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> >> Well, more of an appliance. An electric water kettle. I've been wanting
> >> one and used a couple of BBB gift cards to gift myself. It boils water
> >> so fast (about 2 mins) I'm amazed, because the heating element is fairly
> >> small. I've been enjoying hot tea again in the morning since I gave up
> >> coffee a while ago.
> >>
> >> It's this model:
> >> http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/prod...?sku=40656649&
> >>
> >> I guess I could have found one cheaper but I like the look of this one
> >> and I hope it lasts. No reviews and I hate buying things without
> >> customer reviews, but I took a chance.
> >
> >Every household does not already have a kettle? How do you make tea?
>
> I have two disjoint answers:
>
> 1. Most Americans don't drink tea; they drink coffee.
> 2. By putting a water-filled vessel on the stove.
>
> I have a teakettle that goes on the stove. It takes about three
> times as long to heat water in it as in an electric kettle. I
> don't care about that; I go back to bed and snuggle with my husband
> while waiting to hear the teakettle whistle.

Psst...going back to bed taking the tea with you, enhances the
snuggling aspect.

Janet