tea kettle
Whistling water vessel
A tea kettle is a vessel designed for heating water, typically on a stovetop, distinguished by its spout and handle.
The spout allows for controlled pouring while the handle stays cool enough to grip.
Electric kettles that plug in rather than sit on a burner have largely replaced traditional stovetop versions in many households.
Put the tea kettle on while I get the cups.
Despite the name, water heated in a tea kettle serves any purpose—coffee, instant soup, or filling a hot water bottle.
Heat to bubbling point
- steamHeated water's gaseous form
- vaporGaseous form of liquid
- hot waterHeated liquid, or trouble
- bubblingForming gas spheres
heat · temperature · rolling boil · simmer · condensation · evaporation · moisture · droplets
Burner platform for cooking
- electricPowered by current
- spoutProjecting pouring tube
- handlePart for gripping
- lidRemovable container cover
stainless steel · copper · enamel · ceramic · glass · cast iron · whistling · cordless
Soaking to extract flavor
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- loose-leafPages designed for rearrangement
- steep timeDuration for infusion
- pour-overManual filtered coffee technique
temperature control · hot water dispenser · preheat · decanting
Water-heating tea vessel
- British teatimeTraditional afternoon refreshment break
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- traditionCustom passed through generations
Blowing air tunefully
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- shriekShrill, piercing cry
- steam whistleVapor-powered acoustic signal
shrill · pitch · sound · readiness · notification · high-pitched · screech · hiss
boil
Heat to bubbling point
bubbling · heat · temperature · rolling boil · simmer · condensation · evaporation · moisture · droplets · scalding
stovetop
Burner platform for cooking
lid · stainless steel · copper · enamel · ceramic · glass · cast iron · whistling · cordless · pour
steeping
Soaking to extract flavor
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- loose-leafPages designed for rearrangement
- steep timeDuration for infusion
pour-over · temperature control · hot water dispenser · preheat · decanting
samovar
Water-heating tea vessel
- British teatimeTraditional afternoon refreshment break
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- traditionCustom passed through generations
whistling
Blowing air tunefully
steam whistle · shrill · pitch · sound · readiness · notification · high-pitched · screech · hiss
- kettles
- kitchen antiquescauldron, hearth, cast iron pot, cast iron skillet, butter churn
- cast ironcast iron, skillet, Dutch oven, dutch oven, frying pan
- countertop itemstoaster, blender, coffee maker, microwave, cutting board
- everyday soundsalarm clock, doorbell, phone ring, dog barking, footsteps
- high-pitched soundssqueak, squeal, shriek, screech, shrill
tea kettleice bucket
Insulated cube holder
cooler · ice chest · refrigerator · ice maker · freezer