• @merc
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    43 months ago

    And water boiling at 100C is useful too because boiling water is used so often in cooking.

    • @ricecake
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      13 months ago

      I gotta ask, do you use a thermometer to boil water?

      Metric is a more coherent system, but let’s not pretend it’s magic or more than it is.
      The numeric value associated with boiling water has no impact on cooking, because the boiling water doesn’t care.

      • @merc
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        43 months ago

        I gotta ask, do you use a thermometer to boil water?

        No, but I use a thermometer (built into the electric kettle) to prepare tea. Greens want to be brewed at 75-80C. Whites are often about 70C. Oolongs are about 95C.

        The numeric value associated with boiling water has no impact on cooking, because the boiling water doesn’t care.

        But the human who is doing the cooking might care.