Babba Rom Dos > writes:

> > I bring the water up to just over the desired temperature and then
> > pour. I do not bring the water to a boil and let it cool. Why? Habit,
> > and the mythological oxygen depletion theory, I guess.
>
> I'm sure this has been covered before, but what do you use to heat the
> water? I just have an old kettle on an electric stove so I can't know it's
> doing anything but boiling then have to wait for the temp to come back
> down. Please tell me a better way.

You could use the same old kettle and bring down the water temperature
by adding room-temperature water. Or you could pour the hot water
back and forth between two vessels until it cools to the temperature
you want.

/Lew
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