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13704213 No.13704213[DELETED]  [Reply] [Original]

why do Americans microwave their water and not use electric kettles?

>> No.13704218

>>13704213
The voltage from our plugs isn't high enough to use electric kettles. Most of us boil the water on the stovetop instead.

>> No.13704231

>>13704213
We do have electric kettles

>> No.13704235

>>13704213
We use coffee machines, not that kettle crap from the 1700s.

>> No.13704238

>>13704218
but wouldnt that take even longer?

>> No.13704247

>>13704213

We don't though. Also obsessed.

>> No.13704684

>>13704213
I use a microwave kettle. It's basically a beaker with lid that has a whistle in it. It seemed like a good idea at the time.

>> No.13704761

I'm American and I microwave a cup of water for tea. Takes about 90 seconds

>> No.13704812

Kettles confuse the American. When they encounter one in a hotel room they make coffee in it and even ramen.

>> No.13704947

>>13704213
>obsessed europeans won't shut up about...
manual transmissions
kettles
metric system
'''real cheese'''
commuter trains
universal healthcare

stop making these threads, it's unhealthy.

>> No.13704953

>>13704213
so much attention to americans on ck
what's up w that?

>> No.13704965

>>13704947
Cope harder lardy! Now go get your mcdick box, lmao!

>> No.13704974

>>13704965
I already had mcdonalds for lunch, europoor

>> No.13704975

>>13704213
why do trolls get away with posting crap like this?

>> No.13704976

>>13704953
it's just 3rd world brown people trying to dab on their superiors

>> No.13705000
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I love my electric kettle. From tea to ramen or just for reshaping plastic with hot water
>>13704218
Says you. Mine work just fine thanks

>> No.13705001

>>13704213
I’m American and I have never done this

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>> No.13705019

>>13704213
Why do yuros use a calcium-caked plastic tub that takes 10 minutes to boil water rather than just fill your clean cup and nuke it for 90 seconds?

>> No.13705032

>>13705019
Cus only the shit electric kettles are like that the good ones only take a few minutes for a full thing and are metal

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>>13704213
nuclear techmology is superior

>> No.13705042

>>13704213
microwaving water removes all the nutrients.

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>>13705042
he thinks there are nutrients in water! he doesn't even know what a nutrient is!

>> No.13705068

microwave water tea tastes off. only in emergency

>> No.13705087

>>13705068
well that was a bunch of nonsense.

>> No.13705138

electric kettles seem unclean to me, simple as that. Even if you find one with metal interior I still think plastic is leeching in from the casing.

I'm simply not interested, I know boiling water in a clean mug works and is fresh, so that is what I do to make tea.

>> No.13705147

>>13704213
No Americans do this.

>> No.13705448

>>13704218
Retard

>> No.13705459

>>13704218
I have a kettle and it works fine. I can’t use it at the same time as the toaster, since it trips my circuit breaker, though.

>> No.13705474

>>13704213
A quick amazon search suggests that plenty of people buy electric kettles. As for why someone wouldn't have one, perhaps they don't drink tea or lack the space for another overly specific kitchen gizmo.

>> No.13705883

>>13704213
We have gas stoves, unlike your cucked electric ones they actually can be used for cooking.

>> No.13705909

And one day, you'll understand there are constant /int/ garbage threads that make their way here. /int/ is a top 5 garbage board. You'll never prove me wrong.

>> No.13705916

>>13704213
We have water heaters built into our faucets. I haven't microwaved water since the 90's, and have never felt the need or even the inclination to buy a fucking electric kettle.

>> No.13705919

>>13705147
most do bro. I am southern us born and raised and I own an electric kettle and I know maybe 2 people who own them, and I often get comments from guests in my house about the kettle. I'll turn it on to show how quickly it fires up and make a drink right then.

>>13705138
they make glass ones too. mine is metal and glass.

>> No.13705927

>>13704213
Maybe those Americans you mention are old white people living in rural areas whose schools still use those light projectors.

>> No.13705977

>>13704213
We have an extra little faucet on the sink that dispenses hot water for coffee tea cup-a-soup etc.

>> No.13706362

>>13704213
>not use electric kettles
for what? We dont drink a ton of tea, we have coffee machines, and dishes that require boiling water typically requiring putting something in that boiling water while on the stove

>> No.13706384

>>13704213
You would microwave your water too, if you went through the trouble of learning its efficiency.
A kettle can only bring water to boiling. A microwave (with some quick tests) can bring a set volume of water in a set vessel to a precise temperature within 1-2 degrees. For a nation of tea snobs, I'm alarmed the british are this sloppy about their water temperature for different types of tea.

