A kettle, sometimes called a tea kettle or teakettle, is a small kitchen appliance used for boiling water. Kettles can be heated either by placing on a stove, or by their own electric heating element. Types of contemporary kettles include: stovetop, whistling, and electric and can involve a number of materials such as copper, iron, aluminum, polished chrome, ceramic, and stainless steel.
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“Take two pounds of meat from the rump, boil three days in a deep kettle with the head of an axe, and, then, throw away the meat and eat the axe.”
—State of Utah, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)