[Sca-cooks] OT:new question

[Avraham haRofeh of Northpass]

> >We were talking about boiling water for spagetti and we were all
> >wondering why we were all taught to boil cold salted water instead of Hot
> >salted tap water.
> >
> >I know why it's true for boiling meat for broth/soup, but why for
spagetti?
> >
> >Anybody know?  Were we dreaming about this?
>
> In general, there seems to be a prejudice against hot water from any
> source other than the cold tap, heated on the stove, going into your
> body. Hot water from the tap seems to be okay for washing dishes,
> laundry, body, etc., but if it goes in your mouth, there seems to be
> this idea that cold water is somehow cleaner than hot water. Maybe
> there are funky mineral deposits in the hot water heater tank or
> something.

Not necessarily in the tank, but possibly in the pipes. Most homes,
particularly older homes, still use metal pipes to conduct water about. Hot
water leaches metal out of the pipes faster than cold. It's OK to bathe in,
etc... but for cooking, cold water is better, since it will have less metal
content. My mother is sufficiently paranoid on this subject that she got one
of the 2.5 gallon Brita tanks to sit on her kitchen counter, and exclusively
uses filtered water for all cooking tasks. I think it's probably overkill,
but, well, whatever...

Avraham

*******************************************************
Avraham haRofeh of Northpass (soon to be "of Sudentur")
     (mka Randy Goldberg MD)
RandomTag: Always remember you're unique - just like everyone else.



---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.431 / Virus Database: 242 - Release Date: 12/17/2002