Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?

cold, I was always told you should never use hot water from the sink for "consumption"

Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?

it depends.
if I am boiling for pasta- hot
if I am boiling with a food in it already- cold... if you put food in hot water to boil it doesn't cook evenly

Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?

I always use cold or room temperature water- never hot for some reason although you'd think that hot water would boil faster.

Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?

cold. cause that's what my mom taught me. never questioned it.

Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?

I always use cold.

Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?

I was recently told by Long Island Water that you should always use cold water.

Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?

For some reason my father always told me as a kid to use cold water, so I still follow that I actually never even thought to use hot water to boil anything.

Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?

yikes, I have always used hot water

Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?

My chemistry teacher in college told us to never use hot water for cooking because the heat of the water is more likely to pick up crap from the pipes. He was a world renowned chemist so I decided to just take his advice.

Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?

warm to hot.

Re: So, Do You Boil Water Using Hot or Cold Water?

Hot