I'm a brit living in America. At my office there's no kettle, but we have a hot water dispenser. Today it's broken. When I lamented I can't make a cup of tea, a colleague suggested I microwave the water. Trump is not the only thing that makes this place a hellscape.
@fesshole Honest question: why not? The tea won't care how the water got hot.

@virbonus

I wondered the same. It can’t affect the taste. Is it a principle thing? I boil a kettle on a stovetop every morning for coffee I make in a French press because that’s how I like to do it, but I’d microwave a cup of water for tea in a pinch.

Also don’t really trust the hot water from the tap. Idk why.

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@dtm @virbonus @fesshole would you microwave the water for your coffee?
@Cassman @dtm @virbonus @fesshole Yes of course, for a pour-over it makes perfect sense. What difference could it *possibly* make??
@spacehobo @Cassman @dtm @virbonus @fesshole I coloured in the rim of my espresso maker with a green marker pen, I found it improves clarity and midrange and also is beneficial for stereo imaging. I'm also shopping for a coffee jar made of oxygen-free copper, which I've read should tone down the brashness slightly and reduce jitter
@dan
I put shakti stones on my kettle while it boils and only use a gold-plated lead to desample the digital heat down to analogue.
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