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A water heater/dispenser, you can find some smaller capacity ones for under 100. I have one that was more than 100 but it's because I love it so much that I wanted a 5 liter one. I can make tea in an instant and always have plenty of near boiling water. They're extremely power efficient so they don't cost much too run.
Time. I want tea now not in a few minutes.
You calling me a mug???
Do you have any examples?
Don't want to link to a shopping site but this should give you an idea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_hot_water_dispenser#%3A%7E%3Atext%3DAn_instant_hot_water_dispenser%2Cfiltered_as_well_as_heated.?wprov=sfla1
https://www.amazon.ca/Tiger-PDU-A50U-K-Electric-Stainless-5-0-Liter/dp/B00QKUJZDC/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=1YG40HOUCG6MA&keywords=tiger+water+boiler&qid=1691146372&sprefix=tiger+wa%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-1&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.d0e27fc4-6417-4b26-97cb-f959a9930752 The 5 liter one is what I have, it will well over $100 but in some Asian stores in my area there is smaller ones that are less. Tiger is the biggest brand, smaller companies are also likely to be cheaper.
I think they're talking about an electric kettle. here's the one I have
To my knowledge, they're not very common in the US because their low voltages in households means that kettles take ages to boil.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mains_electricity_by_country
Relevant Technology Connections-video on the subject: https://youtu.be/_yMMTVVJI4c
iirc, the power thing made a slight difference but probably doesn't explain the issue entirely.
Yeah, I'm an American tea drinker, always have used an electric kettle. It still just takes a couple minutes or something, nothing major. I think it's just fewer tea drinkers, maybe.
More folks need to realize the microwave is great for heating water.
You don't own two cups? Just heat the water in one thing and pour over another lol.
I'm not saying a microwave is better or not to get an electric kettle. I'm just saying folks never seem to even consider a microwave. In the US it is more likely that a microwave is present than an electric kettle and it is much easier to use than a stove top kettle (unless maybe you have an induction stove).
I think another part of it is that in the US hot tea is often seen as a more quaint sort of ritualistic thing than hot coffee is. Yeah, some folks like to do fancy pour over coffee but it's rare. I think stove top kettles just feel more whimsical than a microwave. I think many US hot tea drinkers would view someone saying "why don't you use a microwave" the same way an audiophile listening to vinyl might react to someone asking why don't they just use Bluetooth with Spotify. That's all fine and good, I don't see a problem with it, but even apart from those folks people just never seem to even realize they can use a microwave to heat water.