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Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by xavdid on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @11:39AM (#37309546)
TIL about the word "hob". Americans call it a "cooktop" or "stovetop" or "range"
Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by rootusrootus on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @12:28PM (#37310288)
Nitpick: a cooktop is just the burners, a range is an appliance with burners and an oven. It's relatively common on newer houses to separate them. E.g. I have a 36 inch induction cooktop and a completely separate double wall oven in another area of the kitchen.

AFAIK stovetop is also sometimes used when people mean cooktop, though in my area it's more often a casual reference to the burners of a range. I'm sure that convention varies wildly across the country.

Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by CalRobert on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @02:55PM (#37312220)
I always just called it the stove.
Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by lol768 on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @03:10PM (#37312410)
I still find it very odd they call the central heating boiler/heat pump a "furnace".

A furnace is what you use to make clay set into a pot!

Re:Why does the USA use 110V and UK use 230-240V? by sib on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @04:18PM (#37313361)
"Kiln"?