Ok help me win this mild argument!?!


Question: Ok help me win this mild argument!!?
Ok my fiancee and I were standing in the kitchen he was getting water to boil noodles and he told me that he heard cold water boils fast but i on the other hand think hot water boils fast, which is it!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
You Win!! Hot water is quicker as it is closer to boiling temp!. It is what it is, if the water is cold it takes that much longer to get to boiling temp!. Ask him if he believes the myth that you fill ice cube trays with hot water as they will freeze faster!? Not kidding, my husband thought that and we had a "mild argument" about it as well!. Oh, and there are so many to come (but just in fun! LOL) Www@FoodAQ@Com

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"Cecil replies:

I resigned myself to it long ago, buttercup!. As any sane and decent person would expect, hot water out of the tap will boil faster than cold water out of the tap!. However, water that has been boiled once and allowed to cool will boil faster than hot water out of the tap!. That's because boiling gets rid of the dissolved oxygen usually found in water, making it easier for the water to boil the second time around!. There's money in this somewhere, I'm sure of it!.

— Cecil Adams"

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I'm with the others who say hot water boils faster!. Put a lid on it and it will boil even faster!. Maybe what you guys were thinking of was that warm water freezes faster than cold water!. I believe that one is true but I can't for the life of me, remember why!. Might try an experiment with a couple ice cube trays if your interested!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Hot water boils faster as it is already closer to the boiling point!. For some reason many people including myself have heard that cold water boils faster!. Search for this question and you will find many other answers saying the same thing but that might be more what you are looking for!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

you win,

i tried this on the stove now hot water from the tap took 4 mins to bubble and boil still waiting for the cold water to come up,just starting to heat and form small bubbles!.

I hope you get something out of this bt if not enjoy your supperWww@FoodAQ@Com

I heard that hot water freezes faster than cold water because the particles are already in motion!. But for boiling, hot water would probably boil faster since it is closer to the boiling point!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I've heard that one my whole life!. But I think it's the other way around!. Why don't the two of you test the theory!? Put two same size pots on with equal amounts of water, one hot one cold!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Im pretty sure that hot water would boil faster, but if you overcook you can run some cold water over it and it will firm that pasta up some ;0)Www@FoodAQ@Com

Hot water boils faster, it is already hot! Wonder why he thinks cold water boils fast!?!? Now if you are boiling potatoes then you always start with cold water!. You win!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I think hot water boils faster!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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