ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 5 days agoDerail any conversation by mentioning "microwaving your water" rulediscuss.onlineimagemessage-square258linkfedilinkarrow-up1753arrow-down110
arrow-up1743arrow-down1imageDerail any conversation by mentioning "microwaving your water" rulediscuss.onlineByteOnBikes@discuss.online to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square258linkfedilink
minus-squarefaythofdragons@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoIt’s a variant on a samovar. Fire goes in the bottom ring, the cauldron keeps the water hot for refilling the teapot, and the teapot sits on top to keep warm while it brews.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoAnd the metre-long column of fire is just for funzies?
minus-squarefaythofdragons@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoSometimes people fill the chimney with burning coals to make it heat up faster, you get a good breeze across the bottom, and you get funzies.
It’s a variant on a samovar. Fire goes in the bottom ring, the cauldron keeps the water hot for refilling the teapot, and the teapot sits on top to keep warm while it brews.
And the metre-long column of fire is just for funzies?
Sometimes people fill the chimney with burning coals to make it heat up faster, you get a good breeze across the bottom, and you get funzies.