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Boiling a kettle's much quicker than heating a pan of water on the hob, though, surely?...much enquiry having been made concerning a gentleman, who had quitted a company where Johnson was, and no information being obtained; at last Johnson observed, that 'he did not care to speak ill of any man behind his back, but he believed the gentleman was an attorney'.0
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neverdespairgirl wrote: »Boiling a kettle's much quicker than heating a pan of water on the hob, though, surely?
Getting ice out of a machine is quicker than freezing a tray of ice-cubes, but most ice makers are fairly new to Britain.
I believe Germany didn't have kettles in the 1970s/80s either, which is particularly odd since the German's love tea.0 -
neverdespairgirl wrote: »Boiling a kettle's much quicker than heating a pan of water on the hob, though, surely?
Even quicker are drinking hot water taps, but we don't all have them. I am considering one though, when I get a kitchen in a few years. A piece of junk gone from the surface.
Ideal for the micro kitchen, leaves room for a toaster.0 -
neverdespairgirl wrote: »I can't remember if we did or not.
We don't have a toaster in our flat, though.
You don't have a toaster in your flat but do you have space to accomodate one?:wall:
What we've got here is....... failure to communicate.
Some men you just can't reach.
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Dont have a problem with this myself.
1 Acre of grounds
21 m^2 Living room
12 m^2 Kitchen
Double garage with upstairs mezanine floor
Wood shed approx 12m^2
Only if people had saved and hung on for the crash instead of going out and making an "investment", that "first step on the ladder". Perhaps they would actually have space to put stuff if they hadnt gone out and bought a newbuild-made of cardboard-shoebox.0 -
starryshell wrote: »If you need water boiled, people usually do it in the microwave. Coffee makers are all automatic, open the lid and pour in water - so no kettle needed there. Tea isn't anywhere near as popular there. If you need boiling water for a recipe, you boil it on the stove (hob).
I had a kettle when I lived in the US, it was a novelty to my friends.
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SACRILIGE!
A friend of minemade his coffee by doing this. When I used to visit, he made me a cup of tea once by this method. Like I say, he made me one ONCE!
It was disgusting.
It is impossible to make a proper cup of tea without boiling the water.
He went out & bought a kettle the next day, though I prefer to think the reason he did so was not down to my vitriol, but more to ensure I continued to visit...;)It's getting harder & harder to keep the government in the manner to which they have become accustomed.0 -
lemonjelly wrote: »:eek:
SACRILIGE!
A friend of minemade his coffee by doing this. When I used to visit, he made me a cup of tea once by this method. Like I say, he made me one ONCE!
It was disgusting.
It is impossible to make a proper cup of tea without boiling the water.
He went out & bought a kettle the next day, though I prefer to think the reason he did so was not down to my vitriol, but more to ensure I continued to visit...;)
I've always boiled water on the hob when kettle-less. Its not so much of a hassle when you get used to it. A pan with a lid minimises time and cost.0 -
lostinrates wrote: »If you were still in the City you could have thrown a duvet in the bathroom with the toaster and kettle and you can let it out as a ''executive corporate Mon-Fri residence'' and taken a bath at the weekend.
If I was in the City with what I'm renting for $400/week it'd be amazing. My vegetable plot is enough that I only have to buy veggies if I fancy a change and it takes up perhaps 10% of the garden. The whole block must be approaching 1/2 acre at a guess.
I could park two dozen caravans out the back and rent them for £200/week each!lostinrates wrote: »Even quicker are drinking hot water taps, but we don't all have them. I am considering one though, when I get a kitchen in a few years. A piece of junk gone from the surface.
Ideal for the micro kitchen, leaves room for a toaster.
We had one of those hot water taps at my last job. Great for coffee, crap for tea as the water isn't hot enough.0 -
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starryshell wrote: »If you need water boiled, people usually do it in the microwave. Coffee makers are all automatic, open the lid and pour in water - so no kettle needed there. Tea isn't anywhere near as popular there. If you need boiling water for a recipe, you boil it on the stove (hob).
I had a kettle when I lived in the US, it was a novelty to my friends.
Be careful heating water in a microwave, in certain circumstances it can heat past boiling point and explode.'Just think for a moment what a prospect that is. A single market without barriers visible or invisible giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the worlds wealthiest and most prosperous people' Margaret Thatcher0
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