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A '''kettle''' is a device used for boiling water, today mainly used for the making of hot drinks (tea or coffee), and some food items such as freeze-dried instant noodles, or powdered soup / sauce mixes.<br />

A '''kettle''' is a device used for boiling water, today mainly used for the making of hot drinks (tea or coffee), and some food items such as freeze-dried instant noodles, or powdered soup / sauce mixes.<br />

In the old days before people had running hot water, they'd also be used to fill up the bath.<br />

Before homes had running hot water, kettles would be used to heat water for bathing.<br />

There a 2 main types of kettle - those powered by mains electricity, and those powered by an external heat source (such as the top of a gas cooker, or an open camp fire). It is also possible to obtain ones powered from a car's cigarette lighter socket, and a 3rd type known as a Kelly Kettle traditionally used by fishermen from the West of Ireland but becoming increasingly popular with other outdoorsy type people. That works by having its own self-contained fire inside the metal casing which fits over the top of itself.<br />

There a two main types of kettle - those powered by mains electricity, and those powered by an external heat source (such as the top of a gas cooker, or an open camp fire). Kettles powered from a car's cigarette lighter socket also exist, as does a type known as a Kelly kettle, traditionally used by fishermen from the West of Ireland but becoming increasingly popular for outdoor use. The Kelly kettle is powered by its own self-contained fire inside the metal casing which fits over the top.<br />

== Fish kettle ==

== Fish kettle ==