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Cooking & Baking

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16. Depends on where you live and elevations

Tue Feb 2, 2021, 07:53 PM

Feb 2021

Salt is added to pasta for flavor as the cooking process leeches out natural salt in pasta

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I think that some hot water heaters pdxflyboy Feb 2021 #1

Big tanks also can grow bugs in the pipes and concentrate minerals Warpy Feb 2021 #19

Because it has been in a vat that has lots of schmutz cachukis Feb 2021 #2

Huh, I was told by a plumber that it was smegla. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2021 #5

Smegma. cachukis Feb 2021 #10

Some info... ramblin_dave Feb 2021 #3

Oh right! elleng Feb 2021 #8

Old houses zipplewrath Feb 2021 #12

Cold water is fresher. BarbaRosa Feb 2021 #4

I guess I'm gonna die any minute now Ferrets are Cool Feb 2021 #6

Please write one for me too, SOON, elleng Feb 2021 #9

The folks at Cooks Illustrated tested this a few years ago. mike_c Feb 2021 #7

Don't think this has anything to do with water safety Cozmo Feb 2021 #15

All hot water heaters suggest draining it periodically. GemDigger Feb 2021 #17

our tap water reeks of chlorine!... Phentex Feb 2021 #23

What I want to know is BigmanPigman Feb 2021 #14

Depends on where you live and elevations Cozmo Feb 2021 #16

Boils faster... Phentex Feb 2021 #22

Fun fact, that's why UK sinks often have separate spigots sir pball Feb 2021 #21