I am looking to purchase donation kettles, similar to the red kettles used by the salvation army for donations. They must be metal, and have locks. Any help would be appreciated.

If I boil water in a pan on the stove the water makes no noise at all so the electric kettle noise can't be due to the "escaping gas" solution seen in other Answers. You only buy 3 or 4 kettles in your lifetime and so far I've been blessed with the really noisy type. There's no way to tell beforehand, and expense is no measure of noise.

I have a stainless steel tea kettle and was wondering if it is okay to use on a glass top stove. I am only wandering because I have read that it is not good to use certain types of kettles on them. Also, if it is okay, what heat setting should it be heated on?

what was happening among the various tribes of Indians and what was being forced upon them. What role did trade goods such as iron cooking kettles and steel edged axes and iron or steel knives and brandy play in keeping Indians quiet and loyal. What choices did they have?

Why are kettles noisy as they come to the boil and then go quiet when they are boiling?

Modern kettles with elements below the base start very noisy and reduces till boiling. Older designs with a culy element in the water get noiser till boiling point.

I was just thinking about all the times I have stayed in hotels and I notice they ALWAYS have tiny kettles in the rooms. These kettles always take ages to boil. For instance the hotel I stayed in last night, had provided me with a kettle which was 700 watt, and took about 10 minutes to boil. What advantage is there to the hotel , in doing this? - I have always wondered.

while watching the History channel, they were making candy and using copper kettles, what difference does that make?

We have wood burning stove, have a couple of tea kettles on it and add about 3 gallons per day, how does this compare to a humidifier adding water into the atmosphere of the house. Especially if we only added 3 gallons to the humidifier

This may sound like a dumb question but are electric kettles used in the US? Whenever I see an american kitchen on tv they have the standard boil on the hob type kettle. If electric kettles aren't used - why not?