A tea kettle

A teakettle (tea kettle) is a small kitchen appliance used for boiling water in preparation for making tea or other beverages requiring hot water. Kettles may be electric or for stovetop use. Download high resolution version (1024x888, 81 KB)A Teakettle Photographer: mooncat Source: Stock. ... Download high resolution version (1024x888, 81 KB)A Teakettle Photographer: mooncat Source: Stock. ... A kitchen is a room used for food preparation. ... The word appliance has several different areas of meaning, all usually referring to a device with a narrow function: One class of objects includes items that are custom-fitted to an individual for the purpose of correction of a physical problem, such as prosthetic and orthotic appliances. ... Boil or furuncle is a skin disease caused by the inflammation of hair follicles, thus resulting in the localized accumulation of pus and dead tissues. ... Tea leaves in a gaiwan. ... The article on electrical energy is located elsewhere. ... A stove is a heat-producing device. ...

A teakettle is usually a kettle with a spout and (usually) a lid. There are also lidless kettles, filled with water through the spout. Some teakettles have a whistle attached to the spout, to signal the moment when the water starts boiling. A kettle is a kitchenware piece. ...

Electric kettles

A Philips electric kettle

Electric kettles automate the process of boiling water, typically doing so more quickly than regular kettles. They have a heating electrical element, made of a very hard resistant material. Image File history File links Picture of a Philips kettle File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Picture of a Philips kettle File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Royal Philips Electronics N.V.), usually known as Philips, (Euronext: PHIA, NYSE: PHG) is one of the largest electronics companies in the world. ... Electrical resistance is a measure of the degree to which an electrical component opposes the passage of current. ...

The first electric kettle was shown at the Chicago World's Fair, in 1893, using the electrical heat radiator concept devised earlier by R. E. B. Crompton. This was welded to the kettle's bottom and led to a large waste of heat. In 1923, Arthur L. Large, from Birmingham, England, invented the immersed heating resistor. A safety valve was introduced by kettle maker Walter H. Bullpitt, also from Birmingham, in 1931. One-third scale replica of Daniel Chester Frenchs Republic, which stood in the great basin at the exposition, Chicago, 2004 The Worlds Columbian Exposition (also called The Chicago Worlds Fair), a Worlds fair, was held in the U.S. city of Chicago in 1893 to celebrate... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Resistor symbols (US and Japan) Resistor symbols (Europe) A pack of resistors A resistor is a two-terminal electrical or electronic component that resists an electric current by producing a voltage drop between its terminals in accordance with Ohms law. ... A safety valve is an automatic valve mechanism for the release of a gas from a boiler or other system when the pressure or temperature exceeds preset limits. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ...

Modern electric teakettles vary in design from simple kettles with electric heater elements to more advanced ones, with thermal and water level sensors, cordless ones, etc.

A cordless teakettle consists basically of two separable parts: a kettle and a base with electrical connection. When the kettle stands on the base the heating element in the kettle is powered through the base.

Tea is not made in the kettle itself; a teapot serves this purpose. An exception is the Japanese tetsubin which can be used for both boiling water and brewing tea. A Japanese teapot A teapot is a vessel in which to brew tea leaves with hot or boiling water, either inside a tea bag or loose, in which case a tea strainer will be needed to catch the leaves when the tea is poured. ... A Japanese cast iron teapot, also known as a Tetsubin. ...

See also

• Samovar
• Tetsubin
• teapot

A samovar (Russian: самова́р, literally self-brewer) is a heated metal container traditionally used to brew tea in and around Russia, as well as in other Slavic nations and Turkey. ... A Japanese cast iron teapot, also known as a Tetsubin. ... A Japanese teapot A teapot is a vessel in which to brew tea leaves with hot or boiling water, either inside a tea bag or loose, in which case a tea strainer will be needed to catch the leaves when the tea is poured. ...

References

• Stevenson, Seth (Nov. 8, 2005). "A Watched Pot". Slate.