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Tam/WB2TT wrote:
If all else fails, read the instruction book. I didn't see anything in
the cookbook about pots/pans, but according to Webster's Dictionary a
kettle is a bowl shaped metal utensil. I take that to mean it has a
rounded bottom, like what one would use for making witches brew.
Probably not useful on an electric stove.

Go for a simple dictionary:-

Collins GEM English Dictionary
kettle n. container with a spout and handle used for boiling water. ˜a
fine kettle of fish an awkward situation.

By that kettle has also an older meaning in the UK. There's also a paint
kettle - an open pan with wire handle used by decorators.

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