On Half Litre Kettles and Tea Drinking

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For years I thought, "I want a smaller kettle so I can boil enough for a cup of tea or to make coffee, without throwing out two thirds to three quarters of the water I boiled. For years I thought that getting a smaller kettle was a waste of money, as they are often more expensive than larger ones. That is, until a certain person was elected for a second time and that nation showed real hatred towards the entire world.

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It’s at this point that I thought "Why should I get products from Country A when it arrests people for not being of the right nationality and punishes people from not buying locally. Let’s remember that the world blindly uses phones, computers, operating systems, drinks, books, films and a lot more from that nation. If everyone was as xenophobic as that nation, then that nation would no longer be a world power, but that’s a distraction.

The advantage of a small kettle is that you boil enough water for one cup of coffee or one tea. You barely waste any energy or water, so you’re more likely to have a second cup, and then a third, and then a fourth. You’re also saving on plastic waste and money. If you buy 50-100 bags for a few francs you’re set for several weeks. In contrast with bottled drinks you’re shopping at least every six days.

I found that with a larger kettle, when I boiled 800ml of water, and put that hot water into a flask, with tea, the volume was such that it took so long to cool that I didn’t drink the tea I prepared. With the new system I do.

And finally

I made the switch once my new habit was stable, rather than before. Now I use a higher percentage of the water I boil.