Tea in the microwave? Why gen Z are giving up on kettles to make a brew
www.theguardian.com
Two-thirds of UK under-30s have used a microwave to make a cuppa, and one in six say they do it every day …

Warning… article contains details of poorly made tea*

I read a horrifying headline about Gen Z making tea in a microwave. How can we campaign against this?

  • DrCake@lemmy.worldEnglish
    18·
    12 days ago

    Americans I understand, they are savages that don’t know any better. But gen z Brits? I assume they have a kettle at home so this is just unacceptable

    • jabjoe@feddit.ukEnglish
      1·
      8 days ago

      It’s that their power is feeble. It’s half the voltage of ours. Generally a kettle in the UK is 10 Amps. So at 220-240V that’s 2.2-2.4kW. In the US they are apparently 12A, so at 110-120V that is 1.3-1.4kW. Feeble, so takes ages to boil water.

      I fear gen Z brits are just watching so much America YouTube & TikTok they think that’s how to do it. I really hope I’m wrong.