It’s always crazy to me that a kettle isn’t a standard kitchen item in NA (assuming that’s where you are).
They’re so cheap and so useful for so many things besides tea and it takes aaaages to get water to boil on a hob for any kind of cooking. Pasta, ramen, soups, sauces, hot water bottles, cleaning anything difficult.
But then again because of the 110V vs 240V situation, they take twice as long to boil in NA vs Europe so maybe it is more comparable to microwaving or boiling on the stove so they seem less useful.
We just got one like a year ago, and we have had cup noodles and tea for well over a decade. It’s really not hard to heat water in the microwave, it’s just ~80sec on high.
I don’t put the cup of noodles itself in the microwave because it’s not microwave safe. If I’m making one serving, I’ll probably still use the microwave because I don’t want to get the kettle down from the cupboard.
It’s always crazy to me that a kettle isn’t a standard kitchen item in NA (assuming that’s where you are).
They’re so cheap and so useful for so many things besides tea and it takes aaaages to get water to boil on a hob for any kind of cooking. Pasta, ramen, soups, sauces, hot water bottles, cleaning anything difficult.
But then again because of the 110V vs 240V situation, they take twice as long to boil in NA vs Europe so maybe it is more comparable to microwaving or boiling on the stove so they seem less useful.
Thanks for your comment, I was so confused as to why people were microwaving their pot noodles lol
Boil the kettle > pour > stir > wait > stir > eat.
Ready in 5 minutes. No 3rd degree burns. 😂
I live in NA, and I have one. Most tea drinkers that I know have them, too. I don’t know how I could live without one.
But I guess tea isn’t as ubiquitous here. That’s probably why people don’t have kettles. They wouldn’t use them enough to be worth the counter space.
I live in North America and would think someone was joking if they told me they don’t have a kettle. Especially if they have cup noodles.
We just got one like a year ago, and we have had cup noodles and tea for well over a decade. It’s really not hard to heat water in the microwave, it’s just ~80sec on high.
I don’t put the cup of noodles itself in the microwave because it’s not microwave safe. If I’m making one serving, I’ll probably still use the microwave because I don’t want to get the kettle down from the cupboard.