As the tea remains in the water while you drink, how does the tea keep from getting bitter? Three minutes is the usual recommended steep time, but thi
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I've only had a few varieties that turned bitter but I drink almost all herbals. I will say, the mug doesn't keep the water hot for a terribly long time, so I end up drinking it pretty fast before the bitterness really sets in.
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There are two levels where you can place your tea, one is in the bottom (where black[red] teas can over brew) and on the top where you can then turn the cup upside down and let the tea brew, turn it right side up and take the whole filter portion off to drink your tea. White teas are pretty good with not over brewing and having a bitter taste like black[red] teas do. My jasmine will brew for ever and never taste bad, but my English breakfast will put hair on your chest if over brewed by a minute.
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From Teas Etc website: "Avoid over steeping your tea by brewing with slightly less tea and water that is not as hot as normal." I mix black & herbal teas, use just a small amount and water just off the boil; but I put the lid on loosely or leave it uncovered when safe to do so, so it will cool more quickly. I continue to add water throughout the day then add a bit more tea later in the day. If removing the tea from the water is important, I recommend you consider another mug, such as the "Aladdin Tea Infuser Mug."
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Of course you can by using the dried leaves to make a tea. Pour boiling water over your dried leaves until all the leaves are totally underwater with around an 5 inches of water over the top of the leaves guessing here is okay. Let your tea steep for as long as you like really but at least 15 minutes. The longer it steeps the longer the water is infused with the dried leaves. You can not drink or eat all leaves so be sure of what you are infusing. Drain the infused tea into a jar and discard the leaves.
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About 5 minutes,I only use arrowhead spring water, it seem to be easier for me to drink so I only use in the the kettle. I use it for hot tea water and hot coffee water. It's great for my use.
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Hello, No I don't, you don't need to do it. But you should know that you cant leave the tea leaves into hot water more than 3 minutes. so, I serve one cup of tea and the water level goes under the basket, and you dont need to remove it, but if you are going to carrie it It would be better if you dispense the used leaves, you can put the basket again, the water goes through the basket.
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1 tsp per 8 oz boiling water. Steep 3-5 minutes. I think it tastes much better if I don't let it get too strong. It doesn't hurt to wet the leaves and let them absorb a bit of water while you're boiling the water for brewing. Brew to your personal preference, though.
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Hi Courtney. It's pretty strong. I would start with one tea bag with three cups of water. Don't forget to allow bag to steep 5-10 minutes.
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I make a small 2 mug pot at a time and put in 3 or 4 heaping teaspoons........it's really just to taste, and I like it strong. Just play with it and find the perfect balance for you. It also is, curiously, the only tea that I don't sweeten.......it is better to me without sweetener. I also brew it for about 15 minutes before drinking.
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I never tried it, but that would make sense if you want to avoid getting those grounds out afterwards. On the other hand, the reason for using mr. Tea is because you would have loose tea and needed something to hold the tea in. However, I do like your idea, so I will go try it right now, and write my results here (in the meantime, please listen to some pleasant music, haha)........Okay I'm back. I put a tea bag in it, steeped it for 3 min. and it worked perfectly. One bit of advice: Rinse the mr.T under cold water before opening him and getting the tea bag out, otherwise it will be too hot. So either wait till it cools or cold water rinse.
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Basically, yes! How long you steep the tea depends on the kind of tea you use. If you use black tea (like English Breakfast) you should steep 4-5 minutes. Whatever tea you buy will have instructions on the package about how much to use (black tea is 1 tsp per cup) and how long to steep.
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This pot is not insulated so I would say the tea remains hot like 30 min. If you need to keep your tea hot more than this, I would recommend that you buy a thermos bottle. They sell some very good around here. This item is very nice and I recommend.
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I wouldn't do that at all with any kettle OR teapot. You'll oversteep them. Depending on your style of tea, you don't want your leaves in the water for more than five minutes, absolute max. Tea leaves can re-steep, though. If you use a kettle like this one, and pour the water into a small teapot, and then decant all the tea, you can re-use the leaves about three times if you brewed them English style, or about eight times if you used the gongfu method. Most people don't keep the leaves overnight though, because of the chance for mold or bacteria.
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I never thought to do this so I tried it last night, using the cold water that came out of my refrigerator filter. I used two of the tea bags and a large 8 cup Pyrex measuring cup. I poured the water over the tea bags and the water remained clear. When I woke up 7 hours later, the water was the usual tea color but a weaker shade. When I tasted it, it tasted weaker too. So I would say this does not work well. I usually let the tea steep for several hours after pouring boiling water over the tea bags but now I am thinking that simply hot water will do. But not cold water....
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You are correct in the sense that it is warm on the outside. Hot if you're ultra-sensitive. It does have a nice rim around the top that you can hold onto. However, I let the tea steep for anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes (I like mine well-steeped). I find by that time, it's easy to hold. Think of a cup in a Japaneese restaurant. It's pretty much the same. I love my first one and ordered a second.
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You do not HAVE to use boiling water. You can use hot (not boiling) or cold water and wait 30-60 minutes and have tea. Hot water is faster, boiling is even faster. I use these to cold brew. Put the bags in a pitcher of water, put the pitcher in a refrigerator. In a couple hours, the ice tea is ready and it is cold.
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Yes put loose tea in the metal infuser put the infuser in the tea pot and put boiled water in tea pot. After about two minutes remove the tea leaves or the whole infuser and drink your tea
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It depends upon the mug size as well as your flavor setting (steeping time.) Typically 5-7 minutes for a large (16oz) cup.
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The pot is for steeping tea. The heaviness of the pot keeps the water temperature hot much longer during steeping so the tea poured is at the right temp. Tea can be steeped by putting loose tea directly in the pot and after 4 minutes pouring it directly into a cup through a tea strainer (or) let the leaves come into cup. Tea can also be put in a tea ball (anything with a handle will keep the lid from closing completely allowing the water to cool somewhat). You can also, of course, use tea bags.