Lewis Perin > wrote in
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> 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.

Yes, but that doesn't address the "mythological oxygen depletion theory";
the object here seems to be avoidance of exceeding the target temperature
by more than a few degrees.

I have no opinion on this. I'm still figuring out how to make a decent cup
of green tea, period.

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