Why no electric kettles in the USA?

[Azza ☠]

Do Americans not actually have the electric kettle to boil water for coffee/teas/hot chocolate, etc?

It's a given in New Zealand, since we got rid of the stove top boiling of water back in the 1980s, but some American was utterly shocked by our simple electric kettle and I'm wondering if he's being serious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Mtt90Oybi0

Why don't you have electric kettles there?

[breadman]

they do, what are you on about

[skOsH♥]

That sounds like a band not gonna lie

I think they do exist, it's just using them literally requires more power than a microwave

[Kunovega]

What? We have electric kettles if we want them, I use one at work. I have no need for one at home since it isn't hard to boil water with a stove kettle; but I know people who have them at home too.

[Azza ☠]

Originally posted by breadman:

they do, what are you on about

Added a Youtube video to show one of what I'm talking about. Americans have that?

[Sarge the Comfy Gaming Doggo]

Originally posted by Azza ☠:

Originally posted by breadman:

they do, what are you on about

Added a Youtube video to show one of what I'm talking about. Americans have that?

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=electric+kettle&crid=YNZ6M4J9GT8Z&sprefix=electric+kettle%2Caps%2C162&ref=nb_sb_noss_1



hundreds of options. yes. we has dat.


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[Azza ☠]

Originally posted by Sarge an actual adult American?:

Originally posted by Azza ☠:

Added a Youtube video to show one of what I'm talking about. Americans have that?

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=electric+kettle&crid=YNZ6M4J9GT8Z&sprefix=electric+kettle%2Caps%2C162&ref=nb_sb_noss_1



hundreds of options. yes. we has dat.

Odd, because I attempted to google it and all the webpages claim that you don't have it available in America either.

One even went onto explaining:

"The voltage of mains electricity varies from country to country: the majority of countries use between 200 and 240 volts, but a small minority (most notably the US, Canada and Japan) use between 100 and 127 volts" (lower voltage makes it a lot longer to boil and most Americans will just heat water in the microwave instead)

So curious now, how long does it take to boil water there? A few minutes or longer?

[Devil Daughter]

Why would anyone need a kettle when microwaves exist?

Boil the water in the same cup you're going to brew in, no extra appliances or wasted counter space.

[Z i o ⚡]

I do. I've been using a nice simple one I bought on Amazon like 7 or 8 years ago, and I use it more than once a day.

[Azza ☠]

Originally posted by Devil Daughter:

Why would anyone need a kettle when microwaves exist?

Boil the water in the same cup you're going to brew in, no extra appliances or wasted counter space. :sunglassesDoge:

Because the cup/glass can explode in the microwave. Liquid can ́t cool down, becomes superheated and erupts when moved. You can make your own liquid explosive if not careful.

I was told never to do that as a kid.

[Kunovega]

Originally posted by Azza ☠:

Originally posted by Sarge an actual adult American?:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=electric+kettle&crid=YNZ6M4J9GT8Z&sprefix=electric+kettle%2Caps%2C162&ref=nb_sb_noss_1



hundreds of options. yes. we has dat.

Odd, because I attempted to google it and all the webpages claim that you don't have it available in America either.

One even went onto explaining:

"The voltage of mains electricity varies from country to country: the majority of countries use between 200 and 240 volts, but a small minority (most notably the US, Canada and Japan) use between 100 and 127 volts" (lower voltage makes it a lot longer to boil and most Americans will just heat water in the microwave instead)

You have to be trolling... you do realize they can make all the same appliances for every voltage, you would just buy the right one for the right country...

So curious now, how long does it take to boil water there? A few minutes or longer?

Do you seriously not comprehend how to boil water? It's like 1 to 2 minutes at most for a cup.

[76561198356019466]

We have K-Cup makers.
I worship mine.

[Kunovega]

Originally posted by Azza ☠:

Originally posted by Devil Daughter:

Why would anyone need a kettle when microwaves exist?

Boil the water in the same cup you're going to brew in, no extra appliances or wasted counter space. :sunglassesDoge:

Because the cup/glass can explode in the microwave. Liquid can ́t cool down, becomes superheated and erupts when moved. You can make your own liquid explosive if not careful.

I was told never to do that as a kid.

Absolute nonsense.

[Sarge the Comfy Gaming Doggo]

Originally posted by Devil Daughter:

Why would anyone need a kettle when microwaves exist?

Boil the water in the same cup you're going to brew in, no extra appliances or wasted counter space. :sunglassesDoge:

Microwaving water is a good way to give yourself cancers.

[Sarge the Comfy Gaming Doggo]

Originally posted by Azza ☠:

Originally posted by Devil Daughter:

Why would anyone need a kettle when microwaves exist?

Boil the water in the same cup you're going to brew in, no extra appliances or wasted counter space. :sunglassesDoge:

Because the cup/glass can explode in the microwave. Liquid can ́t cool down, becomes superheated and erupts when moved. You can make your own liquid explosive if not careful.

I was told never to do that as a kid.

They have microwaveable cups you know this right"?

[Kunovega]

Originally posted by Sarge an actual adult American?:

Originally posted by Devil Daughter:

Why would anyone need a kettle when microwaves exist?

Boil the water in the same cup you're going to brew in, no extra appliances or wasted counter space. :sunglassesDoge:

Microwaving water is a good way to give yourself cancers.

More nonsense, if that were true it would happen from all food put in a microwave, because that's all you're doing with everything is heating it by making the water molecules in it move and create friction