variance95@lemmy.world to UKCasual@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoUS 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 year agomessage-square75fedilink
minus-squarefrickineh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoBut why? The water will be hot either way. Who cares how it gets that way?
minus-squareLerajelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoI’ve tried it. It tasted weird and I felt like I’d committed a crime.
minus-squareAnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoApparently microwaving affects levels of dissolved oxygen in the water, which may affect flavour, but I don’t know
minus-squareHeartyBeast@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoI 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 year 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-squareHeartyBeast@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year 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.
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.