Seriousely how many of you do that? Sincearly a european
Wait, you guys have microwaves?
Sincerely, Someone who does not own a microwave
So you heat a whole oven or stove every time you want some leftovers? cries in planet
Just eat them cold.
I use an electric kettle but remember that in the US outlets are 120V, so they take a lot longer to heat water than in countries with 240.
So the microwave isn’t much less efficient than the electric kettle, mainly because some of the energy is heating the mug/container. The least efficient is a stovetop kettle on an electric stove.
But I’m curious, why are Europeans so horrified by the idea of heating water in the microwave? Is it related to power consumption, or is there some other reason?
Why would you? Have some class!
And if you need such a small amount of warm water to cook. Then take warm water from your tap.
For everything else? Use a kettle!
Oh, now I see! You don’t understand that a microwave can boil water, you think it can only warm it up a little. Thank you for clearing up my confusion.
Have some class!
Whenever I hear Europeans accuse Americans of being arrogant, I can only laugh. Feeling superior about something like how you boil water is hilarious.
But I’m curious, why are Europeans so horrified by the idea of heating water in the microwave?
Not op. But I’m really curious about the whole “microwave water” thing.
For me it’s just a completely foreign idea. Maybe because electric kettles are so ubiquitous over here. Like everyone has one, including office kitchens and hotel rooms.
I’m also curious over the practicality. Doesn’t it spill over? What kind of container do you use to hold the water? For example if you want one cup of tea, do you just put a cup of water into the microwave? Depending on the container, do you watch it the whole time?
I understand why one may use the microwave to heat water, I also understand it works, but the idea of actually doing it is… mystifying.
Electric kettles are a waste of space for many people. Limited use, fills up the counter. So then either you use the store or the microwave. We both know which one is faster.
I honestly don’t know which is faster since I’ve never used a microwave to boil water. An electric kettle is essential for me. It also boils water that can then be used for cooking so for me it’s versatile enough to justify the space. Toasters imo have much more limited use and those seem to be common in US households too.
I am an American. I got a stovetop kettle to boil water for my tea. My fiancée hates it and refuses to use it. My friends think it is weird that I don’t just use the microwave like a normal person.
You are the only normal person there
In the US I bought an electric kettle because I got tired of using the stove. I don’t understand people who use the microwave it just feels wrong.
I live in the US and I heat my tea water in an electric kettle. It probably isn’t as fast as yours, but it is still close to microwave speed. And I can heat up enough for several cups of tea and have it keep the rest hot. I usually drink more than one at a sitting.
Unless I’m misunderstanding your statement, you’re saying it’s faster to boil water in the microwave than the kettle? How’s that possible? I would think the microwave has more wasted energy
Microwave is blasting radiation at 100% efficiency as soon as you turn it on. Kettles heating elements need to heat up before they can heat the water.
I wonder what the efficiency of absorption is, though. Does 100% of emitted radiation get soaked up by the cup, or does some escape into the surroundings?
It doesn’t get absorbed so much as excite the water particles as it passes through. I’d imagine it would be more effective in the beginning when they’re standing relatively still.
My microwave can boil a single cup of water faster than my kettle. My kettle can boil four cups of water a lot faster than my microwave. It all depends on the microwave and kettle (and the voltage available).
Dafuq is tea? - Murican
Never we have a Quooker. (Instant boiling water out of the kitchen faucet)
In America this is the default method for small amounts of hot water.
American electric kettles are also quite a bit slower to boil because our mains voltage is so low. https://youtu.be/_yMMTVVJI4c
My boomer mom will put a tea bag in a mug of water then nuke that until it bubbles to make tea. (Yes, even when the tea bag has a staple).
But, if she is heating up a can of soup, she will dump that into a sauce pan and heat that up on the gas range, on the burner right next to the nice kettle I got her years ago.
Does the staple cause any issues?
Technically, any metal is a no no, but her microwave has never exploded.
I don’t, my water dispenser has a tap for hot water. If I’m out of water in the dispenser I usually boil it in a pan. That being said heating water in the microwave is not an issue for me, as long as it’s just the water before adding the tea.
I always heard that drinking hot water from the tap was unsafe (at least where I’m from) due to the risk of lead being picked up from old pipes. Also sediment from the water heater.
If you live in a place where there are still old lead pipes in the system, which almost everyone in the US does, you should start pushing your city representatives to get it fixed. It’s a major hazard in all sorts of ways.
I live in one of the very few cities in the US that replaced all of its lead pipes a couple of decades ago.
Yes, you shouldn’t drink hot water from the tap. I have a water dispenser, as in an equipment where you put a 20L mineral water bottle and you can pour either cold or hot water.
I walked out of a hookup when she offered tea and put the mug in the microwave
I microwave water for almost everything that requires boiling water except cooking pasta.
I recommend getting an electric kettle and leaving it on the counter. It’s extremely fast. You can fill a measuring cup, dump it in, and 2 minutes later it’s boiled hotter than the microwave. And if you drink coffee, a French Press is 100% better than drip.
It’s slower then the microwave. Welcome to 120v land.
Jesus invented kettles for a reason, only commies and the god forsaken use the stove or microwave :)
Ironically, commies use a kettle
Pot calling the kettle red
In the US, if you go to the store and ask where are the tea towels are, they’ll look at you funny, then suggest you look in the T-shirt department.
I’m not a commie, and if god forsook me, how would I know?
OTOH, I still mostly only drink Red Rose and Tetley, and given enough steep time … say 10 or 15 minutes … they’re not so nasty. And I was born -next- to Canada, so I can’t be -too- disabled.
What is a tea towel?
A towel made of tea, for tea, and by tea.
A small cloth for drying dishes or worktops in a kitchen
A kitchen towel?
