@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 5 months agoUS scientist recommends adding salt to make perfect cup of tea - BBC Newswww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square81fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down17
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•5 months agoBut why? The water will be hot either way. Who cares how it gets that way?
minus-squareHeartyBeastlinkfedilink5•5 months agoI suspect that’s some sloppy writing. I think we are being cautioned against microwaving the water with the teabag in
minus-square@LodralinkEnglish2•5 months agoNope! I’m 100% against microwaving water to heat it up. And it’s completely unreasonable! But I really won’t do it at all and scoff at those that do 😁 I’m also perfectly happy to use a microwave for any other purpose. As far as I understand, it’s actually one of the healthier methods to cook food.
minus-squareHeartyBeastlinkfedilink1•5 months agoI mean, I don’t do it either - but rationally, I can’t see why it would make a different what method was used to get the water molecules ajiggling.
minus-squareLerajelinkfedilinkEnglish5•5 months agoI’ve tried it. It tasted weird and I felt like I’d committed a crime.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•5 months agoApparently microwaving affects levels of dissolved oxygen in the water, which may affect flavour, but I don’t know
But why? The water will be hot either way. Who cares how it gets that way?
I suspect that’s some sloppy writing. I think we are being cautioned against microwaving the water with the teabag in
Nope!
I’m 100% against microwaving water to heat it up. And it’s completely unreasonable! But I really won’t do it at all and scoff at those that do 😁
I’m also perfectly happy to use a microwave for any other purpose. As far as I understand, it’s actually one of the healthier methods to cook food.
I mean, I don’t do it either - but rationally, I can’t see why it would make a different what method was used to get the water molecules ajiggling.
I’ve tried it. It tasted weird and I felt like I’d committed a crime.
Apparently microwaving affects levels of dissolved oxygen in the water, which may affect flavour, but I don’t know