One should always cover a pan while heating (Slideshow version)

One should always cover a pan while heating : Photo of step #26

Overview:

Tradition says: "One should always cover a pan while heating".

In other words, if you heat water (or something else), it comes to the boil faster with a lid on the pan than without.

True or false? Let's try the experiment...

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