Do you microwave your water or use a kettle to boil it?

[Arenis]

I put the kettle in the microwave and then both of them in a tub of water.

[Deleted]

What kind of savage doesn't own a kettle?

What kind of savage doesn`t have a kettle & one or two kettles in reserve? o0

[Kathandira]

I'm curious about this. For what use we'll just say for making tea.

To make tea, Kettle.

But if I am heating up water for something like Ramen Noodles, microwave for a quick cook, pot on the stove if I am planning on adding anything to it.

[Creotor]

Maybe I should start using it. But if I make tea, I more often than not make ice tea - aka put it in the fridge for a while anyway.

That said, I have never heard of microwaving the water. I mean, it works I guess - just never seen anyone doing it.

Happens to be a great way to clean the microwave - set a small bowl of water in there, heat it for long enough for it to steam up the thing and all the dirt comes right off with a simple swipe of a cloth/paper towel.

[Kathandira]

Side Bar:

If you are reheating something breaded in the microwave, such as a hot sandwich, you may find that the ends or corners get hard.

Put a glass of water in the microwave with the food, the water will keep the bread hydrated, and your food will not have hard ends or corners.

This works quite well with microwave pizzas.

[Rudkobing]

I use my heat vision.

[Kathandira]

Happens to be a great way to clean the microwave - set a small bowl of water in there, heat it for long enough for it to steam up the thing and all the dirt comes right off with a simple swipe of a cloth/paper towel.

Curious if it eliminates any bacteria that way too. Or if it is still needed to use a cleaning solution to ensure it is actually clean.

[Bigbazz]

What the hell kind of person microwaves water?

[PixelFox]

Push a button on the Keurig, instant cup of hot water whenever needed. Laser thermometer for matching water temperature to specific types of tea.

If I feel fancy, I'll heat water in a pan on the gas stove to a precise temperature then decant it into one of those cast-iron Japanese style teapots for serving. Steep in the pan or pot, again depending on the type of tea, how many people are partaking, etc.

Electric kettles (especially those which will maintain a programmable temperature for you) are great for larger quantities or extended multi-national tea-orgies.

[Deleted]

Jesus no...
Do you know what kind of stuff comes off from the pipes when you use hot water?

What kind of stuff does come from the/our pipes when I use hot water?

[Wikiy]

What the hell kind of person microwaves water?

The kind who knows the microwave works by making water molecules oscillate.

[Sett]

I wasnt even aware microwaving water was a thing

Common practice in America from what I've gathered from talking to others.

[Jester Joe]

Common practice in America from what I've gathered from talking to others.

Is...is it?

I've never heard of this at all, unless someone forgot they made tea/coffee and warm it up because it's cold by the time they realized again.

Always kettle.

[Sky High]

I only have a "kettle" because my mother left me, but I'm a coffee drinker so I use my coffee maker a lot more.

but I do use my microwave to heat up water n milk for hot chocolate sometimes.

[Revi]

Electric kettle. Never heard of someone using the microwave for water :s

[Creotor]

Curious if it eliminates any bacteria that way too. Or if it is still needed to use a cleaning solution to ensure it is actually clean.

Probably not. I've never disinfected my microwave, though.

[Bigbazz]

The kind who knows the microwave works by making water molecules oscillate.

I somehow doubt that has anything at all to do with it, but sure. I'd prefer to think they are just savages, nutcases.

[Mad_Murdock]

Microwave water for like Oatmeal and other things.
Iv'e done it a few times for water for instant coffee

How does a fancy Breville Tea maker count? It's got multiple settings for the type of tea you have and heats the water according to type and then steeps it accordingly as well. Before that, the wife did mostly a pan on the stove, which I guess would be Kettle.

Curious if it eliminates any bacteria that way too. Or if it is still needed to use a cleaning solution to ensure it is actually clean.

Google says
Sure. Microwave ovens use electromagnetic radiation to heat water molecules in food. It's the heat, not the microwaves, that's lethal here; the hotter you make your food, the more likely you are to kill the bacteria in it. (Some contend microwave energy itself is fatal to bacteria, but that's unproven.)

[Sett]

Is...is it?

I've never heard of this at all, unless someone forgot they made tea/coffee and warm it up because it's cold by the time they realized again.

Always kettle.

America culture depending on what part of the states you're in adores the microwave. From thawing food to making water warm we tend to use it a lot. We're lazy.

[Independent voter]

Manly way to heat water.