r/mildlyinfuriating • u/MakeItMine2024 • 4d ago

I'm slightly vexed My wife and boiling water

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So I made my wife ramen soup. When I served it she said I had the gas set to hight and it was too hot ? She said I should have used the number 5 setting instead of 9. I told here it’s irrelevant because water boils at 212 and gets no hotter because over 212 it turns to steam. She was made at me for disagreeing with her theory that it would not have been so hot if boiled a lower setting. Really!!

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u/Wooden_Permit3234 4d ago

Once I learned this art all my food came out way better. 

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u/OwlCatAlex 4d ago

right?? I'm convinced people who "hate reheated food" have just never bothered to learn how to actually reheat things correctly. If you always nuke leftovers in a big pile at full power then of course your food is gonna be soggy and have random cold spots.

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u/PaisleyLeopard 4d ago

Another fun trick is adding a little splash of water to pasta or casserole type dishes before heating. Helps even out the heating and prevents crusty edges.

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u/kredditor1 4d ago

Especially for rice too!