Boiling Cold

When I heat up water (be it boiling in a kettle, using a coffee maker, or microwaving a mug), I prefer using cold water to start.

Naturally this means that the water takes longer to heat this way, so this preference of mine is not without cost. To be honest, I am not entirely sure what benefit I see that “out weighs” the cost in my mind.

Perhaps when I use cold water I think of crystal clear mountaintop streams and feel that the water is a cleaner and more pure option than what come out of my hot water tap.

How is that for a totally unreasonable rational to support an activity that I do at least several times a week? Does anyone else out there have the same water-heating preference as I do?

4 comments

  1. All the coffee makers I’ve ever owned have always stated to use cold water. I don’t know why exactly, but like the lemmings I just follow orders.

  2. I also bring vindication, hot water frees more of the contaminates within the pipes on its way from the water heater to your focet. The result is a slightly dirtier water.

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