We still don't give a fuck about kettles. I've never, ever known anyone who owns a kettle and I'm in a pretty diverse community.
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Nearly half the world prefers instant coffee; Australians the most, US the least
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We still don't give a fuck about kettles. I've never, ever known anyone who owns a kettle and I'm in a pretty diverse community.
So can a microwave.
Microwave work by directly interacting with and "exciting" water and fat molecules.
For instance, if boiling water was inefficient in a microwave, frozen meals would take more time to cook in the microwave than in a conventional oven.
Which doesn't really answer their question
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/ask-pablo-electric-kettle-stove-or-microwave-oven.html
Apparently electric kettles win on time and energy.
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Although this article makes the good point that you can heat a single mug in the microwave
http://justlocal3106.blogspot.com.au/2010/04/cost-to-make-cuppa-in-using-electric.html
Sakura
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Does the microwave know how long to boil whatever amount of water you put in, and stop once it is sufficiently hot? Does the container that holds the water not get hot as hell? Don't tell me you make instant noodles in the microwave too now.
reptilescorpio
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Which doesn't really answer their question
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/ask-pablo-electric-kettle-stove-or-microwave-oven.html
Apparently electric kettles win on time and energy.
Edit:
Although this article makes the good point that you can heat a single mug in the microwave
http://justlocal3106.blogspot.com.au/2010/04/cost-to-make-cuppa-in-using-electric.html
The internet also has a fancy graph! I like graphs!
SliceSabre
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For once the rest of the world has horrible taste and America's taste is getting more refined?
Electric kettles arent' common, but regular ass kettles? absolutely. I've never met someone that heats water in a microwave.
On the flipside, any coffee drinker in america has a fucking coffee maker/coffee pot too.
Also, all of these 'stove' comparisons...half of the information there seems to think we're just boiling it in pots? I mean, yeah if you don't own a kettle I guess you could, but stuff like 'If it doesn't have a lid' doesn't really apply to kettles like most of us use. I boil water ina couple minutes all the time in that thing.
On the flipside, any coffee drinker in america has a fucking coffee maker/coffee pot too.
Also, all of these 'stove' comparisons...half of the information there seems to think we're just boiling it in pots? I mean, yeah if you don't own a kettle I guess you could, but stuff like 'If it doesn't have a lid' doesn't really apply to kettles like most of us use. I boil water ina couple minutes all the time in that thing.
Poimandres
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2 thoughts on this thread:
1) Kettles not being a thing in America is totally mindblowing.
2) GAF really does have a disproportionate number of Australians for such a small country.
1) Kettles not being a thing in America is totally mindblowing.
2) GAF really does have a disproportionate number of Australians for such a small country.
I believe I read once that the lack of electric kettles in America is partly due to differences in voltage. It would take a lot longer to boil water in one there, than in Australia for example.
Australia actually has one of the best coffee cultures in the world, but it's based around espresso (which is why starbucks is looked down upon here). People only drink instant at home due to the convenience of an electric kettle. Most would choose a decent espresso based coffee over instant if given the choice.
Australia actually has one of the best coffee cultures in the world, but it's based around espresso (which is why starbucks is looked down upon here). People only drink instant at home due to the convenience of an electric kettle. Most would choose a decent espresso based coffee over instant if given the choice.
SecretMoblin
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kettles are super common, at least where I grew up in the midwest
definitely not electric kettles, though.... I don't think I've ever even seen one for sale let alone in someone's house
definitely not electric kettles, though.... I don't think I've ever even seen one for sale let alone in someone's house
Depends. Most modern microwaves have moisture sensors and automatic settings, but not all.
Depends. The containers conductive properties dictate that. Glass, yes. Plastic, depends on your heat tolerance.
I don't eat those too often. But I've got a gas range, so it doesn't take long for 2 cups (or half a litter) of water to boil in a covered saucepan either way.
Poimandres
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In Australia, there is an electric kettle in every. single. home.
I have instant at home, and when I want a treat, I get a coffee from the cafe
Unfortunately, it's stupid expensive. A small flat white is $3.80, while a large is $4.50. Marshmellows are 20c each, and if you want anything fancy, then the price can definitely go over $6 if you go large.
