{"id":19895,"date":"2025-08-26T11:37:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T09:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/26\/fancy-a-cuppa-my-epic-kettle-showdown-and-what-i-learned\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T11:37:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T09:37:17","slug":"fancy-a-cuppa-my-epic-kettle-showdown-and-what-i-learned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/26\/fancy-a-cuppa-my-epic-kettle-showdown-and-what-i-learned\/","title":{"rendered":"Fancy a cuppa? My epic kettle showdown \u2013 and what I learned"},"content":{"rendered":"

Getting steamy: how to liven up your sex life; the best kettles, tested; and … the best office chairs<\/p>\n

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\u201cSteamy windows!\u201d belted out Tina Turner. I always thought she was singing about an erotic encounter, but now I believe she must have been testing kettles<\/a>. There\u2019s nothing quite like 12 of them boiling one after the other to fill your kitchen with mist, adding a soft-focus haze to everything in it and making every cold surface slick.<\/p>\n

Hair-frizzing humidity aside \u2013 I spent two days looking as if I had stuck my fingers in a plug socket \u2013 the bigger issue at the start was deciding how to test kettles. They all do the same thing in the same way. And they\u2019ve changed little over the decades \u2013 a few from the 1970s wouldn\u2019t be out of place in your home today. Beyond a few nice-to-have-but-not-essential features, the kettle remains fundamental and fuss-free.<\/p>\n

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\n\u201cSteamy windows!\u201d belted out Tina Turner. I always thought she was singing about an erotic encounter, but now I believe she must have been testing kettles. There\u2019s nothing quite like 12 of them boiling one after the other to fill your kitchen with mist, adding a soft-focus haze to everything in it and making every cold surface slick.
\nHair-frizzing humidity aside \u2013 I spent two days looking as if I had stuck my fingers in a plug socket \u2013 the bigger issue at the start was deciding how to test kettles. They all do the same thing in the same way. And they\u2019ve changed little over the decades \u2013 a few from the 1970s wouldn\u2019t be out of place in your home today. Beyond a few nice-to-have-but-not-essential features, the kettle remains fundamental and fuss-free.
\nThe best mattresses in 2025: sleep better with our eight rigorously tested picks
\n\u2018The Swiss army knife of sex\u2019: 26 easy ways to spice up your love life
\nThe best body moisturisers: nine favourites for silky smooth, hydrated skin \u2013 tested
\nThe best office chairs for all-day comfort and support, tested
\n\u2018The texture is perfect \u2013 meaty with a fleshy bite\u2019: the best supermarket green olives, tasted and rated
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Getting steamy: how to liven up your sex life; the best kettles, tested; and … the best office chairs \u2022 Don\u2019t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up here \u201cSteamy windows!\u201d belted out Tina Turner. I always thought she was singing about an erotic encounter, but now I believe she must have been …<\/p>\n

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