the microwave has just boiled the water, and you add tea leaves or other stuff and it BOILS again! Why does this happen, please
2006-11-17 14:04:51 · 7 answers · asked by thisbrit 7 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
It's not boiling a second time, it is reacting (breaking down, probably) to the leaves you threw in the water. If you have a thermometer, put it in the cup before you add the tea, check the temperature, and then add your ingredients. The temp. won't go up any higher than in the beginning.
2006-11-17 14:11:38 · answer #1 · answered by jerzy03 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I've heard a lot of people say that only distilled water will super heat, and only in a very very clean, nearly pristine container. That's a crock! I've had it happen several times with just plain tap water (which at times is downright crunchy with lime) and lord knows my dishes aren't pristine. I had a bowl of water that erupted, soaked the inside of the microwave and shot water back into it to the point I thought the microwave was ruined. I came away with minor burns and much wiser.
Just always ALWAYS beware of water in the microwave. Assume it could be super-heated and be very careful handling it until you've put something else in there with it.
2006-11-17 15:17:19 · answer #2 · answered by Abbigail 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The water has been super-heated. This can be due to being heated in a smooth sided container. You can put a wooden stir stick in the container, give it a vigorous stir and that can help prevent the boiling up effect.
2006-11-17 14:21:21 · answer #3 · answered by eilishaa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The chemical reaction with the water produced more heat which sent the solution over he boiling point again
2006-11-17 14:12:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
To me apparently like you're putting forward...you pre make the bottle and then set the bottle in a bowl of boiled water to warmth it up. in my opinion...I purely placed extremely warm water from the tap in a bowl and position the bottle in it to warmth it. The water is already warm sufficient, no favor to warmth it.
2016-11-29 05:55:22 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it is super heated(over heated past the boiling point). Whatever you do don't put a metal spoon in it or it could explode and burn you really bad.
2006-11-17 14:08:13 · answer #6 · answered by unicornfarie1 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you must be using disstilled water it has a diffrent boiling point .with no minerals in it
2006-11-17 14:28:28 · answer #7 · answered by dbreen1@verizon.net 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