultyCircuitry posted [p:966216032] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>krazychao5 posted... </cite> <quote>what's a better way to coffee more frequently?</quote> Pour over scales to larger amounts pretty well Aeropress is great for one to three or so cups at a time Cold brew is great for making a large amount at once </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Irony 06/29/22 8:49:27 PM #46:	Because they are a waste of money --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:966216200] in Why don't ... [t:80076119]...</cite> <quote>Because they are a waste of money </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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