variance95@lemmy.world to UKCasual@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前US scientist recommends adding salt to make perfect cup of tea - BBC Newswww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up183
arrow-up183external-linkUS scientist recommends adding salt to make perfect cup of tea - BBC Newswww.bbc.co.ukvariance95@lemmy.world to UKCasual@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前message-square75fedilink
minus-squareLerajelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 年前To be honest, the microwave thing outrages me far more than the salt thing.
minus-squarefrickineh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 年前But why? The water will be hot either way. Who cares how it gets that way?
minus-squareLerajelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 年前I’ve tried it. It tasted weird and I felt like I’d committed a crime.
minus-squareAnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 年前Apparently microwaving affects levels of dissolved oxygen in the water, which may affect flavour, but I don’t know
minus-squareHeartyBeast@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 年前I suspect that’s some sloppy writing. I think we are being cautioned against microwaving the water with the teabag in
minus-squareLodra@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 年前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.
minus-squareHeartyBeast@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 年前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.
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’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
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.