A kettle is a vessel for heating water. Kettle also may refer to: Kettle (surname) Places Kettle, Kentucky Kettle, West Virginia Kettle Creek (disambiguation) Kettle Falls, Washington Kettle Moraine, Wisconsin Kettle River (disambiguation) Kettle River, Minnesota Kettle Valley, British Columbia Kingskettle, Scotland Media Captain Kettle, fictional character in a series of novels by C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne Ma and Pa Kettle, fictional characters in the 1945 novel The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald and in ten feature films between 1947 and 1957 Other uses Kettle (birds), a flock in flight Kettle (landform), remnant body of water Kettle corn, a type of popcorn Kettle Chips, a brand of potato chips (crips) Kettle drum Kettle Foods, American food manufacturer Kettle hat Kettle logic Kettle War Kettle (military term), a Soviet military term for encirclement Kettling, a crowd control tactic Kettle Restaurants Cauldron Suzuki GT750, a motorcycle known informally as the "Kettle" See also Kettles (disambiguation)