r/mealtimevideos • u/diabetic_debate • Jun 01 '22

[24.55] Why don't Americans use electric kettles? 15-30 Minutes

https://youtu.be/_yMMTVVJI4c
530 Upvotes

91% Upvoted

View all comments

Show parent comments

28

u/BigDaddyAnusTart Jun 02 '22 edited Jun 02 '22

A kettle isn’t a single use item any more than a knife is.

Edit: really? You guys use your knife to cut one thing and nothing else? You only use your knife for one recipe? You only use your knife to cut one style of thing?

I use my kettle for:

Tea

Coffee

Oatmeal

Soup

Pasta

Rice

Warming water for baked goods

Potatoes

Eggs

Cleaning dishes

Cleaning my AC duct

Hot water for my dog in the sink (bathing)

Literally any time I need hot water which is about 50% of things I cook and many non-food related tasks

20

u/McSlurryHole Jun 02 '22

Id say you're incorrect only because people arent boiling milk or deep frying in their electric kettles.

knives can be used to cut basically anything, kettles boil water and rice cookers well, you know.

1

u/BigDaddyAnusTart Jun 02 '22

Tell me, how many recipes include boiled water?

How many things require you to boil them in water?

1

u/EDfloppy Jun 02 '22

2 minute noodles (ramen) Making instant mashed potato from potato flakes Cup of soup Gravy from a packet Coffee Tea Jelly (jello)

1

u/BigDaddyAnusTart Jun 02 '22

…..that’s all you can think of?

1

u/EDfloppy Jun 16 '22

Sorry daddy.