Americans: why don't you use kettles?

[Vintage Paw]

John Lewis have loads of temperature control kettles.

Unfortunately the one with the best rating is the fucking Heston Blumentwat branded one.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Began with a C round here - Corona.

2p back for the bottle.

 

[moose]

2p back for the bottle.

2 pre-decimal pennies here

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Not squash, though. It was pop.

 

[Spymaster]

2p back for the bottle.

What was it that used to be printed on the bottles "something if returned"?

 

[DotCommunist]

FEB and coffee is weird too. It needs a big mug of tea.

I saw someone having a can of coke with an FEB once. I had to hold myself back.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

What was it that used to be printed on the bottles "something if returned"?

Can't remember.

We are old.

 

[Looby]

I saw someone having a can of coke with an FEB once. I had to hold myself back.

If I had a hangover, I might have a can of diet coke and a mug of tea.

 

[Vintage Paw]

Not squash, though. It was pop.

Was it? I could have sworn they brought round cordial.

 

[fishfinger]

I saw someone having a can of coke with an FEB once. I had to hold myself back.

It couldn't have been me, I only drink diet coke. I have a "no hot drinks" policy, but I do have a kettle.

 

[SpookyFrank]

I went to a Williams-Sonoma when I was in America. They had lots of interesting and expensive things. What I was impressed with was their range of 'water heater' gadgets. They were basically kettles but a lot fancier. They had thermostats and timers and settings and all sorts of things. So you could heat your water to exactly the right temperature for your perfect cup of aeropress coffee, or not-quite-boiling for a nice fruit tea, etc. I really quite wanted one.

Like this:

It's in bloody Fahrenheit though

 

[fishfinger]

It's in bloody Fahrenheit though

That's so it will work in America!

 

[SpookyFrank]

Do Americans put milk in their coffee? I think a lot of British people think instant coffee is acceptable because they spoil it with milk anyway. I've never met a black coffee drinker who thought instant was better. Drip coffee's shit but at least it's coffee.

They put cream in their coffee.

 

[Glitter]

You can set coffee makers to make different amounts, like one or two cups, or you can get a two cup coffee maker, or as yuwipi mentioned the notorious Keurig

Do they only make coffee? They don't boil water for other purposes?

How do you take care of your other boiling water needs?

 

[Spymaster]

Can't remember.

We are old.

"DEPOSIT CHARGED-PLEASE RETURN BOTTLE"

Didn't make much sense then and still doesn't

 

[xenon]

If I had a hangover, I might have a can of diet coke and a mug of tea.

Same here.

Although pint of fizzy vit c water lateley.

 

[Vintage Paw]

They put cream in their coffee.

Or Creamer.

Which can be non-dairy, and comes in a range of flavours, and is actually really quite nice. But can be absolutely terrible for you. It often comes sweetened, so no need for sugar, but there are non-sweetened versions.

Many often come laden with the obligatory gallon of HFCS.

Closest we get is the powdered version of Coffee-Mate. You can get flavoured versions of the powdered stuff through American import companies, but it's expensive, and they don't have the range that you can get in the US. And the liquid version is superior.

I would be a dedicated coffee creamer user if they introduced it over here.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Do they only make coffee? They don't boil water for other purposes?

How do you take care of your other boiling water needs?

You can just leave the coffee out of it, put the water in, and run it through.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Or Creamer.

Which can be non-dairy, and comes in a range of flavours, and is actually really quite nice. But can be absolutely terrible for you. It often comes sweetened, so no need for sugar, but there are non-sweetened versions.

Many often come laden with the obligatory gallon of HFCS.

Closest we get is the powdered version of Coffee-Mate. You can get flavoured versions of the powdered stuff through American import companies, but it's expensive, and they don't have the range that you can get in the US. And the liquid version is superior.

I would be a dedicated coffee creamer user if they introduced it over here.

Yick! Get it away!

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

It's in bloody Fahrenheit though

Yes, we do have an irrational attachment to the English system.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Didn't make much sense then and still doesn't

2p = 4 gobstoppers

Made perfect sense to me.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Yes, we do have an irrational attachment to the English system.

German actually. But the Germans, along with everyone else, had the good sense to abandon it look ago.

 

[fishfinger]

Yes, we do have an irrational attachment to the English system.

It's an old German system










Yes, it's true we used to use it too, but then we discovered kettles and had to convert to Celsius.

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Double-barrel pedantry! I love it!

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Yes, we do have an irrational attachment to the English system.

I don't know anyone who uses Fahrenheit, although the media seem to like it in summer as numbers like 100 F make for better headlines. I prefer to use Kelvin instead.

 

[xenon]

Should all be Kelvins.

 

[xenon]

I don't know anyone who uses Fahrenheit, although the media seem to like it in summer as numbers like 100 F make for better headlines. I prefer to use Kelvin instead.

Beat me by an Anxstram.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

2p = 4 gobstoppers

Made perfect sense to me.

I used to collect bottles I found in the street too - a useful pocket money top up.

The last time I remember taking empties back for the deposit was around 1990 when you could take Newcastle Brown Ale bottles back for ten pence each I think.

 

[Vintage Paw]

We Need To Talk About Kelvin.

 

[Miss Caphat]

Do they only make coffee? They don't boil water for other purposes?

How do you take care of your other boiling water needs?

We've been over this so many times