# What food should I keep in my office?  Kettle only, no fridge, no microwave.

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 17, 2010, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-should-i-keep-in-my-office-kettle-only-no-fridge-no-microwave/532809 "2010-03-17T23:40:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2010, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-should-i-keep-in-my-office-kettle-only-no-fridge-no-microwave/532809/21 "2010-03-19T04:37:52Z")

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Wasabi Peas!

There’s your crunchy snacky-poof item anyway…

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**Author:** ![Pyper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2010, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-should-i-keep-in-my-office-kettle-only-no-fridge-no-microwave/532809/22 "2010-03-19T05:03:32Z")

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Barley water is delicious, but there’s no reason to get all complicated with boiling barley in your kettle. You can get barley tea in bags at any Asian supermarket. (Assuming you have one nearby.)

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**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2010, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-should-i-keep-in-my-office-kettle-only-no-fridge-no-microwave/532809/23 "2010-03-19T07:08:22Z")

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> [@Pyper](#):
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> Barley water is delicious, but there’s no reason to get all complicated with boiling barley in your kettle. You can get barley tea in bags at any Asian supermarket. (Assuming you have one nearby.)

Well, as I pointed out Asian roasted barley tea bags are not quite the same as a proper fortified barley water with some swagger and teeth. The proper version has a bit more viscosity and nutritional punch than a tea bag. I was under the impression she wanted hearty nutritional banes to a long and stressful day… you know, sustenance, rather than tea.

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