• li10@feddit.ukEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Yeah, but it would taste nasty because my microwave’s minging.

  • DODOKING38@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I’ve microwaved water and there is always this foam at the top. Furthermore I think the kettle takes away some of the Particles since mine always has timescales after a few days.

    Using a kettle is not just a British thing, it is always a good idea to boil water, let it cool down and then drink, I recently read that it also reduces micro plastics by at least %70

  • Colonel Panic@lemm.eeEnglish
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    7 months ago

    I make my tea as the founding fathers intended. By firing a few hundred rounds of ammunition and using the heat from the gun barrel to heat the water.

  • pseudo@jlai.lu
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    7 months ago

    I do not say it is chemically different. I’m saying the tee does not taste the same! You cannot reduce the whole gustative experience to simply chemically composition but there IS something different.

      • pseudo@jlai.lu
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        7 months ago

        Maybe not if I’m among tester. I take feel the difference between microwave and other heating method not just in tea. I know people you feel the difference between gaz and electricity even though I don’t.

        • rollerbang@lemmy.world
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          7 months ago

          Believe it or not, but most people overestimate their abilities. And when heating up food you wouldn’t be able to tell either, unless the food was slightly burned at say bottom (getting a slight crust for example). If you just take out portioned food from the middle and mix it up, you again wouldn’t be able to tell.

  • T (they/she)@beehaw.org
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    7 months ago

    I’d rather have a kettle anyways, less dangerous and faster. And it can also be very pretty.

    Oh yes I am looking at you Fellow Stagg.

  • BluesF@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    There are very good reasons not to microwave tea, first of all:

    • I usually find microwaving anything in a mug adds some unpleasant flavour from the mug. Using glass eliminates this, but worth noting.

    • Microwaving the tea itself will break down some compounds and release more tannins, your tea will be worse.

    But even if you’re just microwaving the water, the kettle wins (depending on what tea you are brewing). Black tea should be brewed as close as possible to 100°C - when you have a kettle you should pour it just as it comes off the boil, around 90-95°C. By that point the water has actually been boiling for quite a while (at least the water around the element), allowing the rest of it to heat up. It’s very difficult to achieve this in a microwave, and dangerous too since you can just end up spraying boiling water around your microwave.

    • volvoxvsmarla @lemm.ee
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      7 months ago

      I wonder about the efficiency too. Wouldn’t the microwave lose more “waves” that don’t hit the mug?

      • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        7 months ago

        Wouldn’t the microwave lose more “waves” that don’t hit the mug?

        Don’t the microwaves keep reflecting off of the inside of the microwaves until they hit a water molecule? If they didn’t, the inside of the microwave would heat up along with the water.

  • Neato@ttrpg.networkEnglish
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    7 months ago

    For a single mug microwaves are quicker in America. Potentially even for 2 mugs.

    BUT in America kitchen appliances have a power limit (usually) of 1,500W. This is usually higher than a standard microwave (1,000W). And since an electric kettle in America is just a heat source in water, it’s very efficient. So if you’re regularly heating multiple mugs worth of water, or just boiling water for cooking often, an electric kettle is definitely better. They are also pretty cheap.

    Now in Europe and the UK, electric kettles are faster since they can often be around 3,000W or higher. But that doesn’t mean American kettles are useless. American kettles a way faster than heating water on the stove. And WAAAY faster than heating water on a gas stove.

    • Bye@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      Why wouldn’t a microwave in the UK also be 3000W? Maybe it would instantly vaporize water and kill you when you open it?

      It sounds like the issue is that UK may have weak microwaves compared to their kettles.

      • stevestevesteve@lemmy.world
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        7 months ago

        They absolutely do. Many microwaves in the UK are about half the power of built in American microwaves. (Portable/countertop microwaves are extremely common, being around 700-800W usually)

      • Neato@ttrpg.networkEnglish
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        7 months ago

        It would burn your food. Microwaves heat the outermost layer that contains water. That heat conducts inwards. It’s the same reason you don’t bake everything at 500F.

      • MinekPo1@lemmy.ml
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        7 months ago

        I genuinely can’t tell if this is a joke or not , but I really hope it is because its so perfect

    • Telorand@reddthat.com
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      7 months ago

      I love my electric kettle. I can get 5 cups of boiling water in about five minutes (less for less water).

      And while a microwave is likely faster, it also heats the container. For a quick, single mug, it’s not an issue. Run that thing for five to heat a lot of water, and the container itself could be scorching hot.

      I prefer the kettle every time.

    • MonkderDritte@feddit.de
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      7 months ago

      Well, microwaves can affect your food. Though only a handful (of hundreds) of antioxidans in berries, same as if you leave them a few days in the fridge. But no issues with water.

    • state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de
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      7 months ago

      I had a coworker who watched some idiotic water where someone showed “proof” that microwaved water kills plants. I never saw that video so I imagined they poured the boiling water onto the plants. He was adamant that it was true. “I know what I saw”, blabla.

  • verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    I have never seen a thread that is more dangerous to the Special Relationship and I am here. for. it. Brits just sat down to their post-dinner cup of tea and the Muricans just got up from lunch, just raging at each other. Move the nuclear clock one second closer to midnight, please.

  • ssj2marx@lemmy.ml
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    7 months ago

    I lived with a buddy who had an electric kettle and it was a lot faster than the microwave or stove. 10/10 would use again except I moved into a new house and yeah it was convenient but not so convenient that I would buy one for myself.

    • Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca
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      7 months ago

      I have an electric water heater. 5 liters of just below boiling (~90c)water available at the touch of two buttons(damn safety unlock has to be pressed before dispense).

      If you want it actually boiling it is up to a rolling boil in less time than anything else heating room temp water as it only has to go up 10 more degrees.

  • Balinares@pawb.social
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    7 months ago

    Good luck getting your water to the right temp in a microwave without toeing the flashboil line, though.