On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 22:38:57 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
Tam/WB2TT wrote:
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article , Spurious
Response wrote:
If you're there to reduce the heat, why not simply use the boiling
water?

A lot of dishes require a maintained boil point... Like pasta, for
example.

You do pasta in a kettle? Have you some secret way of getting it to
align so it can be poured?

This must be a cultural thing, but I have no idea what in hell you are
talking about.

Join the club. My stupid reply was in response to the stupid comment from
Spurious response.


So things like lids allow continued boiling even after heat
reduction. No lid... no boil... Unless you bring the heat back up.
Which is what the lid id good for.

You've found a source of open kettles then? Is this a US thing? I
don't think they would conform to UK H&S regs. Do you dip the cup into
them to get the boiling water out?

You use a spaghetti strainer. And yes, some things need an open kettle.

Thinks. In the UK a kettle is only used for boiling water. Usually for
making tea or instant coffee. Do you guys call some form of general
cooking utensil a kettle too?

I think this may be the problem. From

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kettle

"In the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Canada, a kettle is a device used
to quickly heat water for hot drinks, such as tea or instant coffee.
It is normally constructed out of durable plastic or steel (with a
plastic handle) and powered by mains electricity."

and

"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 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, or funnel."

Perhaps SR is cooking pasta in something like a Kettle Drum :-)

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Malcolm
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