alt Hacker News> When boiling water or cooking almost anything in a pot, cover it with the lid!
Blows my mind when I see people boiling water (huge pots of water!) with no lid on. In many cases, they were waiting around 30 minutes for the water to boil. It surprises them to learn that a lid will speed it up.
I never see anyone trying to bake with the oven door open, but somehow boiling water without a lid is okay?
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carlosjobim • today at 12:29 AM
When you have a good stove, the difference between lid or no lid is very small. You have to cook on gas or induction, and throw away electric stoves.
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Here's one article that claims the time difference between covered and uncovered isn't significant: https://www.americastestkitchen.com/how_tos/6646-covered-vs-...