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[bearhall]

I personally find the idea of water being important to be overstated. It’s frequently repeated as fact but I don’t see it quantified.

The only experiment I have found that attempts to measure this is by Kenji with pizza. In his test, the water did not matter.

https://www.seriouseats.com/does-nyc-water-make-a-difference...