That's the trouble with electrics ... once you buy one, you feel compelled to use it to get your money's worth, ammiright?
Anyway, a true purist wud NEVER use an electric, wud tha? It'd been over a nice smoky hearth to give it that tang, like figgy puddin'.
Sooo ... that'd be bad, then?
I've doon thot several times now. And so I -almost always- remember to check that the left digit on the timer is one.
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.
10-cent bitcoins
Three reasons I can think of.
Americans don't drink much tea. And soo...
Not many stores carry electric kettles.
Microwave tea.
PHew. I feel so much better now that AI's are working on the problem.
I started hearing about climatologists leaving the US and moving to Scandanavia about 10 years ago.
Did you notice that the currents in the southern oceans have reverse directions, bringing up more CO2 from the deep waters?
Oh sure. Belief is always sweet than science.
"Uhhhh would that mean ... I'd have to stop driving my car?"
Are you say its only the water temperature that matters, then? Is yer last name 'Kelvin' by any chance?