In cooking, taste is all that matters. Preparing delicious meals requires a perfect proportion of ingredients, a killer recipe, and the subtle magic of chemical reactions.
However, all that hard work can go to waste with impure water because unfiltered water tastes bad and causes disproportionate levels of other elements.
Filtered water ensures all your meals and recipes have the perfect concentration of ingredients at all times. Plus, filtered water just tastes great on its own.
Whether you are serving meals to a thousand customers a day or a few loved ones at a family dinner, cooking with filtered water:
- Safeguards health with clean water
- Increases food quality and flavor
- Improves consistency in baking
Why Cooking with Unfiltered Water Is Dangerous
Did you know that the kitchen tap water you use for drinking and cooking everyday meals is potentially unsafe? Even bottled water isn’t as pure as you think.
Tap Water is sourced from public water systems. Despite treatment processes, it may still contain chlorine, chloramine, fluoride, heavy metals, polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS or “forever chemicals”), and other contaminants like pesticides, disinfection byproducts, and pharmaceuticals.
These water contaminants alter the taste of food and beverages. Learn more about water contaminants in PureFlowz full-length guide.
While bottled water seems safer, it may still contain microplastics and pollutants. Bottled water also contributes to environmental waste and is often more expensive in the long run.
High levels of minerals and organic matter also affects water quality. A water softener is usually needed to tackle this total dissolved solids (TDs) issue.
Does Filtered Water Make a Difference in Cooking?
Cooking with filtered water is the best way to keep your family healthy and safe.
Filtered water reduces harmful contaminants and improves taste so that flavors in every meal you serve turn out just as intended.
Filtered water is water that has undergone a purification process to remove impurities and contaminants, such as chlorine, heavy metals, sediments, and bacteria.
PureFlowz point-of-use (POS) water filtration products such as faucet-mounted tap filters directly attach to your kitchen faucet so you can enjoy the benefits of filtered water in cooking with ease.
Why Should You Cook with Filtered Water?
Filtered water is crucial for baking, boiling, fermenting, and brewing. Below are some benefits of cooking with filtered water.
Boiling water doesn’t purify it.
You might think boiling water makes it pure. Boiling water kills most pathogens living in it but dissolved chemicals or particulates still remain.
Chemical contamination can not be dealt with by boiling alone and a filtration system must be used if you want to reduce contamination levels to a safe level.
In fact, boiling can concentrate heavy metals, chemicals, and dissolved solids such as lead, arsenic, fluoride, nitrates, pesticides, and PFAS. As water evaporates, its total volume reduces and the concentration of these contaminants increases.
Try PureFlowz Water Pitcher Filter for a convenient alternative to boiling.
Filtered water gives you a consistent baking experience.
Tap water generally has a chlorinated or metallic taste. Chlorine not only affects the taste and color of your food but also inhibits yeast activity. This means less fluffy bread or slow rising.
Baking also requires a precise amount of ingredients. High sodium levels or other dissolved minerals can make baking a frustrating experience because you never achieve consistency.
Filtered water is also good for fermenting as it doesn’t kill healthy bacteria.
Filtered water increases the lifespan of cooking appliances.
Limescale buildup can affect coffee/tea kettles, cooking pots, and pans. Filtered water keeps your cooking appliances free of any sediments.
Limescale isn’t just unattractive; it can also damage electrical components, decreasing the lifespan and efficiency of your appliances.
Why You Should Bake With Filtered Water
Water is super important in bread dough:
- For gluten formation
- As a solvent and dispersing agent (for salt, sugar, and yeast).
- For yeast fermentation and reproduction; softer doughs ferment faster than dry doughs.
- Maintains the consistency of bread dough.
- Controls dough temperature
Water hardness affects dough consistency.
Medium-hard water (100-150 ppm of minerals) is ideal for bread baking, providing yeast with nutrients for better fermentation.
Excessively hard water can tighten gluten and slow fermentation, while soft water can make the dough sticky.
When creating sourdough, chlorine in tap water can inhibit cultures.
The pH level of water also impacts yeast activity.
Hard water tends to be more alkaline, reducing yeast efficiency, whereas slightly acidic water (pH below 7) is better for baking.
PureFlowz 2-in-1 Tap Filter + Foam Rinse Solution for Restaurants and Home Kitchens
Upgrade your kitchen faucet to purify and foam wash with PureFlowz’s dual-function faucet-mounted system.
This space-saving innovative product streamlines your kitchen workflow by allowing you to seamlessly switch between four water modes: Pure, Raw, Foam Rinse, Shower.
Go from washing vegetables to foam-rinsing dirty dishes instantly or pour pure filtered water for cooking, baking or simply drinking.
This product is ideal for restaurants, hospitality businesses, and home kitchens.
Functions:
1. Purifies tap water with a 7-stage filtration process
2. Adds an extendable spray nozzle for foam or clean water rinse
Features:
- – 4 Water Modes: Pure, Raw, Foam Rinse, Shower
- – Automatic 0.2% detergent mixing in Foam mode
- – Compatible with most faucets in the market
Specifications:
- Flow rate：1L/min
- Water pressure: 0.1-0.5 Mpa
- Applied water: Municipal tap water
- Detergent Mixing ratio: 1.5%- 2%
- Water temperature (Purification Filter): 5°C-38°C
- Water temperature (Foam Wash):15°C-50°C
- Installation requirement: Hot and cold faucet
- Packing size: 235x233x107mm
- Carton size: 570x486x488mm
- Product weight: 810g/pc
- Carton G.W.: 17.7kg
- QTY/carton: 20pcs
