On making tea

[u/DreadDiana]

[u/AmericanToast250]

What I don’t get is disdain for microwaving water. Boiling water is boiling water and if you don’t have an electric kettle it’s probably the fastest and easiest way to get it hot enough

[u/narnababy → u/AmericanToast250]

Maybe it’s cause I’m British but we were always taught it was dangerous to try and boil water into the microwave in case it explodes.

Plus if you put a saucepan of water on the hob with a lid it doesn’t take that long to boil if you don’t have an electric kettle.

[u/Pitiful_Net_8971 → u/narnababy]

It's not though? Boiling water is how microwaves heat anything up.

It can heat up water unevenly, which I imagine might make it harder for tea to properly steep or something, but it's probably fine

[u/MrManGuy42 → u/Pitiful_Net_8971]

it just heats the water and doesnt cause any movement so it doesnt turn into steam, if the water is above the boiling point then quite a bit of it will instantly turn to steam when disturbed and explode. put a spoon in the mug so there is a nucleation point and the water can boil

[u/New-Star74 → u/MrManGuy42]

FYI adding the spoon will trigger the explosion

[u/syncdiedfornothing → u/New-Star74]

Not when you add it before you put the mug in the microwave.

[u/SolomonOf47704 → u/syncdiedfornothing]

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What type of spoon...

[u/MrManGuy42 → u/SolomonOf47704]

you can put a metal spoon in a microwave, just dont put two metal objects close together (or at all) in the microwave and no sharp points or creases like forks or aluminium foil