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I'm in a hotel in America with no kettle in my room, if I want tea I have to microwave it. (piefed.blahaj.zone)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/casualuk@feddit.uk
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Wtf do I do? I'm only here for one night thank fuck but it's still very hard.

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[–] 7 points 11 months ago (8 children)

Be very hesitant about microwaving water, it can become supercritical.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    Advice seems to be to put a teaspoon in.
    Or a little wooden utensil if you are nervous about the metal.

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  • [–] 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Something wooden would do it. Nucleation points to promote normal boiling

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

    It tickles me that people often act like this isn't a thing. I've reheated coffee and managed to superheat it before. At least that seems to have been what was going on - putting a spoon in the seemingly calm liquid caused it to bubble over aggressively.

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    It's because it's both rare and rarely harmful. I think I've done it once or twice in decades of heating water in the microwave. Others I've known don't even believe it's possible because it's never happened to them.

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