Nice and Interesting ...Pretty good. - Tea and Coffee

[Steve]

---  "Steve" <bboyminn at ...> wrote:
>
> ---  "Geoff Bannister" <gbannister10@> wrote:
> >
> > ...
> > 
> > Geoff:
> > It may sound British but it ain't! In the UK, you can have 
> > "kettles", "teapots" but not "tea kettles".
> >
> 
> Let me guess, Kettles heat the water, and teapots serve the
> tea. 
> 
> In the USA, we have coffee pots usually rather big, and tea
> kettles which are smaller. Coffee pots brew/percolate coffee, and
> metal tea kettles heat water for whatever purpose. 
> 
> We do have tea pots, which are small ceramic pots for brewing
> and serving tea. ...
> 
> Steve/bboyminn
>


Just so we are clear -

This is a tea kettle -
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5903142

Which, of course, isn't a /TEA/ kettle at all since it is never
used to brew tea. It is more accurately a Water Kettle use to 
heat water for tea, instant coffee, or hot chocolate. 

This is a real old fashioned coffee pot, at one time found
in nearly every home in America. Used exclusively for brewing
(if you can all it that) coffee.

http://www.campingsurvival.com/sicopot12cup.html

http://www.amazon.com/Coleman-14-Cup-Coffee-Enamelware-Percolator/dp/B0009PUQI2/ref=pd_bbs_11/189-2317655-9485305?ie=UTF8&s=sporting-goods&qid=1231548313&sr=8-11

Shown in medium blue, but most often found in dark blue.
These pretty well met their end when the electric coffee
percolator was introduces. As anyone one knows, percolated 
coffee is about the worst there is. But then, I drink
instant, so what do I know. 

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=2593962&findingMethod=rr

Back in the old days, it was a real treat to get 'drip' 
coffee at a cafe. 

And, of course, we all know that this is a teapot, used for
brewing and serving tea, but never used for heating water.

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=8130131

When using a teapot, be sure to preheat it with some hot water
from the tap to prevent the ceramic glaze from cracking. 

Steve/bboyminn