Using hot tap water to boil pasta (where timing matters) or whip up a hot soup may sound like a smart hack: It starts off closer to the boiling point and seems to save you time. But, according to the ...

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Cooking tends to involve a lot of waiting — preheating, resting, proving, etc. — so it makes sense to want to take shortcuts where you can, especially when you're already hungry. If you want to boil ...