AIBU? Husband won't use previously boiled water for his tea

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Petty light hearted discussion here however I have just boiled the kettle which had already had water in from earlier in the day so not fresh and made a herbal tea. 2 seconds later my husband tips out the hot water and fills it with fresh water and reboils for his Earl grey as apparently it makes the tea taste 'off if it's not completely fresh water! To me this just seemed very wasteful and maybe I have terrible taste but I haven't ever tasted my tea being 'off' so who is right?

YABU - I'm clearly a heathen all these years who drinks terrible tea
YANBU- He's a weirdo

I always have fresh boiled water for my tea

He's right and YABU, sorry! If really does make a difference. Your tea will taste much nicer with freshly boiled water.

I don’t like reboiled water either
I only put in enough water for one cup anyway , but if there is water in there i tip it and use fresh
He’s right especially with Earl Grey it dies ruin the taste

I put fresh water in the kettle in the morning (only ever boil the minimum amount, cos more is just a waste of electricity) then top up with fresh water over the course of the day.

I’d reboil the kettle, but I wouldn’t refill it.

Well apparently this is a scientific thing and some people swear blind they can taste the difference.

I do not, and couldn't be arsed changing the water each time. I do however change it probably about 2 times a day as I live in a hard water area. I have about 5 cups of tea a day.

My parents only changed it when it was empty. Didn't seem to make any difference tbh.

When you boil water, the water loses some of its oxygen, so tea made with previously boiled water won't taste as good as fresh. To me it doesn't taste 'off' though, just less flavour.

I say YANBU, waste of water and electricity.

Oh for gods sake! He's feeling very smug with himself now!

Well I like my scummy tea water

I will try it tomorrow and see if its really any better

He is right, sorry! It just doesn't taste the same.

Re-boiled water tastes like TCP. It’s just a fact. You can get away with re-boiling once, maybe twice at a push, but you can really tell if someone’s done it several times.

Who knew? I use pre boiled water. Will try fresh now and see if there's a difference

Sorry OP but yeah fresh every time!

I'm with your DH sorry. I tip the cold, previously boiled water over a plant, but tbh that's not much because I only fill it up one cup at a time, 2 if I know I am going to chain-drink

He's right ,but apparently I'm a tea snob.

Ever since first getting pregnant 17 years ago, I find reboiled water absolutely disgusting. Before pregnancy, I never noticed.

@WantChewbaccaForGood

I say YANBU, waste of water and electricity.

Exactly!

I did that embarrassing thing of saying think of people who go without fresh water whist he was pouring it down the sink

He's a weirdo but so is DH. I'm a full the kettle full and use til it's gone person, he's like your Dh

Get a one cup kettle OP.

It does make a difference, I watched a programme about it. When you boil the water it loses some of its oxygen and also because some of the water evaporates what’s left has higher concentrations of some things hence the altered taste

I'd insist on making at least 20 cups of tea over a few days, some with reboiled water and some not and making him state which is which in a taste test. Unless he gets at least 75% right I'd say he's talking bollocks!

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It makes your tea taste flat. I only noticed when I started drinking tea black.

Yes YABU

Reboiling messes up the oxygenation of the water, which ruins the taste

@DappledThings

I'd insist on making at least 20 cups of tea over a few days, some with reboiled water and some not and making him state which is which in a taste test. Unless he gets at least 75% right I'd say he's talking bollocks!

Brilliant!