Post #972933
2026-03-28 09:19 UTC
@dtm @virbonus @fesshole
It really _does_ affect the taste.
I suspect it's because boiling water in the microwave takes less time and doesn't induce convection currents so that the water retains more dissolved air than when boiled in a pot or a kettle, but that's just my personal theory.
(Re-heating a cold cup of tea in the microwave is fine.)
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@virbonus@sueden.social 2026-03-28 09:30
@skjeggtroll @dtm @fesshole Sincerely doubt that. Solubility of air in water is a direct function of temperature. Of course one should make sure the water has time to equalize the temp.
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@BenAveling@infosec.exchange 2026-03-29 07:51
I'd assume that lack of convection means less lost dissolved oxygen, but I'd also suspect that lack of convection means the average temperatures is sub-boiling, even when the outside layer is at least 100 degrees. @skjeggtroll @dtm @virbonus @fesshole