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Mar 1, 2023 3:36 AM
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CptTacolicious
staceyjorgenson31415
I’ve gotta agree with pidoop :)
Sigge1981
I'm going to make myself a nice hot cup of Yorkshire Gold. Thanks for reminding me ?
WaterUnderTheRocketAppliances
Water actually does boil in about a minute on my induction stove, using an actual kettle.
CatEyebrows
There is such a thing as cold brewing tea. Just takes forever, and it’s for cold tea
017renegade
Irishman1227
I use my keurig to get hot water instantly.
Jackpot7777777
Nobody should be expected to know how to do a thing until they're taught. But that's none of my business...
spiderzim
Hold up… Tea isn’t good for frogs what the hell is Kermit doing?
ohhrosella
Team Electric Kettle
ScarecrowSticks
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whatseventhepoint
Oh, truly excellent—thanks!
WoodyGoodman
staceyjorgenson31415
Oh Bendydick Cuminersnatch why you so grumpy ???:)
Jackpot7777777
It's Resting British Face, and his name is Brandywine Crinklecut.
EndorForestSummerCamp83
Babadook Cabbagepatch?
historycat
Cold brewed tea??? What?
Dagordae
Sun tea. Pitcher of water, add tea, leave in sun until it brews. Different taste than normal brewing, less bitter.
DeadeicPrints
Sun tea has too much bad bacteria last I read. I dunno if that's still true, but cold brew tea is better anyway.
fantabuloustimewaster
Less bitter probably means less caffeine, more of the other flavors from the tea plant.
whatseventhepoint
That’s how you make “sun tea” — 20 bags of Lipton in a big jug of water, leave it outside for a day.
historycat
And Sun tea is not cold brewed. The sun warms it. I use a gallon pickle jar.
historycat
20? I use 3.
whatseventhepoint
No wonder my sun tea was disgusting
historycat
Oh yeah. Gotta be a big glass container. I have 1 gal pickle jars from costco. 1 gal water, 3 tea bags. Sun 4-8 hours depending on weather.
Mazzy94
Microwave tea is a travesty. I've never been able to determine why but the flavour is so bland
whatseventhepoint
My father is convinced microwaves are evil and taint food molecules or something so maybe?
Mazzy94
I doubt that. I suspect is lack of convection currents without the true boil but I dunno
whatseventhepoint
Yes, your reasoned, science based explanation makes more sense than my dad’s mumbo jumbo
CptTacolicious
Microwaves cause water to vibrate, which makes heat through friction.
RevengeOfThePotatomancer
It takes no time at all if you use an electric kettle...
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Modern Induction stoves are actually a tiny bit faster since you get all the surface area of a traditional kettle without the ineffeciency
DeadeicPrints
What? Our electric kettle still takes like 15 minutes. I also dunno how the ppl in the post are heating a stove kettle in 7, takes longer.
RocketKokket
15 is a bit long but one factor is north American kettles heat up slower than uk kettles apparently
Omnimorph2112
Apparently kettles aren't a big thing in the US due to the lower wattage, I read.
spiderzim
Nah they’re the same size as the ones in the UK. Similar to the size of a Mr. Coffee machine.
oneduringwanderer
I've always had one & every office I've worked in has had one, too. Less common than coffee makers, but they're readily available.
CraftyGiant
they are pretty common in the US, just a little slower. But our power grid doesn't need a tea time booster system like the UK.
Dagordae
Nah, we just don't tea that hard. They exist and are fairly easy to get, they're just not household items. The whole 'Voltage too low' thing
Dagordae
comes from people who don't really consider the cultural difference. The difference in heating time is like a minute, far from a deal
Dagordae
breaker. Plus the iced tea issue. A massive amount of tea in America is iced tea(Or the abomination known as sweet tea), which is generally
JustBoone
Your forgetting sun tea where we fill a big jar full of water and lemon slices drop a couple tea bags in it and let the Sun slow brew it lol
Dagordae
brewed in large pitchers rather than single cups. Having a dedicated tea device just doesn't really make much sense for the average person.