Kettle

A whistling kettle, whistling kettles or water boilers also serves in the kitchen to heat water to the boiling point, among other things, for boiling tea or coffee. He was already in the 17th/18th. Century used.

Such a kettle holds a capacity of about two liters of water, is (formerly of aluminum, copper or ( enamelled ) sheet steel) is heated and unlike fueled with electricity from the outside kettle on a stove made ​​of stainless steel. For fast heating of the water feature water boiler as opposed to a cooking pot often very thin elaborated floors, to ensure a direct thermal contact with the hotplate.

Kettle also have a steam whistle that signaled acoustically on the outflowing steam when the water in the boiler has reached its boiling point. In such water boilers, which are filled directly from the spout, the water vapor can not be other scribing, as they would be caused for example by a cover, escape. This pressure cooker comparable design allows a very fast and efficient heating. Boilers, which are offered with large filling holes, have a well -fitting lid to ensure the necessary pressure build-up.

A design for outdoor using an open fire is the Kelly Kettle.