"Kate Dicey" wrote in message
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I've had various different versions of this over the last 20 years. None
werk so well as a well matured teapot. Present teapot holds 8 mugfuls,
wot is more than the kettle. I need a kettle bigger than 3 pints wot
switches itself off.


Have you considered an urn?

(Short fat hairy legs, and paid about fifty drachma.)

Ali