EDIT: Also, you guys are weird for not having electric kettles. Weird I tells ya! I couldn't live without mine
Unfortunately, it's stupid expensive. A small flat white is $3.80, while a large is $4.50. Marshmellows are 20c each, and if you want anything fancy, then the price can definitely go over $6 if you go large.
EDIT: Also, you guys are weird for not having electric kettles. Weird I tells ya! I couldn't live without mine
I really can't understand how that works. I mean a kettle is pretty much the centre point of a kitchen!
Poimandres
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HAHAHAHAHA. Have you ever even had a coffee? Instant is completely and unmistakably different.
So like 2 dozen people?
You can get decent instant coffee. I mean, maybe not where you live.
Even the worst instant coffee is better than anything you get in Starbucks.
I don't know, I'd wager a quid you couldn't tell the difference.
I actually prefer instant to a drip coffee. Drip coffee is pretty much burnt, weak tasting to my palette. Instant isn't much better, but I generally put in a couple of spoon fulls, black, no sugar; instant bitterness + caffeine.
Until the '80s, the majority of Australia drank tea, hence the kettle culture.
Comparing, say, the ground and the instant varieties of Folgers Classic Roast? I'd hope so, for Folgers sake. Comparing what they normally drink to Nescafe? Well...
Sakura
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But if you have an old fashioned 17th century kettle, why not just get an electric kettle? I just can't envision why you would use them instead. It's not like electric kettles are cost prohibitive or take up any more room.
Winterfang
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I'm lazy as hell but isn't Instant Coffee really expensive compared to the regular one? The proces is nearly as time consuming but you have to clean after wards. Is instant Coffee good?
I havent bought it because is really expensive.
I havent bought it because is really expensive.
We use our George Foreman's.
Poimandres
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There is some decent instant coffee, true. But by and large the difference is pretty stark (especially since I like my coffee black with no sugar).
What's a quid? Jokes, jokes.
But really, I'm not a coffee snob by any means. I read the "tasting notes" on different beans and roll my eyes. But I generally choose no coffee at all over instant!
Can tell the difference easily, but not because one is necessarily worse than the other. Instant (whether it's trashy powder like International Roast, or a more refined Moccona or Nescafe or Harris or whatever your local equivalent is) has a different taste to fresh ground beans, simple as that.
Sakura
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Well, it probably depends where you live. But I could buy 200g for like 3 dollars back home. That's probably about 20 cups worth of coffee.
Not sure what you have to clean up after wards.
Not to pick on you, but I just can't get over that folks with kettles don't just put ground coffee in a coffee filter, and tie that filter up, and brew it just like they'd brew tea. Some brands have even done all the "work" for ya.
Winterfang
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With the instant one nothing, with regular one. The machine or device you use to make the coffee.
How can you not have an electric kettle? It's immensely practical for things other than tea and instant coffee. If I need to boil some water for cooking I always heat it up in the kettle first before pouring it in the pot. It's faster than just boiling in the pot from the start.
way more
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Great defense. "Haha, we have shit taste, but your shit taste is shittier than our instant shit. "
Great contribution. I don't know jack shit, let me tell you how little shit I know. lol
Winterfang
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Why waste space with a kettle when you already have a Microwave?
That may actually be the case due to Australians drinking far less coffee than Americans do.
But you guys buy more of the instant stuff at the grocery store than you buy coffee beans while Americans have polar opposite grocery store coffee buying habits.
More Fun To Compute
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They don't drink tea. If you ask for tea in a restaurant in the USA you are apparently most likely to get a teabag and some luke warm water.
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I heard in Europe they don't have ice and the french drink babies pee.
SuperAngelo64
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US American here.
I don't drink coffee often, but if I do it's going to be meeting with the boss or a client and it sure as shit isn't going be instant. In fact I only drink coffee socially. I can't think of any time I've ever drank coffee or tea by myself.
On the flipside, as a fat American, I will totally chug down instant hot cocoa.
I don't drink coffee often, but if I do it's going to be meeting with the boss or a client and it sure as shit isn't going be instant. In fact I only drink coffee socially. I can't think of any time I've ever drank coffee or tea by myself.
On the flipside, as a fat American, I will totally chug down instant hot cocoa.
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