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It's a well-known fact that New York City tap water is delicious, even compared to other municipal water supplies.
It's why New York Pizza is so good, it's the minerals in the water.
I know expecting rigorous science from an entertainment program is always asking a bit much, but the Penn & Teller gourmet-water prank always struck me as flawed given the social dynamics at play. Most people in that situation are going to feel some social pressure to acknowledge some sort of qualities in what they are being served, whether from fear of appearing unsophisticated or simply out of a desire to be polite…
True, but that's really no different than the dynamics around bottled water -- if everyone around you is drinking bottled water, and they all insist it tastes better than tap water, it creates social pressure for you to drink it and say that too, even if you don't believe it. The easiest thing for people to do is always to go along with the crowd.
Ask someone to help you double-blind taste-test FIJI water and your tap water. There is a big difference.
The tap water in my apartment is disgusting. I tried filtering it, but it still tastes terrible. It doesn't even do a good job of cleaning my dishes in my dishwasher. I buy Poland Spring by the case, keep it in the refrigerator, and drink that instead. I have nothing against drinking tap water in principle, but my actual tap water leaves a lot to be desired.
Interesting, what filter did you use? For simple taste filtering I've used a Brita pitcher with its built in filter, at home I installed a reverse osmosis system that feeds into a silica (sand) filter and an activated charcoal filter. The house one is a bit larger so that it can filter tap water and water that goes to the ice maker in the freezer (the refrigerator has its own filter which on top of the house filter g…
Also, there's differing qualities of tap water as well, because it does depend on your tap and sink itself.
If you have a good tap, and you are serving the water without carbonation, sure, there's going to be little noticeable difference in general. But try running water directly from an average to low quality tap directly into a soda stream (without any time to even allow chlorine dissipate) and you'll find that's nowhere near as pleasant as a bottle of perrier.
It's a well-known fact that New York City tap water is delicious, even compared to other municipal water supplies.
While I feel that should have been mentioned, it still makes you wonder why people in NYC drink so much bottled water.
LA tapwater is nowhere near as good, in fact it's downright disgusting in some parts of town, but i drink it anyway when i'm at home because buying large amounts of bottled water is a pain in the ass (heavy, bulky) and expensive. sometimes i'll buy some perrier or pellegrino if i want a treat. i've found that if i fill several large mason jars full of water and put them in the fridge, it's a good compromise. a lot of the shittiness just evaporates out. i'll grab one and put it by my bedstand before i go to sleep, for example.
at the office we have the standard 5-gallon jug water delivery service which is the best. i might start getting the service at home, honestly.
Evian is the only non flavored water that I have tasted that actually has a different taste to it. Either way I dont drink bottled water because I dislike tap water. Most of the times I dont have a container or a tap to fill up with water. So I am stuck getting a Dasani or Evian from a gas station or vending machine at work.
Fiji is unique, because it's softened more so than others. In my opinion, it's delicious. While I normally don't buy battled water, if I must, it's Fiji, if available.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2009/09/fiji-spin-bottle
The crazy thing about Fiji water is that it is actually bottled in Fiji and shipped around the world. So now even plain potable water can have a significant carbon footprint.
All the more reason to buy locally-sourced bottled water. I have Eldorado Natural Spring Water ( http://www.eldoradosprings.com/ ) delivered, which actually comes from a local natural artesian spring.
I dislike the idea of drinking water that has been circulating through pipes and filters in the city for decades, including through our toilets and showers and huge amounts of chemical waste. Of course, the methods have completely purified the water, but claims that tap water still isn't good are attributed to the sort of last mile dirty pipe system, which is solved by more filtering.
I like the idea of nature filtering the water that I drink. That's why I like the idea of water springs. I would be less interested in spring water that still just comes from municipal water supplies that similarly recycles the water, and would prefer it coming directly from a spring.
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Bottled water is so expensive. Really adds up quickly. Never order it at restaurants. Tap water please.
I buy 36 bottles of water from Kroger at around $3.50 (plus 7% taxes). Taking one with me on my bike every weekday means they last around two months, at less than $2 per mo. (Yes, I know it's better for the environment to save plastic. Kroger bottles are not as bad as others, as they feel as thin as a plastic bag, but still I plan to eventually phase them out, but not because of the $)
Evian is the only non flavored water that I have tasted that actually has a different taste to it. Either way I dont drink bottled water because I dislike tap water. Most of the times I dont have a container or a tap to fill up with water. So I am stuck getting a Dasani or Evian from a gas station or vending machine at work.
A container? Like a coffee cup? Were do you work, that doesn't have running water? (And no toilets, I presume?)
Yes we have water but I dont like getting up every 10-15 mins to grab a single sip of water from a water fountain. So I go to the vending machine and grab a Dasani bottle I refill for about a week.