Many people in the US might use the word "kettle" for a pan, especially a very large one, which would more properly be a "pot"
The primary use of mine is heating water for my pour-over coffee carafe.
America is a big place. There are millions of kettle using people here. That said, lets say we're taking a very high level overview of Americans "in general".
I would *not* be surprised if I visited someone's house and they did not have a kettle.
I would also *not* be surprised if I visited someone's house and they did have a kettle. BUT I might be surprised if they chose to use it for boiling water to make something like mac'n'cheese. When we boil water, it's mainly for cooking, and it's mainly on a stove in a deep pot. Our "grab and go" foods don't often require boiling water, either. Our hot drink of choice is coffee, made by a coffee maker. If you count that as a kettle, then everyone has one.
Noodles, Rice, Tea... these kettle-friendly foods aren't as culturally significant in the US as they are in other countries.
I'm making huge generalizations here of course.
Canadian here, but we have an electric one and we refer to it as a "kettle". Similar to the image below. Electric with glass sides. Boiling water is kind of fun to watch. Highly recommended for the educational value. Mostly gets used for hot drinks: tea, hot chocolate, instant coffee, etc.Show Image(https://www.salton.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/GK2077_GB_Main-scaled.jpg)
i clicked this thread to see if they have the chips, but this is not about the chips :(
Do you use a kettle? (If you are American)
We had a kettle growing up.. it was a metal one that went on the stove and had a whistle when the water was boiling. That said, we didn't use it much at all. I have a nice Stagg EKG gooseneck kettle that I use for coffee (pourover) and puerh (gaiwan). But we're here on a mechanical keyboard forum, so we're all probably fancy like that.
This seems like an overkill product, but the US's 120v power makes it much less quick to heat up water with a traditional kettleI happened to learn this this morning as well, and also that it's still much faster than a stovetop kettle apparently.
This seems like an overkill product, but the US's 120v power makes it much less quick to heat up water with a traditional kettleI happened to learn this this morning as well, and also that it's still much faster than a stovetop kettle apparently.
240 V guys! It's worth it! ;p
I remember reading something about Americans not really having kettles ages ago, and that boil water thread just reminded me of that.
Do Americans have kettles? here in Australia they are a common household appliance but I guess not in America? I also remember hearing that they do have them as well which is why I'm not sure.
Apparently some Americans use the word kettle for something I would call a pot/teapot which is interesting. Just In case that's you I'm referring to these electric ones that look like the image below.Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/wQMGRbV.jpg)