Dario Niedermann > wrote:
>On 17 Mar 2015 I wrote:
>
>> Referencing the famous article "A nice cup of tea" by George Orwell[1].
>>
>> What do you think he meant when writing that the teapot is best warmed
>> by placing it on the hob?
>>
>> Wouldn't it damage the teapot?
>>
>Following up on an old thread I started, just to report that I
>eventually found a way to pre-warm my teapots on the hob (aka gas
>stovetop).

My guess is that Orwell wasn't talking about a gas stovetop but a coal or
wood-fired one. The hob then is just a metal plate on top of the firebox.
--scott
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