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So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?
The old wives tale says to boil water using "cold" bc it "boils" faster, but science says hot water obviously will boil faster....so what do you fill up your pots with to cook, Hot or Cold???
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JennZ
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Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?
Hot. It boils faster.
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| Posted 3/4/11 5:39 PM |
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JessInCA
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Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?
I put the water on hot to fill a pot or kettle, but I'm too impatient to wait for it to run long enough to actually GET hot (our sink takes a minute to warm up), so it's usually lukewarm.
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| Posted 3/4/11 5:42 PM |
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Argyle808
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Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?
Cold. I read somewhere that hot tap water contains impurities that leach through the hot water tanks.
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PearlJamChick
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Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?
Cold, because I read that more minerals and pollutants linger in warm and hot tap water.
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| Posted 3/4/11 5:44 PM |
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SlurpeeDad
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Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?
When boiling water, I use hot water...but when freezing water I also use hot water. I worked at a bakery and I was told that the water would freeze faster if it was hot. I don't know if it is true, I just went with it.
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| Posted 3/4/11 5:45 PM |
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JennZ
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Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?
Posted by Argyle808
Cold. I read somewhere that hot tap water contains impurities that leach through the hot water tanks.
Which would be gone when boiled no?
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| Posted 3/4/11 5:52 PM |
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heathergirl
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Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?
Hot.
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| Posted 3/4/11 5:53 PM |
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Argyle808
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Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?
Posted by JennZ
Posted by Argyle808
Cold. I read somewhere that hot tap water contains impurities that leach through the hot water tanks.
Which would be gone when boiled no?
Yeah, you're probably right. But ever since I read not to consume it or cook with it, I don't. Just one of those things.
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MrsSpring
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Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?
hot.
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| Posted 3/4/11 6:02 PM |
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summerBaby10
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Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?
I always use cold water as instructed by my Pediatrician.
fyi - http://www.fitsugar.com/Avoid-Lead-Cook-Cold-Water-206639
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| Posted 3/4/11 6:04 PM |
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jasmine
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Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?
I was always told that it's better to use cold water because it has less impurities but if I'm lazy and/or only need a small amount of water I start with boiling water from our instanthot
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| Posted 3/4/11 6:04 PM |
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Argyle808
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Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?
Posted by summerBaby10
I always use cold water as instructed by my Pediatrician.
fyi - http://www.fitsugar.com/Avoid-Lead-Cook-Cold-Water-206639
Thanks for the refresher! I knew I had a good reason for using cold water, I just couldn't remember it exactly! 
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| Posted 3/4/11 6:13 PM |
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summerBaby10
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Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?
Posted by Argyle808
Posted by summerBaby10
I always use cold water as instructed by my Pediatrician.
fyi - http://www.fitsugar.com/Avoid-Lead-Cook-Cold-Water-206639
Thanks for the refresher! I knew I had a good reason for using cold water, I just couldn't remember it exactly!
no prob. I had no idea myself until my Ped told me to never use hot/warm tap water when making DS bottles.
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| Posted 3/4/11 6:19 PM |
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dawnygirl25
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Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?
I use hot too.
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Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?
Posted by JennZ
Hot. It boils faster.
ditto!
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Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?
Posted by PearlJamChick
Cold, because I read that more minerals and pollutants linger in warm and hot tap water.
yep... this is also what i've heard and read before. I use cold as well.
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onlylisa
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Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?
Always cold because of the impurities in hot.
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| Posted 3/4/11 6:48 PM |
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Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?
Cold...for no reason other than the fact that I'm too impatient to wait for the hot water when it's going to boiled eventually anyway.
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| Posted 3/4/11 7:02 PM |
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Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?
ha..i tend to use cold water or even luke warm. but i should shove this in my MIL's face b/c one time i was filling a kettle to boil at her house and she was like "why are you using cold water, everyone knows you're supposed to boil a pot with hot water'
Im like....its water and will boil, whats the difference.
thanks for the explanation. 
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| Posted 3/4/11 7:02 PM |
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AngnShaun
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Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?
Cold... never heard of using hot water before
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| Posted 3/4/11 7:09 PM |
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Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?
I don't believe anything about warm water having germies, impurities, anything compared to cold.
It all lives in the same pipes, comes out the same pipes and inevitably is going down the same pipe.
Science says warm water boils faster but -- regardless -- it's taking a few minutes so -- I use whatever's coming out of the faucet first.
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| Posted 3/4/11 7:10 PM |
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jj8182
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Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?
cold
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| Posted 3/4/11 7:25 PM |
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klingklang77
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Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?
Cold because of something I read about impurities in the hot water heater.
I use an electric tea kettle, so it boils fast.
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Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?
Posted by Argyle808
Cold. I read somewhere that hot tap water contains impurities that leach through the hot water tanks.
Yes, this!
From what I have heard, hot water is more likely to carry impurities. I always boil cold water.
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