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As an American that also uses a kettle the occasional times I make tea, is it that they think the microwave is unhealthy, or just that a kettle is better. Because I know with the kettle I can set the temp, and from what I understand some teas are better brewed at different temps. With the microwave, you kinda just have boil.
The microwave is literally faster if you're just making one cup of tea. Why should I sit around for a whole kettle to boil if I can just microwave one cup for two minutes? Plus it's already in the container you're going to drink it out of. Absolutely silly.
You don't fill the whole kettle, do you?
Just full it to minimum for a single cup.
12 seconds from my water filter.
I have an electric kettle of ~1.6L capacity. I fill it with the minimum 0.5L and it boils in less than a minute.
If you're using a stove kettle, I understand why Microwaves can be faster, but outright saying so is a bit of an exaggeration.
Two minutes. It takes less than that to boil water in a kettle.
What kettle are you using?
They're probably using a stovetop kettle with too much water instead of an electric kettle.
You don't fill a whole kettle, you just put in the water you need.
British kettles legitimately boil faster than ones stateside because of our higher mains electricity voltage. A quick boil kettle in the UK is far quicker than a standard domestic microwave.
Edit: I just timed my kettle (I was craving a cuppa anyway); one cup of water, 53 seconds. I bet your microwave can't top that (mine certainly can't).
In the UK they have proper electricity in domestic properties and kettles boil quickly…