of course it does a kettle creates an even, rolling boil that oxygenates the water and releases gases microwaved water cannot do this without being batshit crazy unsafe sit the fuck down, we know our tea

@slimjimmy I don't understand how that's supposed to work chemically. Boiling water does not split up into oxygen and hydrogen in any relevant amount by boiling it for a few minutes. It's simply not enough energy. I don't think that's what's producing the different taste.

@angular2react the oxygen bonded to hydrogen in water is not what oxygenates water. it's not how fish breathe either free oxygen is readily dissolved in water, along with other gases

@slimjimmy OK, got it. Additional question: wouldn't you get rid of those gases by boiling it evenly, instead of enriching it?

@angular2react perhaps. repeated boiling of the same water has a similar effect to microwaving it pouring and the rolling boil may exchange but composition has an impact - somebody from manchester finds a cup of tea made with london water completely unpalatable, for instance

@angular2react @slimjimmy It has to slowly migrate to the surface over time, rolling bubbles will slosh around more air into the mixture. There's also other chemicals like carbon dioxide which will make small amounts of carbonic acid. Interactions with lime, iron, chlorine, copper- container material.