10 things Europeans use daily that Americans don’t even know about

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  @The_Red_Squirrel · 1 year ago

  Why is It that some people believe that an electric kettle is only useful for making tea, when in fact its purpose is simply to boil water efficiently.

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  @mytube001 · 1 year ago

  The cheese slicer is very common, probably universal, in the Nordic countries. It was invented by a Norwegian carpenter in 1925. It's infinitely more practical and better than slicing cheese with a knife. It was in my 30s when I realized that this object wasn't used all over the world, where sliced, hard cheese is consumed.

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  @tyleradams6048 · 1 year ago

  My understanding of the Finnish dish-drying cabinet is that you leave the dishes in it. You don't have to transfer them to another cabinet or shelf for storage. So it doesn't take up additional space and provides an additional function.

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  @BlainEnoch · 1 year ago

  Despite no one reading this, I just have to say: I don't know what happens in Finland, but in my country the dish drying cabinet isn't NEXT to the sink, it's always ABOVE the sink. The whole point is to let the water drain freely. It saves you both counter space and unnecessary damage caused by standing water.

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  @navywolf05 · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=235vklOSn38&amp;t=555">9:15</a> benelux is just a abbreviation of Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg, just used to refer to that area

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  @XDSamXD · 1 year ago

  Ok little confession, I&apos;m italian, I have an electric kettle, and sometimes when I&apos;m really in a hurry, I use it to boil water faster so that I can cook my pasta withouit having to wait those 10-15 mins for the water to boil on my gas stove.

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  @sh4dowchas3r · 1 year ago

  Deposits on bottles were very much a thing back in the 80s here in the UK. The ultimate recycling system were the dairies who&apos;d deliver milk, along with eggs and other things, to your door and then take away the empties to be reused.

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  @wilfreddv · 11 months ago

  The washing mitts aren&apos;t used for dishes, but they&apos;re used in the shower. But using them to do dishes is a genius idea. <br>In Dutch, they&apos;re called &quot;washandjes&quot;, little washing hands :)

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  @mikeymmike · 1 year ago (edited)

  A Swedish friend didn’t know how I functioned as a human without a cheese slicer so she bought me one.

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  @nordlyselsker · 1 year ago

  Pfand (Germany) / pant (Norway) is not only for glass bottles, but also for plastic bottles and aluminium cans. In Norway, we also have something called &quot;pant lottery&quot; - if you write your name (or the name of an organisation you want to support) and phone number on a milk carton and throw it in the paper bin, you have a chance to win money.

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  @dantoween6474 · 1 year ago

  In the uk when you move home the last thing you pack is the kettle so the first thing you do is make a cuppa.

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  @kotoshiseiko2938 · 10 months ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=235vklOSn38&amp;t=315">5:15</a> the drying cabinet is ABOVE the sink so the water flows down to the sink. The whole point is to dry your dishes without leaving a big puddle behind you... Many families also use them as a place to store commonly washed dishes, so the space isn&apos;t actually wasted

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