Can you boil water on a griddle?

niwi7

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I bought a griddle for my dorm room which is quite amazing and I was wondering if I put a pot with water on it would the water boil so that I could make soup or pasta? Would it taste the same as if it was on a regular stove? I'm Hungry. It's your basic electric black and decker griddle that goes up to 400 degrees.
 

SampSon

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Wait, you're in college and you're asking this question?

"Would it taste the same as if it was on a regular stove?"
Even better.
 

niwi7

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Correct. Just because I do not know anything about cooking doesn't mean I shouldn't be in College.
 

IEC

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If it really goes up to 400 degrees (Fahrenheit) then obviously it can boil water...
 

compnovice

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Originally posted by: Spartan Niner
If it really goes up to 400 degrees (Fahrenheit) then obviously it can boil water...

QFT


EDIT: Unless you are living in a pressurized chamber :p
 

IEC

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Originally posted by: compnovice
Originally posted by: Spartan Niner
If it really goes up to 400 degrees (Fahrenheit) then obviously it can boil water...

QFT


EDIT: Unless you are living in a pressurized chamber :p

But then chances are your head would "asplode" ;)
 

SampSon

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There isn't much here that has to do with cooking.

The two topics at hand in this thread are physics and common sense.
FleshLight covered the simple physics aspect. I will cover the common sense, which you need plenty of.

First, if you could generate enough energy to heat the water to boiling point by just staring at it, would it matter if you were just staring at it or heating it on a stove?

Second, how would the taste of a food in boiling water relate to how you went about boiling that water in a pot? Unless you were burning plastic bags or tires, why would it affect the taste? Were assuming the food preparation conditions are normal, of course.

Third, watch your sodium intake with thoes canned soups and ramen.

Fourth, you're correct about knowing nothing about cooking, now add to that list, physics, common sense, taste and umm women (standard internet diss).
 

Kirby

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1. Place ramen on hot griddle
2. Pour Natural Light on ramen.
3. ?????
4. Profit!!
 

Farang

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A stove is useful because it is hot. Your griddle, when hot, can be as useful as a stove.

And you do deserve to be teased a bit for asking this so don't get upset.
 

Terabyte

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Get the water pitcher thing that has heating coils on the bottom to boil water. I'm not sure what they are called. :p
 

Locut0s

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/me waits for niwi7's dorm to burn down killing everyone in it cause he left the griddle pluged in cooking mac and cheese when he fell asleep after jacking to porn. hehe ahh college.
 

Vic

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Originally posted by: niwi7
Correct. Just because I do not know anything about physics does mean I shouldn't be in College.

Fixed.
 

alkemyst

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Originally posted by: niwi7
Correct. Just because I do not know anything about cooking doesn't mean I shouldn't be in College.

what about science in general?
 

sdifox

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Originally posted by: Terabyte
Get the water pitcher thing that has heating coils on the bottom to boil water. I'm not sure what they are called. :p

Electric Kettle :) And you are correct that it is the most efficient (domestic) method for boiling water.