I would like to express my opinion on a topic that has bothered me for a little while now, but has become more of an annoyance to me as my love for tea has grown.

My problem is a simple one but a relevant one and I am sure that many share my frustration.

Invented in 1922 by a dude named Arthur Leslie Large (yup, that’s his real name), the electric kettle has become a critical household appliance in millions of homes the world over.

If you would like a lesson on the history of the kettle check out some of the facts of the electric kettle, but I want to highlight the blatant stupidity of the electric kettle in this article.

Why does the electric kettle not have multiple temperature settings?

It’s a simple feature and is already popular on toasters, so why is it not available on the kettle? How many times have you attempted to make tea, only to find that you have to wait 15 minutes for the water to cool before you can drink it without burning your tongue, throat and everything else between your lips are your hips?

The electric kettle is 88yrs old already and is it genuinely possible that no-one at any of the electric kettle manufacturing companies have not thought of adding this simple feature to the most unintelligent appliance that we all own?

Imagine the convenience of being able to drink a nice cup of tea, when you actually want the cup of tea and not wait 15 minutes after you actually want the tea!

So there ladies and gentlemen, the dumbest home appliance: the electric kettle!