stovetop kettle
Burner water heater
A stovetop kettle is a container for boiling water on a stove burner, typically made of metal with a handle and spout.
Many have a whistle that sounds when the water boils.
Distinguished from electric kettles, which plug in and heat independently: She prefers her old stovetop kettle to any electric model.
- whistlingBlowing air tunefully
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
- boiling waterH2O at 212°F
- rolling boilContinuous violent bubbling
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
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