On 2014-03-01 00:18:56 +0000, Reggie said:

> "Gary" > wrote in message ...
>> sf wrote:
>>>
>>> Boiling faster would be some wanna be science nerd making things up.
>>> I've heard something to do with heath concerns... probably coming from
>>> the old lead pipe days. In any case I'm not in such a rush that I
>>> care and start with cold water.
>>
>> You should always cook and drink using cold water. Drain your water
>> heater someday and you'll see why. I watched a plumber do that once
>> and watched all the brown slime come out.
>>
>
> but the hot water comes out the top. the crud settles to the bottom.
> It doesn't get stirred up, or the plumber would have nothing to drain
> out.

Why did he drain it? He took out all the FLAVOR!