[war1025]

I knew what you meant and didn't even consider that it was the wrong name, for what it's worth.

Kettle and teapot are synonyms as far as I'm concerned.

[bmn__]

These are different equipment.

A kettle is used for heating water. In earlier times, it was made out of metal and put onto a heat source (fire, stovetop). Nowadays it is almost entirely displaced by the electric kettle, which is commonly made out of plastic and contains a metal heating plate or spiral on the inside.

A teapot is a ceramic pitcher where you put the boiling water and tea leaves to brew the tea.

[scott_s]

Earlier-time kettles may be more common than you think.

[war1025]

Either way, a water kettle is super useful, often surprisingly so.

Definitely a kitchen gadget I'd recommend to anyone.

[jfengel]

Kettles go on the stove (or have a built in heater), and are used for boiling water.

You pour the boiling water into a teapot, usually made of ceramic, which holds the tea leaves.

Not that it's important, but now ya know.

[DonHopkins]

They're both called black.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pot,_meet_kettle

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pot_calling_the_kettle_black#...