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on 6/23/2008 Actually, salt raises the boiling point...something like .06 degrees per tablespoon for 6 quarts, or something small like that, but it does increase it.
on 3/30/2008 if you need instructions on this, you should not be allowed near any heat source.
on 9/16/2006 Salt lowers the boiling point. So instead of boiling at 100 degrees C, or 212 F, the water will boil at a lower temp. Since you do not have to reach as high a temp, your water will boil faster. Additionally, adding salt makes many foods a bit tastier. Adding salt to pasta water, for example, will cause the pasta to absorb some of the salt.
on 8/8/2006 For purer water, use only cold water. The hot water picks up leached metals as it travels through the pipes.
on 8/8/2006 Technically, adding salt to water will make it boil at a higher temperature. But to raise the boiling point even one degree, you would have to add almost half a pound of salt (at high altitudes).
on 8/8/2006 The salt thing is used (aside from flavor) to shorten the cooking time of whatever you're putting in boiling water, not to shorten the time it takes to boil the water itself.
on 11/22/2005 Watching the kettle boil does not change anything. It does not take longer!
on 11/22/2005 Remember when taking a lid off a pot: open it away from you. You could suffer serious burns from the steam.
on 11/22/2005 People do not salt water to raise its boiling temperature [which would just be stupid, it would have to sit on the fire longer], salt is added to add taste to the food you cook, such as potatoes or pasta. So basically it's a taste thing.
on 11/22/2005 For purer water, use only cold water. The hot water picks up leached metals as it travels through the pipes.
on 11/22/2005 Technically adding salt to water will make it boil at a higher temperature, but to raise the boiling point even one degree you would have to add almost half a pound of salt (at high altitudes).
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