kettle
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The problem is similar to mineral scale building up inside a tea kettle or clogging a shower head over time, except seawater contains far higher concentrations of dissolved salts.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
"They started coming from everywhere, from the wi-fi router, under the kettle, the toaster and all the switchboards. We would cook and they would keep coming from the sockets, from under the microwave."
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Red on one side, black on the other — a rare two-colored lobster is spared the kettle.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
I like to keep a small notebook in the kitchen for this sort of thing, a place to jot down ideas while the kettle boils or something softens on the stove.
From Salon • Feb. 8, 2026
Early next day Ma put the shelled corn and the bag of ashes into the big iron kettle.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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