Fumbles@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoWhat is a fun gadget you have purchased that has added value to your life?message-squaremessage-square472fedilinkarrow-up1393arrow-down16
arrow-up1387arrow-down1message-squareWhat is a fun gadget you have purchased that has added value to your life?Fumbles@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square472fedilink
minus-squareiamtrashman1312@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 years agoSeconding an electric kettle, even a cheap one was a game changer over not having one at all. Crazy how 99.99% of people I know as an American don’t own one
minus-squarearin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·2 years agoBoiling water is only for pasta to Americans
minus-squaredoggle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoAnd coffee, though we usually have a dedicated machine for that.
minus-squareFosheze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years agoMost Americans don’t drink tea. The only things that I know they are used for are tea and instant noodles.
minus-squareBakkoda@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoDon’t let the pour over coffee crowd hear you. You’ll be done for. A proper gooseneck kettle is like top 3 priority.
minus-squaredoggle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoAnd if we do drink tea it’s frequently iced, so timeliness of the boiling isn’t a huge concern.
minus-squarebandwidthcrisis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoI wonder if they’re more popular now. I took this in a Walmart in California. https://imgur.com/d5ae1Po Although about half of those are not electric!
Seconding an electric kettle, even a cheap one was a game changer over not having one at all. Crazy how 99.99% of people I know as an American don’t own one
Boiling water is only for pasta to Americans
And coffee, though we usually have a dedicated machine for that.
Most Americans don’t drink tea. The only things that I know they are used for are tea and instant noodles.
Don’t let the pour over coffee crowd hear you. You’ll be done for. A proper gooseneck kettle is like top 3 priority.
And if we do drink tea it’s frequently iced, so timeliness of the boiling isn’t a huge concern.
I wonder if they’re more popular now. I took this in a Walmart in California. https://imgur.com/d5ae1Po Although about half of those are not electric!