• RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Temperature is a state function. It is completely irrelevant if you boil or microwave you water.

    We will continue to microwave because science

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      9 months ago

      Does your microwave have an in-built thermometer which stops the heating at the right temperature like a kettle?

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        9 months ago

        Most Americans don’t get kettles with temp settings because we’re fucking plebs. Ask an American what they think a kettle is and 7 times out of 10 they’ll say it’s a busted, dented piece of metal with a strange flippy lid that their mom used to put on the stovetop for some reason.

        I mean, I’m not. I have one with 6 different temps on it. Because tea is serious business. But most Americans, you know. 😂

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          9 months ago

          We’re not exactly high-tech about it, our kettles are usually a basic plastic thing, and the temperature setting is just “if boiling then turn off”!

    • AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net
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      9 months ago

      I’ve read that water oxygenation is affected by microwaving water, so there is some difference to standard boiling. Whether this matters for tea or not is a different question, and I can’t find anything decisive on the matter.