Household questions

[winterbadger]

Do other people leave their kettle on the stove with water in it when they're not actively boiling water? Or do they empty it, dry it, and put it away?

And...shoot, there was another question I had, but now it's gone...

Oh, I remember!

What sort of condiments do you leave out, as opposed to refrigerating? I have inherited my grandmother's lazy susan, but when I think back to it sitting on her dining room table, I seem to recall it having all sorts of things that I would think would have spoilt if left out, like jam or marmalade. Plus, it's really most useful if three are many people sharing a table, instead of only one. :-(

Comments

[winterbadger]

I've moved to an electric kettle after destroying more than one traditional kettle by forgetting about it...

Oh dear, my dad went through several kettles that way too. They went to a very drab, sad little electric kettle that had just about enough water for 1.5 mugs of tea... Yours looks quite posh, and much nicer!

[keethrax.livejournal.com]

It's nice because I make make just hot water instead of boiling water. It's almost always full of water, or at least would be if I was better about filling the filter pitcher that I fill the kettle from. Since the pitcher is often empty due to my laziness, the kettle is therefore also usually empty.

One of the normal kettles I destroyed was fused to the electric heating element so well they were never separated again. Had to replace the heating element too.