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Tea in the microwave? Why gen Z are giving up on kettles to make a brew

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Owning an electric kettle has become a sign of resistance. — Owning an electric kettle has become a sign of the resistance. Photograph: Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images

Name: Kettles.

Age: 132. First featured in a catalogue in 1893.

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