Whether for home or restaurants, water treatment systems ensure optimal flavor for food and beverages.
Hard to believe we’re already in the holiday season again!
So much of what we do this time of year is centered on food and drink—from the full array of Thanksgiving dinner to Christmas cookies to simple comforts like a cup of coffee on a cool morning or a bowl of homemade turkey soup in early December.
And even more than fresh ingredients and grandma’s recipes, the single most important factor in these flavorful moments is water!
Here, we’re looking over some of the ways our holiday celebrations intersect with water, and how Healthy Water treatment systems can make a huge difference in your traditions.
The Flavor of Water
Yep, this is a biggie. Tap water just doesn’t taste great. Around Sarasota and Bradenton, city water can exhibit one or more of the following troublesome tastes:
- Chlorine: This is true of lots of municipal water supplies, because chlorine is used to help disinfect.
- Rotten eggs: Florida groundwater in general is sulfurous, but that’s not the only cause of that stinky rotten egg smell. There are actually bacteria that turn naturally occurring sulfur into hydrogen sulfide, and that brings that distinctly unpleasant sulfurousness.
- Moldy/Dirty: It’s not your imagination, and it’s not your taps. We sometimes get algae blooms in our local water, and they literally smell and taste like dirt.
Suffice it to say, these are not nice smells or tastes to experience. But a refreshing glass of icewater is far from the only thing that’s affected by them.
…And What that Water Goes Into
Yes, if your water tastes bad, you’re going to think twice before pouring yourself a glass right from the tap. But those gross flavors are also seeping their way into all kinds of things in your kitchen.
- Ice: Soda? Smoothies? Holiday cocktails? Your tapwater ice is muddying up them all.
- Gravy
- Coffee: Nothing like an eggy, chlorinated cup of joe first thing in the morning, right?
- Soups: You go through the trouble to make a homemade soup with just the right seasonings, and that algae bloom is not one of them.
- Jello
- Pie crusts, cookies, and other pastries
But That’s Not All
Unfiltered water is affecting more than just your flavors. Yes, without a water treatment system, including a water softener, Bradenton water is hard water due to its levels of calcium and magnesium. Holiday celebrations carry a lot of traditions for gatherings and togetherness, and hard water can show up in surprising ways.
Dishes and Silverware: Water stains are not a sign of insufficient detergent; they’re from calcium, which is prevalent in Sarasota-Bradenton water.
Sink stains: You’re going to be harried as it is trying to get the house ready for guests; stains from hard water and soap scum won’t make your job any easier.
Dry, frizzy hair: Yes, hard water affects your ‘do. And if you have family staying with you, they’re going to notice it, too.
Laundry: That holiday sweater might smell less-than fresh—and be extra scratchy—due to untreated water.
Healthy Water Treatment Systems Save the Holidays
There’s so much going on this time of year, and you’ve no doubt got a lot on your mind. Imagine how much. more confident and prepared you’ll feel when the water coming out of your tap is always fresh and delicious!
Give Healthy Water a call, and we’ll get you squared away—no stress involved.
