I gave Tim a really good list for Christmas this year (well, 2009, still hard to believe it’s 2010), and he did a wonderful job of getting me both things I wanted from my list and surprising me. One of the practical things I asked for was an electric kettle. I have never owned a traditional kettle that you use on the stovetop to boil water. I have always used my microwave to boil water, I don’t know why. But when people are over and it’s cold and everyone wants hot chocolate, it’s hard to boil a lot of water fast for 4 or 5 cups of cocoa.
Enter my new baby! She’s a keeper. She boils water really fast (although she sounds like a freight train after a minute or two), and the water is really hot. Almost too hot. But I can boil enough for a cup of hot cocoa or cider or tea for me, or for a crowd. I know it’s not something I’ll use year round, but it is wonderful to have for the winter. And after all, we’re having a really cold winter around here, so she’s getting a good workout lately. Yep, she’s a keeper 🙂
Isn’t she pretty?! And I can see her perty owner taking the photo! 😉
I’ve never had one myself. I’ve always had a kettle though. Mine has been hijacked by my mom. She boils the water and then adds her tea bags to steep. Ugh….I like a nice clean stainless kettle….
That’s funny. One of the first things I asked for after we married (in a family grab bag) was a stovetop kettle – had to be Revere Ware, copper bottom! I love it. If I had more counter space, I think I’d love an electric one.
So now you have me craving hot chocolate!
So funny. We just gave away our kettle because we never used it. Always just use the microwave. And we never have people over, so I guess that factor is out. 😉
It’s so pretty! I myself have been eying up a new stove-top kettle for a while now. I don’t technically need a new one, but the one I want is so, so pretty;-)
I am totally intrigued! I think this may need to end up on my wishlist!
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