On 4/21/2012 10:31 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2012-04-21, > wrote:
>
>> You can't superheat water once it starts boiling.
>
> Never claimed I could.
>
>> If you started with a clean, glazed, ceramic cup and water without
>> any impurities, you can probably heat the water beyond 187
>> degrees. My suggestion is to see how much heat you can pump into the
>> water before it gets unstable and spontaneously boils.
>
> Amazing how others who are not in my kitchen presume to tell me what I
> can and can't do and/or what I HAVE or have not done.
>
> I bring the water to a boil. I let it stop boiling. I then nuke
> immediately it at max pwr for 30 secs. Voilą! Superheated water.
> Yes, it's unstable. Yes, it boils up (nucleation) when I pour over
> grounds, but not so bad I can't handle it. I could make a video, but
> quite frankly I don't care if you believe me or not. 
>
> nb
>
Well OK then. I don't believe you. :-)