Speech Topic: How to boil water properly. The dangers of improperly boiling water and the
benefits of boiling water properly.
Specific Purpose: I want the audience to know the severity of boiling water and how it may
impact us in ways we aren’t even aware.
Introduction:
[Attention grabber-] (How many of us here cook?) (Question) (More importantly how many of
us like using water in our cooking?). Something as simple as boiling is water is something that
believe it or not most people don’t know how to do and they aren’t aware that they don’t know
what they are doing. So, I’ve taken it upon myself to educated very on here about just what to
do and what not to do.
[Relevance-] Aside for the simple fact that so many of use water to cook some of also live in
Houston which is a city that is often plagued with boil water notices. So the fact that many of us
don’t know just how to boil water properly cannot only become a serious inconvenience it can
also become something that put your life at risk. Bringing awareness to just hwo to boil water
is what I plan to do, and I also want to cover the various risks of improperly boiling water and
the benefits of boiling water.
[Body 1]
Main Point: How to boil water what to do and what not to do.
Many of us think that boiling water is just as simple as putting water in a pot turing the gas on
and waiting for bubbles. Now if only it was that simple. To boil water correctly find a container
preferably a pot. Now regardless of whatever you choose to boil water in make sure IT HAS A
LID. This can save you time and possible save your life. The next step would be to add said
water into the pot. Make sure the pot isn’t hot and the water is cold or room temperature. Now
for those of us that like to cook this s the part where you add you salt. But this can also be the
part that many of us become confused. As you add salt to your water you may begin to see
bubbles rise to the top of the water, however this doesn’t not mean you are boiling anything. It is
simple a chemical reaction taking place. The next step would be adding heat to the equation. And
this is where many of us being to find ourselves messing up. Recognizing the stages of boiling
can be the deciding factor of whether or not the water is boiling or not. The first step is what is
called “Quiver” this is the stage where tiny bubbles appear at the base of the pot but they do not
rise. The surface of the water begins to Quiver hence the name. The next level is called “Subsimmer. A few of the bubbles being to rise but again the water still has not boiled and the
temperature is around 75-90 Celsius at this time. The next lever which we all believe is boiling is
called Simmer. Small bubbles begin to rise and break at the surface however the water still isn’t
boiled. The final step of boiling water is when there is a constant stream of water and bubbles are
frequently breaking at the surface. This whole process takes about 1-3 minutes depending on the
heat.
[Body 2]
Main Point: The dangers of improperly boiling water.
Many of use don’t know the dangers of not properly boiling water. The biggest risk of the not
boiling water is to you health. Water that’s not properly boiled could give you stomach cramps,
diarrhea and make you nauseas. Now of course this is dependent on the persons immune health
So not everyone will get as sick, but it is still a possibility. The need of boiling water can come
from various different reason and some of them include low water pressure.
[Body 2]
Main Point: The benefits of boiling water properly.
When looking at the various benefits of boiling water they are many. The first benefit of boiling
water would be the fact that it kills diseases causing germs, viruses, bacteria. However, it should
be said that even though boiling water does kill bacteria and virus it does not make the water
pure.
Conclusion:
To sum up , I hope that everyone is now area of all the benefits of boiling water the possible
dangers of not boiling water and lastly How to boil water. Although it is very simple thing that
many of use believe that we can do properly it is a simple fact that many of use just don’t know
how to boil water.
References
CBS Detroit. “What Happens if You Didn’t Follow the Boil Water Advisory in Novi, Other
Oakland Communities.” CBS News, 24 Oct. 2017, www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/whathappens-if-you-didnt-follow-the-boil-water-advisory-in-novi-other-oaklandcommunities.
“Making Water Safe in an Emergency.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 16 Nov.
2022, www.cdc.gov/healthywater/emergency/making-water-safe.html.
wikiHow. “4 Ways to Boil Water - wikiHow.” wikiHow, 13 Mar. 2023,
www.wikihow.com/Boil-Water.