Why don't Americans use electric kettles?

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• AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  At one point many years ago, there was an fad for a “hot shot” small appliances. I guess it’s a similar functionality to a kettle but with more moving parts. It disappeared as quickly as it appeared though.

  Holy crap, they still exist!

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  • kmartburrito@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I have one too! It’s super old but works amazingly for small things like individual cups of tea or hot chocolate for the kids. Got it as a white elephant gift that someone thought was a joke. I was super excited to get it. We have several kettles too.

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    • AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Wow, exactly as I remember it … from decades ago!

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  • NataliePortland@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    My mom still uses hers. It’s great.

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    • AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      So does my mom, but hers is really ancient.

      I used to like them but since I got the kettle, I prefer

      • more convenience for multiple cups or for ramen, more flexibility
      • no plastic to drink
      • fewer moving parts
      • easier to empty, dry, put away
      • it looks cooler

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• Soapbox@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I have one, but it only gets used a few of times a month. Usually by my wife when she just wants to make a small amount of coffee in the French press, or to boil water for instant foods. If you don’t really drink tea, they aren’t that useful for the amount of counter space they take up, and I can see why they aren’t as common here as they are in the UK.

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• GaMEChld@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I do. I have a nice temperature control pouring kettle. But I imagine that unless a person is into tea or a coffee enthusiast, most Americans are probably fine with a drip coffee machine and a microwave is fairly fast at boiling a mug too.

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• houstoneulers@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I do. So convenient and low maintenance.

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• pno2nr@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I have one, I make drip coffee. Used them on a trip to Australia and got one soon after.

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