One of the wildest prison stories ever told has now become a huge meme on TikTok and Instagram Reels, and it's being used to rank things like music and different anime series.

The "Whipping Up In a Kettle" meme comes from a 2025 episode of The BlueTick Show podcast, but now it's reaching new levels of virality from shocked short-form video enjoyers, who have decided it's too good not to turn into a meme.

So, what exactly is the context of the meme and how is it being used online? Here's what you need to know.

@qwsy.1 He was making up actual happiness, in a kettle. #anime #joy #happiness #mobpsycho #hunterxhunter blank" title="♬ original sound – Ｂｌａｎｋ" href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7666399271989693215?refer=embed">♬ original sound – Ｂｌａｎｋ

What Is The 'Whipping Up In A Kettle' Meme?

The "Whipping Up In A Kettle" meme comes from a January 19th, 2025, episode of the YouTube podcast The BlueTick Show.

In the episode, the host talks to a former U.K. prison officer who goes by Jeff the Gov. The episode is full of wild stories, but it's a story at the 35-minute mark that caught Instagram users' attention.

In the clip, Jeff tells a story about how he once saw a prisoner boiling his own feces in a kettle after not being let out of his cell to eat. Jeff describes the awful smell and the "splatter" due to the kettle.

The story is truly disgusting, and it recently went viral after being reposted on Instagram and TikTok in July 2026. Then, around the start of the month, people began taking the clip and using it in a variety of memes.

How Is 'Whipping Up In A Kettle' Used In Memes?

The "Whipping Up In A Kettle" meme is mostly being used as an exploitable reaction meme as a way for TikTok and Reels users to express their distaste for something.

This can include anything from football players to albums to movies and beyond. These memes use Jeff's story as a way to describe the criticized subject as feces in a kettle.

The audio from the clip is also being used on its own as a lip-dub meme. These videos also use the audio to criticize something described in an on-screen caption.

As the meme has evolved, it has now inspired some new variations where Jeff's voice is dubbed over to talk about someone whipping up "amazing foods" or "indifference" as a way of highlighting more positive or neutral subjects.

@fweesy0 These anime’s are so boring and horrendous or just filled with unnecessary fan service #slander #chainsmokercat #mydressupdarling #rentagirlfriend #anime ♬ original sound – Fweesy

What Are Some More 'Whipping Up In A Kettle' Memes?

@d.r.a.z.y i wonder how many followers i’m gonna lose with this, this is not ragebait btw| inspired by @♚ #anime #manga #slander #meme #edit ♬ Underwater – Eden Grey

@shampooconsumer he was whipping up amazing foods like actual happiness #laufey #jokes #thegoat #laufeytour #hewaswhippingupshitinakettle @laufey @laufeyland @Mei Mei the Bunny ♬ original sound – ˚˖ ݁⋆𝄞˖ brooke⋆ ݁𝄞˖ ˚

@saint_disc Track 11 on Culture by migos #fyp #trash #hewaswhippingupshitinakettle #creatorsearchinsights #viralfypfamous ♬ original sound – Disc

@asherrothh Most average regular album I’ve heard this year I’m sorry… #fyppppppppppppppppppppppp #charlixcx #hewaswhippingupshitinakettle #music #newmusicfriday ♬ original sound – asher roth

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For the full history of the 'Whipping Up In A Kettle' meme, be sure to check out "Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry": for more information.