kettle

A kettle, sometimes called a tea kettle or teakettle, is a type of pot, typically metal, specialized for boiling water, with a lid, spout and handle, or a small kitchen appliance of similar shape that functions in a self-contained manner. Kettles can be heated either by placing on a stove, or by their own internal electric heating element in the appliance versions.

A kettle is a vessel for heating water. Kettle may also refer to:

• Kettle, California
• Kettle, Kentucky
• Kettle, West Virginia
• Kettle Creek (disambiguation)
• Kettle Falls, Washington
• Kettle Moraine, Wisconsin
• Kettle River (disambiguation)
• Kettle River, Minnesota
• Kettle Valley, British Columbia