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		ricardobeat on June 20, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 2:40 I don't think there's any physical difference between water boiled in a microwave vs in a pot (free radicals?). Lighter teas (white, green, chamomile, etc) are best brewed at 70-80C, so that's not general advice :)

planetguy on June 20, 2012 [–]

There isn't any difference, except often when people microwave water they don't get it all the way to boiling. With a kettle it's pretty obvious when your water is at boiling.

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