[reverseapachemaster]

Some of this depends upon the mineral content of your water. If you have softer water then running hot water for food or beer probably isn't a big deal. However for those of us not in that situation it's terrible water. When I flush the water heater out comes rocks about the size of aquarium gravel. The water from the hot water heater doesn't taste good and the mineral content changes the flavor of coffee and tea. Beer too, if one were to use it for brewing.

[factory]

Some of this depends upon the mineral content of your water. If you have softer water then running hot water for food or beer probably isn't a big deal. However for those of us not in that situation it's terrible water. When I flush the water heater out comes rocks about the size of aquarium gravel. The water from the hot water heater doesn't taste good and the mineral content changes the flavor of coffee and tea. Beer too, if one were to use it for brewing.

Definitely true!  We have good water here in Virginia Beach.  Very soft and a very low mineral content.  The last place I lived had similar characteristics.  I'm spoiled.

[Slowbrew]

My wife and argue quite often about drinking hot water from our kitchen faucet.  I wont even use that water to cook pasta.  My wife however, will use it to start her tea. 

Don't really know why I don't like the idea, maybe it's just that that water has been sitting in a tank for a while.

Most hot water heater tanks are glass lined anymore (AFAIK) so there should n problem caused sitting in the tank.

For me the only problem would be the sedimentation changes from heating the water. 

I will admit that I use hot water in the kitchen to get a jump start on some cooking tasks.

Paul

[BrewingRover]

My wife and argue quite often about drinking hot water from our kitchen faucet.  I wont even use that water to cook pasta.  My wife however, will use it to start her tea. 

Don't really know why I don't like the idea, maybe it's just that that water has been sitting in a tank for a while.

Most hot water heater tanks are glass lined anymore (AFAIK) so there should n problem caused sitting in the tank.

For me the only problem would be the sedimentation changes from heating the water. 

I will admit that I use hot water in the kitchen to get a jump start on some cooking tasks.

Paul

I've been cooking pasta in water from the hot tap for years now and I only talk a little funny.