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PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 7 hours agoHe addresses this some. 120v is still a lot faster than boiling water on the stove. Coffee makers are significant, but boiling water in a microwave is generally a bad idea, given the risk of superheating (not that people don’t do it.)
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 6 hours ago
I have never once (unintentionally) superheated water in a microwave, and I’ve been using them since about 1980.
It just doesn’t happen - there are too many imperfections in our containers, and too many minerals for it to happen much.
I’ve experimented many times, and the reality is you have to work at superheating water in a microwave.
For me, it’s taken things like a brand new Pyrex measuring cup (glass), and filtered water. I can do it with other stuff, but I’ve had to boil/cool it multiple times, something that isn’t really going to happen.
mesamunefire@piefed.social 4 hours ago
He goes into it in another video on the channel. Almost everyone I know uses a microwave for water.