• @Hawke
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      111 months ago

      Nothings wrong with the kettle, but nothings wrong with the microwave either. I use a kettle and it’s fine.

      Electric kettles are indeed less common, I understand that it’s because the 120V power is less effective for heating

      • ThePowerOfGeek
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        11 months ago

        They are pretty common in America, and have been for quite a while. Less so than in the UK (which is probably your point). But still pretty easy to find in my experience.

        I got one about 20 years ago from Target - nothing too fancy, just an Oster or something. It finally died a couple of years ago and I got a new one from Amazon, where they had a very wide selection.

        • @Hawke
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          111 months ago

          No disagreement. They’re available but less common than other heating methods. I feel like stovetop is probably the most common but microwave is certainly in there too.