There are plenty of ways to boil water, but most Americans like doing it in a specific way, which people from elsewhere find odd and believe isn’t safe.
This is only one of the things people in the US do differently that Europeans simply can’t comprehend. If you thought the three things that only exist in America were crazy, wait until you hear about their way of heating water.
Americans use a microwave to boil water
Yes, you read it right. Americans think it’s only normal to bring water to boil in a microwave no matter what they need it for.
But most TikTok users from the US have admitted to boiling a cup of water in the microwave for beverages like coffee or tea.
A video on TikTok went viral when a content creator told a bunch of Europeans that Americans use the above technique to heat water, which they all found very strange.
Some Brits said they only use a kettle to boil water – a more traditional method in other parts of the world too.
Similarly, Americans were surprised by people’s reactions to their usual morning routine as they thought it was a common practice everywhere.
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Is the method safe?
Upon learning the American way of boiling water, most had only one question – is the method safe?
According to Healthline, boiling water in a microwave is safe as long as you use microwave cups and stir water prior to use.
Furthermore, TikTok users who practice this method have argued that they save more energy by only boiling the required amount of water in a microwave as opposed to a kettle which holds more quantity and isn’t feasible for a single use.
Another user presumably from America pointed out that boiling water in the microwave is much quicker and more efficient.
