Derail any conversation by mentioning "microwaving your water" rule

I'm British the entire conversation is deeply offensive to my people. Microwaving??? Putting mugs on a stove??? I am appalled!

I just write "IRANIAN NUCLEAR SCIENTIST HERE" on the cup, publish the pictures and location everywhere, don't move it for years, and then Israel will heat it up instantly for free.

Europeans when they discover that no, most Americans really do not own a kettle rule.

electric kettles are the way and the light

Ur body is already made of like 70% water and also its already warm. Just eat the tea bag, thats what i do.

Am I the only one that drinks cold brew tea? Organic decaf loose leaf green tea in a tea bag. Put in a pitcher of water and put it in the fridge for 3 hours. Remove tea bag. Pitcher of tea.

My mom would sun brew tea. I grew up in Florida. She'd take one of those Mt. Olive giant pickle jars and set it out in the sun for a few hours on the porch.

I like Turkish apple tea hot, but I don't really drink other tea hot generally. I use the tea to slow my system down (as I'm doing now.) I have a J pouch and when I get pouchitis (inflammation of the pouch that acts as my colon) I can't keep food or liquids in my system. For some reason, the tea helps calm it down a bit, stop bleeding and reduce diarrhea. It did the same when I had my colon and was fighting UC. I almost exclusively drink water or tea.

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lol no shit many Americans don’t own a kettle, they apparently rank 36th in tea consumption per capita. Breaking news lads, they aren’t as enamored with it as the next higher usage countries.

List of countries by tea consumption per capita

The UK is 3rd, behind Ireland and Turkey. Get your shit together, UK.

Following the pattern, by kettle they probably meant the turkish combustion tea kettle.

Takes 1 minute 30 seconds for my induction top to boil water

What is this lunacy... at least boil it in a pot 😭

Here I am, not even having a microwave.

I do have an electric kettle though which I need multiple times a day.

No, I’m not British.

How much are you making? For one single cup it’s quicker in the microwave. Just over 2 minutes. No point in heating a water kettle’s worth. Doesn’t save much time. If you’re making 2 or more cups, then the kettle’s fine.

The best method (arguably not very energy efficient) is a Zojirushi water boiler that keeps the water hot (175F, 190F, 200F) and boils when a temperature change is detected.

It’s so nice to have if you drink a lot of tea, or as some Asian households prefer, hot vs room temp water.

Honestly if you want to boil water quickly just use a pan. Takes like 30 seconds.

1 coffee mug/tea cup of water in the microwave for 1 minute is perfect for a single serving bag of tea. it doesn't have to be boiling, just hot. 1 min is also not long enough to dangerously superheat water. hot is water is hot water, it doesn't matter if you do it kettle or microwave.

edit: lol

do british people not have arizona iced tea?

Using cold water is the quickest, most energy-efficient and convenient way to make tea. Or coffee. Or hot chocolate.

Now we need to get the South Asians and East Asians fighting about putting milk in tea.

I went through a coffee snob phase and got really into French Press coffee. And for that I bought an electric kettle. And its fantastic. Coffee, Tea, instant noodles. The thing is very useful. I love it.

Trolling the British level: expert

Something something typical US circuits can deliver less power than typical Euro circuits. Not a lot less though. Turns out it depends, but the power rating in the EU is in theory usually about 2x that of US circuits, assuming similar current draws.

I used to own a $15 plastic electric kettle, but it died after a year or two. When I went to target to get a new (hopefully better) one, I realized I could instead buy a plug-in induction plate on sale for $50, and a plain stainless steel kettle that somehow cost only $1.50 (less than the shitty bread that I was also buying? how?). The induction plate was honestly one of the best purchases I've made in a long time. Sure, I have to wear earplugs to tolerate the high-pitched scream that the frequency driver makes, but it boils water just as well as an electric kettle and is also soooo much nicer to cook on than the resistive curlicue burners that came with my apartment.

You know if you have a metal mug and an induction stove, you could put it right on the burner. Just don't use the handle after.

Btw if you steep tea too long it turns bitter, so that's what happens if you steep it cold. It is possible though.

Of course the tea tastes different hot: cold tea is better! 😜 🧋

microwaving water is plain wrong

I only microwave my water for 2 minutes.

I once had a four-year long argument with an Argentinian man who insisted you could "burn" water.

I kept on driving him to the point that not heating water to the boiling point will provide less bitter tea, yes, but you cannot burn water.

It was like pouring water on a duck's back. Hence 4 years of sustained bickering.

Edit for clarification, he would pour out water if it ever reached the boiling point because in his mind it was now permanently spoiled, burnt

this is one of my favourite dumb conversations