kettle
Sign in to savethumb|A traditional stainless steel kettle with a handle upright|thumb|An electric kettle, with boiling water visible in its transparent water chamber A kettle, sometimes called a tea kettle or teakettle, is a device specialized for boiling water, commonly with a lid, spout, and handle. Strictly, this refers to a stovetop kettle, which uses heat from a cooktop. An electric water boiler, which is a small kitchen appliance with an internal heating element, may also be referred to as an electric kettle.
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A kettle is a device designed for boiling water, typically featuring a lid, spout, and handle, and can be either a stovetop version heated by a cooktop or an electric appliance with a built-in heating element. Kettles matter because they provide a quick and practical way to heat water for tea, coffee, cooking, and other everyday household needs.
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- Etymology
- Stovetop kettles
- Electric kettles
- Development
- Whistling kettles
- Automatic tea kettles
- Kettle gallery
- Similar devices
- See also
- References
- Further reading
thumb|A traditional stainless steel kettle with a handle upright|thumb|An electric kettle, with boiling water visible in its transparent water chamber A kettle, sometimes called a tea kettle or teakettle, is a device specialized for boiling water, commonly with a lid, spout, and handle. Strictly, this refers to a stovetop kettle, which uses heat from a cooktop. An electric water boiler, which is a small kitchen appliance with an internal heating element, may also be referred to as an electric kettle.
== Etymology == The word kettle originates from Old Norse ketill, "cauldron". The Old English spelling was cetel with initial che- [tʃ] like 'cherry', Middle English (and dialectal) was chetel, both come (together with German Kessel "cauldron") ultimately from Germanic *katilaz, that was borrowed from Latin catillus, diminutive form of catinus "deep vessel for serving or cooking food", which in various contexts is translated as "bowl", "deep dish", or "funnel".