On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 08:05:10 -0400, Cheryl >
wrote:

>On 8/10/2013 7:44 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> It sounds odd to me! Electric kettles have been ubiquitous here for
>> decades. It sounds very strange to hear them talked about as something
>> unusual. We do have a gas kettle but it is only used if something
>> happens to the electricity
>
>How does a gas kettle work?

Directly on the gas stove cooktop, obviously.