A LARGE POT NEVER BOILS

Want to really blow the mind of one of the large-

pot-insisters?   Lay     this    one     on  them:   if  you     use     too

large    a   pot,    the     water   will    actually    take   longer   to

come    back    up  to  a   boil    than    a   small   pot.    Why is  that?

It’s     because     the     larger  the     pot,    the     more    surface

area    it  has,    and the more    energy  is  being   constantly

lost    to  the environment.    Any amount  of  energy-out

from     the     pot-water   system  has     to  be  made    up  for

with     energy-in   from    the     burner,     which   leaves  less

energy  free    to  reheat  that    water.  Indeed, use a   pot

large    enough,     and     the     energy-out  will    be  so  great

that    your    burner  will    simply  not be  powerful    enough

to  ever    bring   it  to  a   full    boil.

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