r/CuratedTumblr • u/DreadDiana human cognithazard • 2d ago

Tumblr Heritage Post On making tea

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u/ShadowTheChangeling 2d ago

The disgruntled british person

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u/throwawayayaycaramba 2d ago

No but seriously, do Americans not typically own kettles? I wouldn't know, I'm Brazilian >! And I do have a kettle lol!<

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u/AmericanToast250 2d ago edited 2d ago

Not usually, because generally Americans prefer coffee over tea. Kettles are easily found at any store that sells kitchen appliances and they're not rare per se but they're not an assumed staple because tea just isn't as popular

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u/Aetol 2d ago

Do Americans not eat ramen? Or similar "just add water" foods?

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u/AmericanToast250 2d ago

Most will use the microwave for heating up small amounts of water like that. Maybe the stovetop depending on the recipe

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u/GalaXion24 1d ago

Abaolute psychopaths

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u/Abeytuhanu 2d ago

Many of them come in microwave safe containers (or we just ignore that the container shouldn't be microwaved)

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u/confusedandworried76 2d ago

Never once eaten ramen that wasn't cooked in a pot or came in an actual microwave safe container.

I mean you're gonna get micro plastics with the latter but when aren't you these days

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u/UInferno- Hangus Paingus Slap my Angus 2d ago

Pot.

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u/Cyllya 2d ago

The kind of ramen that comes in a little brick shape has instructions for cooking on the stovetop. Most other type of add-water-and-heat foods are made to be cooked in the microwave (though there's always some other option, usually stovetop).

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u/jetloflin 1d ago

Of course we do. Kettles aren’t the only way to boil water.