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[Alan]
Since we recently discussed this one and came to a consensus, I'll add it:

Otherwise safe-to-drink water does NOT need to be boiled then cooled. It
can simply be heated up to the desired temperature.

Hi Alan,
Forgive me for entering a thread I've not even read, but despite the "consensus," are you saying it is *not* appropriate to heat water to the desired temperature instead of bringing the water to a boil and then letting it fall to the desired temperature? I think this is purely a matter of taste, and many I respect taste a better tea by stopping before the boil. Who am I to argue with folks' taste? Perhaps you refer to the oxygen issue, wherein some believe that bringing the water to a boil depletes oxygen. Anyway, probably my misunderstanding of your intention.
Michael