# I bought a teakettle that I'm not supposed to use high heat on

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**Created:** [November 8, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-teakettle-that-im-not-supposed-to-use-high-heat-on/559955 "2010-11-08T20:37:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-teakettle-that-im-not-supposed-to-use-high-heat-on/559955/21 "2010-11-09T05:51:14Z")

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My WAG is that if you’re using a gas stove and the flames are wrapping up around the side of it, you could melt some of the plastic on top.

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**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-teakettle-that-im-not-supposed-to-use-high-heat-on/559955/22 "2010-11-09T06:04:45Z")

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you’re making tea - its supposed to be relaxing - don’t rush.

Its more of a philisophical thing -

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**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-teakettle-that-im-not-supposed-to-use-high-heat-on/559955/23 "2010-11-09T16:52:13Z")

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> [@simster](#):
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> you’re making tea - its supposed to be relaxing - don’t rush.
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> Its more of a philisophical thing -

Actually it’s usually for coffee and I want it FAST!

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**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-teakettle-that-im-not-supposed-to-use-high-heat-on/559955/24 "2010-11-09T17:00:24Z")

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We have a set of aluminum non-stick pans that had the same warning.

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**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-a-teakettle-that-im-not-supposed-to-use-high-heat-on/559955/25 "2010-11-09T17:04:17Z")

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I once accidentally boiled an enamel tea kettle dry on high heat. Oops. Had to get a new element, and was lucky I didn’t burn the damn house down.

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