Subj : Re: barbed wire telephony
To   : hyjinx
From : DustCouncil
Date : Tue Jun 21 2022 18:09:44

 hy> Yeah, but I also use my kettle for making hot water for stock, for
 hy> cooking rice and noodles, or for other non tea-drinks that require hot
 hy> water. It's a lot faster than boiling it on the stove. My kettle
 hy> probably gets used minimum 4-5 times a day. If I'm in a UK household,
 hy> where tea is properly going, it's probably like 10 times a day lol.

A few years ago I became curious about all of this British tea stuff owing to an essay by George Orwell, "A Nice Cup of Tea."

https://www.orwellfoundation.com/the-orwell-foundation/orwell/essays-and-other
-works/a-nice-cup-of-tea/

I will occasionally drink tea.  I like the more moderated, even-flow caffeine effect of tea as opposed to the full-throttle explosion you get from coffee.  Also, it affects my sleep a lot less.  For reasons I don't understand, a belt of coffee at 8 in the morning can keep me awake at midnight when I am trying to go to sleep.  Tea, much less so.

Anyway, any reading on this subject brings you to kettles, and I was convinced buy one, and now I can't live without it.  Similarly, I use it to get water to boiling faster than the stove will allow, and use it to prepare food, coffee on those days when I want to get really ripped, and the occasional (still occasional) tea.  

If my experience is any indication, the main thing separating Americans from a kettle is trying one out.  It's worth the space it takes up on the counter even if you don't drink much tea.  My wife uses it daily for coffee.

I will end this with the wise counsel of Mr. Orwell: "Actually one can swallow tea-leaves in considerable quantities without ill effect."

Wise words for a weary world.

Swallow those tea leaves, folks.  SWALLOW THE HELL OUT OF THEM.

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