Water for cooking.

[Kiwithl]

We always drink bottled water, usually from the big blue bottles.

Just read another thread here about dirt etc in the piped in tap water from the mains. We get some dirt build up in toilets and cisterns so it is visible. Also have killed some cheap aquarium fish using tap water. They're ok with bottled water.

It has occured to me in the past that all our cooking water for rice, soup, veges etc is the tap water. I suppose I should insist on using the blue bottled water.

What water do you lot use for cooking?

[warrima]

Tap water. Plenty of other things will take me out before the tap water. Chillax!

[nikmar]

if i cook, I use bottled water. I just asked the missis and she says she uses tap water. ive never gotten sick from her cooking so no complaints!

 

[EVENKEEL]

For cooking we only use the big blue bottles, is this water OK? I don't know, I have a shop next door that sell it 17thb/bottle. We only drink bottles water from store 3 12 pks/100 thb

 

Tap water we use for washing veggies and then a second rinse with bottled water.

 

 

[Peterw42]

Depend where you live, where the tap water comes from. Our condo tap water in Pattaya appears clean, comes from pattaya reservoir, the storage tanks on the roof are cleaned once a year. Use it for cooking, clean teeth etc. (no upset stomachs etc)

I have friends who drink the local tap water.

 

Edited May 10, 2022 by Peterw42

[Lacessit]

Tap water. Cooking with water means one is boiling it, which sterilizes any nasties or suspended solids.

Unless one is making soup, the water is drained off anyway.

[Kiwithl]

We use tap water for cleaning teeth too. When my brother visited pre covid he always used bottled water as his dr told him to and as I sometimes did when travelling, a long time ago.

We're rural small town so not city cleanliness standards. Only 500m from the PWA. At yai's in the village we drilled a bore. The tap water there was visibly dirty coming out of the tap.

Our tap water is pumped from The Mekong.

Our blue bottled drinking water is pumped from The Mekong.

I doubt it's filtered sufficiently to get rid of all the pesticides etc from upstream...

But I am not convinced the supermarket water is much better.

[Jotnar]

Drinking water, ARO (Makro) 6L jugs @ 29 baht now, up over 10% from last month.

Cooking, tap via 3 stage filter.

 

To the OP, never use tap for aquariums.  Fish really don't care for chlorinated water, especially the inconsistent levels that you'll find in Thai's tap water.  

Edited May 10, 2022 by Jotnar

[Lacessit]

7 minutes ago, Kiwithl said:

We use tap water for cleaning teeth too. When my brother visited pre covid he always used bottled water as his dr told him to and as I sometimes did when travelling, a long time ago.

We're rural small town so not city cleanliness standards. Only 500m from the PWA. At yai's in the village we drilled a bore. The tap water there was visibly dirty coming out of the tap.

Our tap water is pumped from The Mekong.

Our blue bottled drinking water is pumped from The Mekong.

I doubt it's filtered sufficiently to get rid of all the pesticides etc from upstream...

But I am not convinced the supermarket water is much better.

Best way to get rid of pesticides is to install an activated carbon filter.

[KhunBENQ]

31 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

For cooking we only use the big blue bottles, is this water OK? I don't know, I have a shop next door that sell it 17thb/bottle. We only drink bottles water from store 3 12 pks/100 thb

 

Tap water we use for washing veggies and then a second rinse with bottled water.

 

 

Big blue 5 gallon bottles is the cheapest after rainwater. And avoids plastic waste by recycling the bottles.

We never use tap/deep well water for cooking.

 

Tap water for washing, shower, brush teeth and the like.

Edited May 10, 2022 by KhunBENQ

[ezzra]

I have this under the sink 3 stages water filter and i tell you that when i change the filters every 6 months those filters especially the first ceramic one is full of mud and grime, so good luck for anyone who drinks water from the tap...

[scubascuba3]

In Pattaya I use boiled tap water for tea coffee and cooking but i know the condo tanks are pretty dirty when they get cleaned once a year or so, maybe it's making us stronger..

[blackshadow]

tap water......nowt wrong with it for cooking.......

[Jotnar]

8 minutes ago, blackshadow said:

tap water......nowt wrong with it for cooking.......

That depends.  Run it through a filter, as what ever is in it, will be absorbed when cooking pasta or rice.  If I'm not going to drink it, I prefer not to eat it.

[Captain Monday]

3 minutes ago, Jotnar said:

That depends.  Run it through a filter, as what ever is in it, will be absorbed when cooking pasta or rice.  If I'm not going to drink it, I prefer not to eat it.

I'm not fooling myself that restaurants only use purified water for cooking, but I do.

Tap water for washing dishes or bathing only. 

 

[Yellowtail]

1 hour ago, Jotnar said:

To the OP, never use tap for aquariums.  Fish really don't care for chlorinated water, especially the inconsistent levels that you'll find in Thai's tap water.  

If you leave the water in an open bucket for ~24 hours the chlorine comes out and it is safe to use in your aquarium. 

[Berkshire]

Use bottled water for all manner of cooking, including pasta, soup, coffee....even boiling eggs.  It's dirt cheap, so no big deal.  Use tap water for dishwashing, bathing, washing machine, brushing teeth. 

[NanLaew]

I have the following on the kitchen faucet for cooking water.

 

 

And these on the wet bar and the master ensuite faucets.

 

 

Change the filters every 4 to 6 months.

 

NB: Generic pictures of dual and triple water filter units. Cost between 1200 and 3000 baht depending on brand and where you buy them.

Edited May 10, 2022 by NanLaew

[The Hammer2021]

I never use tap water here for  cooking for taste  reasons- Never

[FriendlyFarang]

I use bottled water if I will consume a big amount of it. For example when making soup, or when cooking rice or pasta (water is absorbed into it).

Tap water for cooking vegetables, washing salad, brushing teeth etc.

[JimmyJ]

Bottled water for everything.

 

I do wash produce in tap water, but then sometimes rinse it with bottled.

 

The discussion does raise an issue I hadn't thought about - that all restaurant soups must be using tap water.

Hopefully they have a filtration system (well, some of them).

Edited May 10, 2022 by JimmyJ

[NanLaew]

1 minute ago, JimmyJ said:

Bottled water for everything.

 

I do wash produce in tap water, but then sometimes rinse it with bottled.

Big C sells veggie wash liquid. I assume others do as well.

[eezergood]

6 minutes ago, JimmyJ said:

Bottled water for everything.

 

I do wash produce in tap water, but then sometimes rinse it with bottled.

 

The discussion does raise an issue I hadn't thought about - that all restaurant soups must be using tap water.

Hopefully they have a filtration system (well, some of them).

 I run a hotel - all of our water for cooking is bottled. The water we use (filtered tap water)  for cleaning veggies also has a food safe agent added.

 

It would have to be very very local places using tap water

[eezergood]

9 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

Big C sells veggie wash liquid. I assume others do as well.

correct - you can use baby sterilisation formula also 

 

[Sheryl]

cooking will kill any pathogens but the issue with tap water is if it contains every metals like lead, coper, rust etc which can be the case especially if the pipes are old.

 

a lot depends on where your water is from and how it goes into the house

 

You could get your water tested for heavy metals

 

If tests show significant heavy metals,  use a filter at the tap or bottled water