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  • Are there really no electric kettles in the USA?

    I find it completely unbelievable. Do people really have no kettles in the US, or is it an elaborate prank played on me?
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    Seeing as I own one and did not smuggle into the country, I think someone is having a laugh at your expense.
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    • #3
      They're sold here, so I assume some people own them.

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      • #4
        My brother has one. I'm pretty sure he didn't have to bootleg it.
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        • #5
          There are lots of people who don't have one though. From what I hear you could say they are even uncommon. They certainly aren't ubiquitous like they are in the UK.
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          • #6
            Well, you can just use a microwave to heat water. The only reason he has one is that for some reason it's not allowed for him to have a microwave in his dorm room.
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            • #7
              It was not that common.

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              • #8
                I should've said "almost no kettles".

                And no dish draining closets either?
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                • #9
                  Yes, if you have a microwave they're really not needed but if you google it, you get over 6 mil hits so it's not like they're that uncommon.
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by onodera View Post
                    I find it completely unbelievable. Do people really have no kettles in the US, or is it an elaborate prank played on me?
                    I have one sitting on my desk at work.

                    On another board I frequent there are many furriners who are astonished that people boil water on the range instead of in electric kettles. They are further astonished that my electric kettle whistles.
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by onodera View Post
                      I should've said "almost no kettles".

                      And no dish draining closets either?
                      What the heck is a dish draining closet?

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                      • #12
                        We have abundant cheap natural gas, I think that has something to do with it. Electric-anything-that -can-be-done-well-enough-on-a-stove is uncommon, so kettles, rice cookers, steamers, and griddles tend to be uncommon. Even percolators are rare, as drip is preferred, and stove top percolators are available.
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                        • #13
                          Microwaved water makes crap tea. - FACT

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                          • #14
                            We have plentiful natural gas in the UK and plenty of gas hobs (I have one), but virtually every house will still have an electric kettle. They are MUCH faster.

                            This must mean they are also more efficient as the wattage tends to be lower than a high powered gas burner.
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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by onodera View Post
                              I should've said "almost no kettles".

                              And no dish draining closets either?
                              Do you mean a dishrack?



                              We have those.
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