ms@dvamc.UUCP (04/29/85)
The reason I've always read about for using cold water for boiling is that hot water has been sitting in the water heater for some period of time, and in addition of course, it has been heated. It is not as "fresh" as cold tap water. This is especially important in making coffee and tea. But then again, this could just be a myth, I've never seen or heard of a scientific test to verify this belief. Marc mcnc!dvamc!ms
todd@ur-valhalla.UUCP (Todd Jackson) (05/01/85)
> > > > The reason I've always read about for using cold water for boiling is that > hot water has been sitting in the water heater for some period of time, and > in addition of course, it has been heated. It is not as "fresh" as cold > tap water. This is especially important in making coffee and tea. But then > again, this could just be a myth, I've never seen or heard of a scientific > test to verify this belief. > > Marc > mcnc!dvamc!ms I believe that water which is heated for an extended period of time loses most of it's dissolved gasses. This gives it a flat taste compared to cold water which is heated just long enough to begin to boil. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I'm so miserable without you, it's like having you around." {seismo,allegra,decvax}!rochester!ur-valhalla!todd -------------------------------------------------------------------------
bzs@bu-cs.UUCP (Barry Shein) (05/06/85)
Ok, one more. I remember always being told not to drink the hot water cause it wasn't clean enough, hot water heaters have a tendency to rust etc, build up scale which is probably good enough for washing. One friend of mine always gave her dishes a cold water splash as the last thing, I assume for the same reason. -Barry Shein, Boston University