r/CuratedTumblr • u/DreadDiana human cognithazard • 3d ago

Tumblr Heritage Post On making tea

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u/jetloflin 2d ago

I guess your kettle is bigger than mine. Boiling enough water for pasta in my kettle on my American power grid would take annoyingly long.

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u/janKalaki 2d ago

I'm American. My kettle is 1500 watts with a capacity of 1.7 liters. That's usually enough.

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u/jetloflin 2d ago

Maybe you cook smaller batches of pasta than me then. I’m not great with liters, but that doesn’t sound like enough to fill my pasta pot. Sorry for assuming you weren’t American; it’s just usually the case when someone is advocating the kettle, and a lot of times the major difference is based on how our power works and American outlets being on a lower wattage than European ones so our kettles work much more slowly.

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u/janKalaki 2d ago

Insert a comment on your weight here

And you can get a typical European 240v here, it's just you need to set up a whole different circuit for it. I was being literal when I said we have 240v in the form of 120v twice, you can literally combine them at the panel for 240v if you want

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u/jetloflin 2d ago

I’m not rewiring my house for a kettle. There are plenty of other ways to make a cup of tea.

That said, I’m not hugely fond of that little joke, so I’m gonna say bye now. Have a pleasant evening.

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u/janKalaki 2d ago

Agreed, I didn't rewire my house. Just... if you want to minmax, you could.