• usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca
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      2 days ago

      Heating up a mug of water in the microwave is fine. I don’t get why people are so snobby about this. The water doesn’t care where the heat energy comes from.

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          2 days ago

          Tea will taste different depending on what temperature water it’s brewed in, but I can’t think of any reason the water itself would be different.

          e: The material of the vessel would matter. Perhaps you like the taste imbued by your kettle, which would be lacking if you heated the water directly in a mug.