On 13 Sep 00, at 11:37, Hawkins, Darwin wrote: > Personally, I never heat my coffee water to the boiling point (cause I > need to drink it as soon as possible, I am not a morning person!) > unless doing it over a campfire (boiled coffee). I heat it based on > time (1 minute and 40 seconds, where 2 minutes would make it boil - in > my microwave oven - everyone's would be different). > Many thanks, Darwin, for the explanation. It makes sense. BTW, I prefer espresso coffee (I have espresso machines both at home and in my office); so I rarely use instant coffee anymore; but I did have the experiences in the past. Best, Bob Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S. Professional Corporation 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 USA Phone: 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 WWW: <http://www.dovecom.com/rafink> "Ex Tristitia Virtus"