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Keeping a lid on help keep the temperature more consistent, as there is much less heat escape and evap into the atmosphere.

• phugoid 16y ago
  Yes, there's less heat escaping. But the water is pretty close to 100 C throughout. Go ahead and try it out :)
  • ErrantX 16y ago
    If you dice the potatoes very small they will cook perfectly in about 30s in boiling water (it's one of my specialities :D)
    • w-ll 16y ago
      how small?
      • ErrantX 16y ago
        about 1 - 1.5 cm (I have a special dicer that does it)
    • Luc 16y ago
      30s! That's neat. Is it one of those gadgets that cuts fries, and then you chop the fries into cubes?