See more Cooking Tips, Tricks & Techniques videos: There are easy jobs and then there are extremely basic jobs. Boiling water is even simpler than that. However hey, nobody's calling you a moron– there's a very first time for everything. Action 1: Pick pot Select a pot with a higher volume than the quantity of water you plan to boil. Do so in private, so nobody's there to say, "Uh, duh." Step 2: Pour water Put fresh,…