Posted by Rachel | Posted in Coffee and Accessories | Posted on 04-12-2009
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Should hot or cold water go into a coffemaker?
My wife and I are in total disagreement over this. I say that hot water should go into the coffeemaker as this takes a load off the heating elements and ultimately saves electricity that would be used for heating otherwise cold water.
My wife says that cold water should be used because putting hot water in there would cause the elements to short out due to the shortened heating time.
My mother-in-law says we’re stupid and we shouldn’t squabble over it. She doesn’t give a damn what kind of water goes in there as long as there’s a cup of coffee in it for her.
We are using a Bunn 10-cup coffee maker. Incidentally, we posed this question to Bunn and they would not give an answer to it.
This is a question where the stakes are high. If I am right, then she-who-must-be-obeyed will wash and wax the car. If she is right, then I must massage her feet with warmed strawberry scented mineral oil.
So who is right???
Always use cold water. The coffee maker heats the water to the perfect temp and when using hot water, this can not be done properly. Don’t ever use hot water from the tap, it has been sitting in your hot water tank and is not suitable for drinking or using in cooking.
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