@variance95 to UKCasualEnglish • 10 months agoUS scientist recommends adding salt to make perfect cup of tea - BBC Newswww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square81arrow-up186arrow-down17
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minus-squareLerajelinkfedilinkEnglish6•10 months agoTo be honest, the microwave thing outrages me far more than the salt thing.
minus-square@frickinehlinkEnglish8•10 months agoBut why? The water will be hot either way. Who cares how it gets that way?
minus-squareHeartyBeastlinkfedilink5•10 months agoI suspect that’s some sloppy writing. I think we are being cautioned against microwaving the water with the teabag in
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•10 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•10 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•10 months agoI’ve tried it. It tasted weird and I felt like I’d committed a crime.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•10 months agoApparently microwaving affects levels of dissolved oxygen in the water, which may affect flavour, but I don’t know
To be honest, the microwave thing outrages me far more than the salt thing.
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