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Why don't Americans use electric kettles? (www.youtube.com)
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[–] 30 points 1 year ago (15 children)

Uh we do.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (10 children)

    Yeah even with our slow, low wall-voltage, having a dedicated boiler is fucking nice. Takes up some counter space, but it's worth it.

    Cocoa, tea, coffee, whatever - it's nice. And the vibe is nice.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Cocoa? In a kettle?

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (5 children)

    Lol not IN the kettle, but made with the hot water you get from the kettle.

    Also I'm talking hot cocoa, not hot chocolate. Two different things, one is with water, one is with milk, at least in my casually defined book.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    I only know both in the form of milky chocolate.

    And some are intended to be stirred into water because it contains powdered milk.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

    Do you know the brand Swiss Miss? https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0610/5464/8564/products/image_86ef1f17-7772-48b2-a5a5-248a650eff8d.jpg?v=1677099961

    Very cheap. Very nostalgic. Very shelf stable hahaha

    Edit: also this stuff https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81YpaO6M8QL._SL1500_.jpg

    Insanely nostalgic for long roadtrips where you'd stop at a rest stop in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and stretch, and there'd be people with hot water, styrofoam cups, and packets of tea, coffee, cocoa, and cider for free. Core memory, right there.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

    Not really.
    But understandable.

    I had some Lindt hot choco packets and at first also used hot water.
    But the result was so thin I quickly switched to milk (as it should be).
    Probably needed some more milk powder to compensate for the water.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Oooo, I haven't had the Lindt ones. Nicest packet ones I've had are the Ghirardelli ones that come in different flavors. Those are always delicious. I'll have to keep my eyes peeled at the store for the Lindt ones though.

    What's the best hot chocolate/cocoa you've ever had?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Best commercial to come by: Lindt Gianduja hot chocolate
    Actually best chocolate: Really hard to say. I had some brand when I visited Brussels vor a concert.
    But we also have a chocolate fair not too far from me in Tübingen, Germany. I think that's called ChocolArt.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Agreed, works well for serving dried oatmeal to a table as well - the bottom doesn’t get quite as hot as a stove kettle or microwaved container.

    Most of my friends have electric kettles. I like a nice pot of tea or french press of coffee / yerba mate yet I still have an auto espresso machine.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    Yep. I've got 2. One in the house for hot chocolate, and one in my woodshop for um, woodshop things.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    I’m also a woodworker. What do you use a kettle for out there? Mixing your own shellac or wax or something?

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