• southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    Regular tea drinkers do. Otherwise, they aren’t useful.

    Light tea drinkers don’t have a use for them because for single cups now and then, you’re better off nuking the water to temp.

    Hell, I have a cup almost every day, and that’s still not worth having another thing on the counter for.

    The U.S. is more into coffee than tea overall. But I know plenty of people that drink tea often enough to merit having one and using it.

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      7 months ago

      It’s also faster than boiling a pot of water on the stove so you can save time if you run it through the kettle and then poor it into a pot on the stove to boil whatever you were making.

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        7 months ago

        Which can also be done with the microwave without having to get an extra device

        Microwave can heat MORE water than a kettle, too. Unless your microwave is oddly small or your kettle freakishly huge, that is

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          7 months ago

          Microwaving water is exceedingly dangerous and should never be done.

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                7 months ago

                Please educate yourself

                Ironic considering I already knew you were talking about superheating, which requires an incredibly smooth container and multiple microwaving attempts to pull off

                You can prevent such dangers by: not double-microwaving your water (even then it’s a low chance), using a rougher cup, or sticking anything (like a spoon) in there while you heat it

                But sure, keep acting like a rare occurrence under incredibly specific circumstances is something to be deathly afraid of. Whatever floats your boat. Just stop spreading it around.

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                  7 months ago

                  It’s really shocking the degree of condescension that exudes from you. It’s like you’re trying to cover up your own insecurities or something. Hmm…

                  • gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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                    7 months ago

                    Quite simple, really:

                    Someone said something blatantly false on the Internet and tried to be smarmy back when they’re wrong. Might I also add: nice projection.

                    If it makes you feel better to think I’m in some way insecure about a simple fact (that the video from OP goes over as well, btw) then I guess feel free but it only makes you look like a bigger idiot to me.

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      7 months ago

      We have one because of the tea drinkers in the house. But I use it a lot more than I would have imagined. Oatmeal, making stock from soup base, etc. I have an induction stove, but the kettle is easier to pour than a pot.

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        7 months ago

        They’re great for everything from tea to coffee, instant ramen, boiling water faster on the stove. Not having a kettle and having to boil/microwave water would be a pain imo.

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      7 months ago

      I drink tea a couple times a week. These are way way better than microwaving a cup of water and nearly as quick. The biggest thing for me is getting the water temp right where I want it for whatever I’m drinking. Also, they don’t take up much space, and you can put them in a cabinet when you aren’t using them.