Not recommended.

[rivka]

I singed the hem of my sweater while making tea this morning.

As best as I can figure out, it slipped under the teakettle and into the flame while I was stretched up trying to extract a teabag from a box in the cabinet over the stove.

Fortunately, it didn't actually catch fire - it just browned, and smelled horrible. But it made for a pretty troubling mental image. (Sweater in flames! Burned baby! I've never used a fire extinguisher!)

This is why British folks use electric kettles, isn't it?

Comments

[tsjafo.livejournal.com]

My kids got me a hot water heater thats installed under the sink. I took a handiworker to drill through the sink top and connect the wiring and plumbing, but it was well worth it. At the touch of a button I get up to a quart of 190 degree water to use with tea, instant coffee, soups, noodles or whatever I want, without resorting to the stove, coffee pot or microwave. If you use a lot of hot water, but not often enough to keep a pot going constantly, you might want to consider one for yourself.

[rivka.livejournal.com]

190 degrees is not actually hot enough for tea, but I'm intrigued by the concept anyway.

[hobbitbabe.livejournal.com]

We have one of these. The almost-boiling water is great for use as-is, and it also boils very quickly in the electric kettle for tea or for instant noodles (which also don't work with not-quite-boiling water.)