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kettle

  (kĕt'l)

1. A metal pot, usually with a lid, for boiling or stewing.
2. A teakettle.
3. Music. A kettledrum.
4. Geology. A depression left in a mass of glacial drift, formed by the melting of an isolated block of glacial ice.
5. A pothole.

[Middle English ketel, from Old Norse ketill and Old English cetel, both from Latin catīllus, diminutive of catīnus, large bowl.]

In addition to the idiom beginning with kettle, also see pot calling the kettle black.

Large masses of ice can become incorporated in glacial till and may be preserved after the glacier has retreated. When one of these bodies of ice finally melts, it leaves a depression in the landscape; a kettle hole, also known as a dead ice hollow. These are particularly common in Mecklenburg, northern Germany.

Stovetop kettle.

Kettle from a Taiwanese tea house.

For other uses, see Kettle (disambiguation).

A kettle is a kitchenware piece. Depending on culture and geographic location, in the context of kitchenware the word kettle can have a variety of meanings. In the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, and Canada, a kettle is a device used to quickly heat water for hot drinks, such as tea or coffee. It is normally constructed out of durable plastic or steel (with a plastic handle) and powered by mains electricity. Once the water has reached boiling, the kettle automatically deactivates to prevent the water boiling away and damaging the heating element. Sometimes stove-mounted metallic kettles are used having a steam whistle that indicates when the water has reached boiling point, and prior to the invention of the electric kettle, this was the most common way of heating drinking water.

Corded kettles generally use detachable IEC C15 and C16 connections.

"Cordless" kettles became popular in the 1980s and 1990s consisting of a plastic base that connects to the mains outlet and a separate kettle. They both have electrical contacts that connect to supply power to the kettle when it is placed on top of the base, and the kettle can be easily detached to allow movement to the sink and elsewhere.

Japanese electric water boiler.

Similar to the electric kettle is the electric water boiler, a vacuum flask with a heating element that boils water and maintains it at a constant temperature. These are particularly popular in East Asia.

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.

Specific types

A kettle, sometimes called teakettle, tea kettle or the pot, is a small kitchen appliance used for boiling water in preparation for making tea or other beverages requiring hot water. Kettles may be electric or for stovetop use.

A kettle has a spout and (usually) a lid, though there are also lidless kettles, filled with water through the spout. Some kettles have a whistle attached to the spout, to signal the moment when the water starts boiling, though electric kettles switch themselves off when the water is boiling.

Others

• A cauldron is a large kettle hung over an open fire, usually on an arc-shaped hanger called a bail.
• A Fish kettle is a long slim metal cooking vessel with a tight fitting lid to enable cooking of whole large fish such as salmon.
• George A. Stephen, founder of Weber-Stephen Products Co., invented the kettle grill by cutting a metal buoy in half and fashioning a dome shaped grill with a rounded lid.^[1]

See also

• Samovar
• Tetsubin
• Teapot

References

• Stevenson, Seth (Nov. 8, 2005). "A Watched Pot". Slate.

1. ^ George Stephen, Company Founder and Inventor of the Weber Kettle Grill

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kedel, gryde

idioms:

• a different kettle of fish    noget helt andet
• a fine kettle of fish    den er helt gal, sikken en redelighed
• a pretty kettle of fish    den er helt gal, sikken en redelighed
• whistling kettle    fløjtekedel

Nederlands (Dutch)
ketel

Français (French)
n. - bouilloire

idioms:

• a different kettle of fish    (être) une autre paire de manches
• a fine kettle of fish    (être) dans de beaux draps/dans un joli pétrin
• a pretty kettle of fish    (être) dans de beaux draps/dans un joli pétrin
• whistling kettle    bouilloire à sifflet

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kessel, Gletschertopf

idioms:

• a different kettle of fish    eine ganz andere Sache
• a fine kettle of fish    eine schöne Bescherung
• a pretty kettle of fish    eine schöne Bescherung
• whistling kettle    Pfeifkessel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κατσαρόλα, χύτρα, βραστήρας νερού

idioms:

• a different kettle of fish    εντελώς διαφορετικό ζήτημα
• a fine kettle of fish    πελάγωμα, μπλέξιμο
• a pretty kettle of fish    πελάγωμα, μπλέξιμο
• whistling kettle    βραστήρας που σφυρίζει όταν βράζει το νερό

Italiano (Italian)
bollitore

idioms:

• a different kettle of fish    tutt'altra cosa
• pretty/fine kettle of fish    un bel pasticcio
• whistling kettle    bollitore a valvola

Português (Portuguese)
n. - chaleira (f), bule (m)

idioms:

• a different kettle of fish    ...são outros quinhentos (fig.)
• pretty/fine kettle of fish    situação (f) difícil, fria (f) (gír.)
• whistling kettle    chaleira (f) com apito

Русский (Russian)
чайник, котелок

idioms:

• a different kettle of fish    совсем другое дело
• pretty/fine kettle of fish    запутанное и неприятное положение
• whistling kettle    чайник со свистком

Español (Spanish)
n. - pava, hervidor, caldero

idioms:

• a different kettle of fish    harina de otro costal
• a fine kettle of fish    (meterse) en un berenjenal, situación que puede derivar en dificultades para alguien
• a pretty kettle of fish    (meterse) en un berenjenal, situación que puede derivar en dificultades para alguien
• whistling kettle    hervidor de silbato, pava con silbato

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kanna för tevatten, kaffekokare, kaffepanna, kittel

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
茶壶, 罐

idioms:

• a different kettle of fish    两码事, 截然不同的人或事物
• a fine kettle of fish    混乱, 难办的事
• a pretty kettle of fish    一团糟, 难办的事
• whistling kettle    呜笛水壶

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 茶壺, 罐

idioms:

• a different kettle of fish    兩碼事, 截然不同的人或事物
• a fine kettle of fish    混亂, 難辦的事
• a pretty kettle of fish    一團糟, 難辦的事
• whistling kettle    嗚笛水壺

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 솥, 주전자, 북

idioms:

• a different kettle of fish    다른 것[일]
• a fine kettle of fish    대혼란, 분규
• a pretty kettle of fish    대혼란, 분규

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - やかん

idioms:

• pretty/fine kettle of fish    厄介な立場, 苦境
• whistling kettle    笛吹きケトル

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) غلايه الشاي, الفجوة الدردوريه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קומקום‬

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