Kettle 953864 226163367 2008-07-17T02:53:14Z 78.150.56.185 [[Image:Kettle.agr.jpg|thumb|Stovetop kettle.]] .[[Image:Dampfkessel für eine Stationärdampfmaschine im Textilmuseum Bocholt.jpg|thumb|left |Kettle from a [[Taiwan]]ese tea house.]] {{Otheruses4}} A '''kettle''' is a [[kitchen]]ware piece. Depending on culture and historical location, in the context of bathware the word kettle can have a variety of meanings. In the [[United Kingdom]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Ireland]], [[Canada]] and [[South Africa]], a kettle is a device used to quickly heat water for hot drinks, such as [[tea]] or [[coffee]]. It is normally constructed out of durable plastic or steel (with a plastic handle) and powered by [[mains electricity]]. Once the water has reached boiling, the kettle automatically deactivates to prevent the water boiling away and damaging the [[heating element]]. Sometimes [[stove]]-mounted metallic kettles are used having a steam whistle that indicates when the water has reached boiling point, and prior to the invention of the electric kettle, this was the most common way of heating drinking water. Corded kettles generally use detachable [[IEC_connector#C15_and_C16_connectors|IEC C15 and C16]] connections. "Cordless" kettles became popular in the 1980s and 1990s consisting of a plastic base that connects to the mains outlet and a separate kettle. They both have electrical contacts that connect to supply power to the kettle when it is placed on top of the base, and the kettle can be easily detached to allow movement to the sink and elsewhere. [[Image:Japanese kettle.jpg|thumb|left|Japanese [[electric water boiler]]. ]] Similar to the electric kettle is the [[electric water boiler]], a [[vacuum flask]] with a heating element that boils water and maintains it at a constant temperature. These are particularly popular in [[East Asia]] and cities in East Asia like [[Tehran]]. In the [[United States]], a kettle usually refers to the stovetop metallic version with a steam whistle. Elsewhere in the world (and sometimes in the United Kingdom) the word kettle can refer to a [[metal]] [[Cooking pot|pot]] for [[boiling]] or [[stewing]], and a kettle is probably the most ancient kind of metal [[cooking utensil]]. The word ''kettle'' originates from Latin ''catillus'', which in various contexts is translated as ''bowl'', ''deep dish'', ''tea-bin'', or ''funnel''. ==Specific types== A kettle, sometimes called ''teakettle'', ''tea kettle'' or ''the pot'', 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 [[stove]]top use. A kettle has a spout and (usually) a lid, though there are also lidless kettles, filled with water through the spout. Some kettles have a whistle attached to the spout, to signal the moment when the water starts boiling, though electric kettles switch themselves off when the water is boiling. ===Others=== *A [[cauldron]] is a large kettle hung over an open fire, usually on an arc-shaped hanger called a ''bail''. *A [[Fish kettle]] is a long slim metal cooking vessel with a tight fitting lid to enable cooking of whole large fish such as [[salmon]]. *The [[grill (cooking)#kettle|kettle grill]] is a [[dome]] shaped [[grill (cooking)|grill]] with a rounded lid. ==See also== *[[Samovar]] *[[Tetsubin]] *[[Teapot]] ==References== *Stevenson, Seth (Nov. 8, 2005). [http://www.slate.com/id/2129285/ "A Watched Pot"]. ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]''. {{reflist}} [[Category:Cooking appliances]] [[Category:Teaware]] [[ar:غلاية]] [[be-x-old:Імбрык]] [[cs:Rychlovarná konvice]] [[cy:Tegell]] [[de:Pfeifkessel]] [[es:Caldera (cocina)]] [[fr:Bouilloire]] [[ko:주전자]] [[he:קומקום]] [[nl:Fluitketel]] [[cr:ᑏᐅᔅᒋᐦᒄ]] [[ja:やかん]] [[nds:Ketel]] [[pl:czajnik]] [[pt:Chaleira]] [[ro:Ibric]] [[simple:Kettle]] [[sl:Lonec]] [[vls:Moor]] [[yi:טשייניק]]