Given the paucity of electric kettles in the USA, I wonder how that term became so widespread. Ironically in Europe where the IEC cables were familiar from ket

Given the paucity of electric kettles in the USA, I wonder how that term became so widespread. Ironically in Europe where the IEC cables were familiar from kettles, they've largely been superceded by cables hardwired into a base pad onto which the kettle is set.