>> No.13706389

>>13706384
There are kettles that do that more precisely.

>> No.13706390

>>13706389
And yet, with naught but a mug, a set of measuring cups, and an instant read thermometer, I was able to determine the precise number of seconds in any season to heat a mug of water to a precise temperature for my favored teas. (usually 90, 100, or 110 seconds plus or minus five seconds depending on the season).

>> No.13706633

>>13706390
now I just have to measure the air pressure, temperature, and humidity and then pull out the old microwave almanac and figure out how many seconds my 1200 watt microwave takes to heat a mug of water to exactly 90 degrees

>> No.13706644

>>13706390
If you want to make tea, coffee, or anything else that uses hot water for more than one person, it will take longer than that, need a larger vessel, and be hot and unwieldy. My electric kettle heats up a liter of 175ºF water in 3 minutes, keeps a cool handle, beeps when ready, has a stay warm function to keep at the temperature you need for as long as you need it, and doesn't require you to waste time figuring out the precise timing for heating water in each season of the year. Of course, /ck/ NEETS cannot imagine making more than one cup of tea at a time.

>> No.13706666

>>13705459
And they claim to be a first world country.

>> No.13706672

>>13704218
You're wrong. I mean, wtf? You can buy them at Walmart. You think you can power a refrigerator, washer and dryer at the same time but 120v won't boil water in a kettle?

>> No.13706677

>>13706672
those don't run on standard 120 volts

>> No.13706742

>>13704213
They likely don't even know what a electric kettle is.

I mean we got the microwave, stove top kettle, coffee makers can be used to make hot water and even instant filtered hot water tap units. Electric kettles seem like some kind of middle ground given how many options we already have and they are not well known.

Electric kettle are not typically sold in the stores. I didn't know they were even a thing till I saw one at a friends house, and they only hunted one down after a trip to Europe. I actually blurted out loud given how amazing such a simple thing was, it blew my mind then I felt like an idiot for a bit.

I still microwave my water, but that has more to do with space restrictions of the very tiny place I live. And I avoid specialized devices as they can rack up costs quickly. I was planning on buying one once I have more room as it is a nice thing to have, but later found I could get a instant in sink hot water maker instead.

Also we don't know the difference in quality. So we buy the cheaper plastic ones cause only a fool spends more then they have to. Then scream that such tech is junk when it melts and took half an hour to boil a pot, never thinking to try a nicer glass and metal one.

>Of course the correct answer is burning Hydrogen and Oxygen from high pressure feed lines, make hot water using the same tech as American space shuttle!

>> No.13706854

Because we're the greatest country on Earth. Much better than yours, in fact. I hope your shithole gets hypersonic kill missiled by a giant meteor tomorrow

>> No.13706857

>>13706672
They take twice as long, is the point

>> No.13706861

>>13706672
while you are correct that you can use an electric kettle it isn't really about the voltage it this case it's the amperage. A kettle by design pulls alot of current

>> No.13706863

>>13706384
>nation of tea snobs
You could not have a more incorrect perception
95% of people drink exclusively supermarket black teabags, which do best at a full boil

>> No.13706866

tfw superior brit bong rapid boil kettle

>> No.13706910

>>13706854
t. non-American
Like to stir some shit, eh?

>> No.13706917

>>13704213
because we don't drink tea all the goddamn time. for coffee there are coffee makers and that's all the average person needs.

that said I do have a kettle. microwaving water sounds scary to me because explosion.

>> No.13707093

>>13704218
>Americans believe their electricity is too weak to heat a coil
I mean really

>> No.13707096
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This picture confuses the American

>> No.13707097

>>13704213
Why would it matter how you get your water to boil? What does it have to do with your country of origin?

>> No.13707106

>>13707096
just boil it in the pot

>> No.13707119

>not having a japanese water boiler that keeps water at 90C 24/7

git gud.

>> No.13707148

>>13704218
Imagine being a voltlet. You will never be a 240vChad

>> No.13707456

>>13707106
Faster in the kettle

>> No.13707467

>>13707119
I want one, you recommend it?

>> No.13707496

Why is everyone else so concerned over what Americans do? Do you see us as the role models you never had?

>> No.13707563

>>13704947
commuter trains? what?

>> No.13708605

>>13706677
Yes they do brainlet

>> No.13708610

>>13706742
What are you talking about they sell them literally everywhere