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Postby Genghis Khant on Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:28 am

A friend of mine spent a few months in North Carolina ten years ago and he says that no one out there has a kettle in their kitchen. I find this very strange because every kitchen in Britain has a kettle. We're a nation (were an empire) built on cups of tea. I can appreciate that Americans on the whole prefer coffee to tea, so do I, but I can't always be bothered to put the percolator on just for myself.

So, is there any truth in this observation or is it just in N.Carolina that kettles are rare?
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Postby Dekloren on Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:30 am

What the f*ck....This is intelligent?

Maybe the 3 people he knows doesn't own a kettle...

Mine is also electric.
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Postby MeDeFe on Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:34 am

Sure, though it's one of those electric, but I think we have an old-school model lying around somewhere as well.
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Postby Guiscard on Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:38 am

MeDeFe wrote:Sure, though it's one of those electric, but I think we have an old-school model lying around somewhere as well.


How often do you use it?
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Postby Iz Man on Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:38 am

yup, and it looks just like this.
60qt (thats 15 gallons for those with trouble in math 8) )
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Postby MeDeFe on Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:43 am

Guiscard wrote:
MeDeFe wrote:Sure, though it's one of those electric, but I think we have an old-school model lying around somewhere as well.

How often do you use it?

Daily.
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Postby Dekloren on Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:50 am

Iz Man wrote:yup, and it looks just like this.
60qt (thats 15 gallons for those with trouble in math 8) )
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lol...That's what you boil corn on the cob in/Brew (in your case). That's not a kettle!
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Postby Iz Man on Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:00 am

Dekloren wrote:
Iz Man wrote:yup, and it looks just like this.
60qt (thats 15 gallons for those with trouble in math 8) )
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lol...That's what you boil corn on the cob in/Brew (in your case). That's not a kettle!

Its 15 gallons..... it can safely be called a kettle
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Postby Genghis Khant on Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:05 am

Dekloren wrote:What the f*ck....This is intelligent?

Maybe the 3 people he knows doesn't own a kettle...

My point exactly. I was incredulous when he told me that practically no one has a kettle out there. I want to find out if it's a regional quirk, or a national one.
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Postby Dariune on Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:08 am

Im typically english and could not survive without a kettle. Even when we were knocking my kitchen wall down i still had the kettle setup.
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Postby Genghis Khant on Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:09 am

Iz Man wrote:
Dekloren wrote:
Iz Man wrote:yup, and it looks just like this.
60qt (thats 15 gallons for those with trouble in math 8) )
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lol...That's what you boil corn on the cob in/Brew (in your case). That's not a kettle!

Its 15 gallons..... it can safely be called a kettle

That's not a kettle. If anything it's a hot water tank, but not a kettle.

I'm talking about proper kettles.
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Postby Dekloren on Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:12 am

Now those are kettles.

That fuckin thing you have is a monter.
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Postby Genghis Khant on Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:19 am

Dariune wrote:Im typically english and could not survive without a kettle. Even when we were knocking my kitchen wall down i still had the kettle setup.

Innit. Not only is there a kettle in every British kitchen, but also in every hotel room that I've been in (in the UK).
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Postby bryguy on Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:30 am

who needs a kettle when you can have one of these... Image
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Postby bryguy on Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:30 am

Genghis Khant wrote:
Dariune wrote:Im typically english and could not survive without a kettle. Even when we were knocking my kitchen wall down i still had the kettle setup.

Innit. Not only is there a kettle in every British kitchen, but also in every hotel room that I've been in (in the UK).


then you guys are behind in technology...
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Postby Dekloren on Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:32 am

bryguy wrote:
Genghis Khant wrote:
Dariune wrote:Im typically english and could not survive without a kettle. Even when we were knocking my kitchen wall down i still had the kettle setup.

Innit. Not only is there a kettle in every British kitchen, but also in every hotel room that I've been in (in the UK).


then you guys are behind in technology...


In bryguy's reality, he wishes for a cup of tea and low and behold, it appears out of thin air!!
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Postby Genghis Khant on Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:38 am

bryguy wrote:who needs a kettle when you can have one of these... Image

Oh, I have a percolator too, but it's no good for making tea or pot noodles.
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Postby Dekloren on Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:43 am

Genghis Khant wrote:
bryguy wrote:who needs a kettle when you can have one of these... Image

Oh, I have a percolator too, but it's no good for making tea or pot noodles.


Looks like that pot has grinds.
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Postby Iz Man on Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:48 am

Genghis Khant wrote:That's not a kettle. If anything it's a hot water tank, but not a kettle.

I'm talking about proper kettles.
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Ah, a tea kettle. I see.
In that case, yes, we actually have 2.
I thought you were referring to a large fireplace kettle.. :oops:
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Postby Genghis Khant on Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:52 am

I've got two kettles too. One electric kettle in the kitchen and a stove kettle with a whistle for when I'm camping or when there's a power cut.
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Postby Iz Man on Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:55 am

Genghis Khant wrote:I've got two kettles too. One electric kettle in the kitchen and a stove kettle with a whistle for when I'm camping or when there's a power cut.

Yeah, we have a nice stainless one for the kitchen (stovetop, not electric), and I have an old one (25+ years) I use for camping.
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Postby bryguy on Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:58 am

i have an old kettle for popcorn :lol:


but other than that i still dont have any kettle


Oh, I have a percolator too, but its no good for making tea or pot noodles



first off, WHAT ARE POT NOODLES!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

second, its called a COFEE MAKER

and third, it does make tea :wink:
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Postby Colossus on Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:08 am

I have a kettle, and so does everyone in my family, and they get regular (nearly daily but not quite) use.

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Postby Guiscard on Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:13 am

bryguy wrote:i have an old kettle for popcorn :lol:


but other than that i still dont have any kettle


Oh, I have a percolator too, but its no good for making tea or pot noodles



first off, WHAT ARE POT NOODLES!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

second, its called a COFEE MAKER

and third, it does make tea :wink:


its called a percolator. You are the coffee maker.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_percolator

And this is a pot noodle:

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Its essentially dried noodles and you add boiled water.
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Postby Neoteny on Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:24 am

What the hell is a kettle?

I actually don't like leaf water, so I tend to stick to bean water.
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