Originally Posted By Pika
Since the water assumes the shape of the pot, I think that you are making a distinction without a difference in this case.


Not really. The profile of 1" of water in a 3" dia. pot may be OK as far as heating effectiveness is concerned. But 6" of water in the same 3" dia. pot will not heat as effectively.
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