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"Does adding salt to water really make it boil faster?"
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I made this bet because I have heard people say that it does, and I have always believed this. It seems to be true also. However, I want to get down to the facts. Does salt really make water boil faster, or is this just another myth?
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![Bragface [Jonny Milward]](/data/picture/41409-40592s75_profile_single_border.jpg)
I'm pretty sure its true. Thins the water, therefore decreasing the boiling temperature.
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![xXxSaRaHxXx [Sarah Grocutt]](/data/picture/48675-Pinklips_profile_single_border.jpg)
I never knew this I will have to put it to the test.
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why would you ever need to know that? lol yeas im in the mood for a cup of tea, no i cant wait for 3minutes for the kettle to boil, i shall add salt to it! :S because i really want my tea to be made quick and nasty! :S lol
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I always thought salt decreased the temperature needed to come to a boil too. Looking on the internet, though, it seems that once the water DOES come to a boil, it's at a HIGHER temperature and might therefore cook the pasta or whatever slightly quicker. http://www.wwnorton.com/cat...
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![JohnnyBravo [Johnny Bravo]](/data/picture/31866-JohnnyB_profile_single_border.jpg)
I have no idea.
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Great comments and yes, I do love my pasta!!! :)
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of course it does. i always use it when i make pasta.
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![Dimmu_Bragir [felix van leeuwen]](/data/picture/41741-corpse_paint_profile_single_border.JPG)
no it doesnt, it just makes the osmosial value higher thus alowing it to enter food faster, so it allows your food to cook faster, doesnt do anything to the watter
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This is actually a tricky question. If you have 2 pans of equal watter and add salt to one of them. The pot without salt will boil faster. However if you premix a salt/water mixture (say 20% salt 80% water) and then fill the two pots equally one with water and one with the mixture the pot with the salt will boil faster because there is only 80% of water to boil rather then 100% of water to boil.
Salt has a higher boiling point.
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![slurpyzklown [Aurora Gallagher]](/data/picture/43199-Picture_208_profile_single_border.jpg)
no it doesn't because it makes the boil temp of the water higher
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the salt i mean
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