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minus-squareRestrictedAccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down2·2 years agoTemperature is a state function. It is completely irrelevant if you boil or microwave you water. We will continue to microwave because science
minus-squareAnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoI’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.
minus-squareRestrictedAccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoTemperature affects dissolved oxygen.
Temperature is a state function. It is completely irrelevant if you boil or microwave you water.
We will continue to microwave because science
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.
Temperature affects dissolved oxygen.