• nyahlathotep@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    Americans who drink tea generally use a stovetop kettle. Sometimes they use an electric one. But what does it matter how the water gets hot, if the water’s hot? Microwave radiation doesn’t leave a taste in water or something

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      9 months ago

      Boiling it with some kind of kettle can make minerals drop out of solution, but I really doubt it would make a significant taste difference unless the kettle is attached to copper piping leading to a catch basin (aka a still).

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      9 months ago

      I have been drinking a lot of tea because I had a persistent cough. I use the microwave because it’s faster than boiling my kettle.