Sadly by consistently using a teapot with tap water all you do is boil away the water and leave a residue of heavy metals in the teapot. Boiling will kill bacteria (although you need to let it boil for several minutes to be effective) and using a britta filter will remove the metals. Science!
p.s Yerba Matte tea is super awesome and does not contain caffeine but rather matteine (I don't just like it b/c it is named after me) which differs from caffeine by giving you a slower released boost of energy without the attendant "crash" of caffeine. Science x2!
a) what are your favourite kinds and/or those you drink most often? I really like this cranberry apple tea that I bought bulk at a tea shop in Saskatoon. I also like jasmine tea, green tea, barley tea, mint, chai, and lemon. And the old staple of Red Rose. I tried this strawberry cream flavoured tea once, and it was incredible. I can't remember who makes it though. Oh, there's also this chamomile blend called "sleepytime" I tried once, and it made me sooo drowsy. It really works! (I like tea, and apparently I like talking about it a lot too!)
b) do you brew one cup at a time or use a teapot? I brew one cup at a time, but am thinking about buying an inexpensive ceramic teapot. Partly for kitchen decoration, and to use once in a while too.
c) if you do use a teapot, do you follow the proper old-fashioned method? (something along the lines of swish some hot water around to warm the pot, pour it out, put the teabag in, steep 4-6 minutes, remove teabag.) n/a
And I'm totally going to try this salad sometime! This is a wonderful entry!
just wandering byburburAugust 24 2004, 02:51:30 UTC
every morning i grab a quick cup of lipton tea with milk, not the choice of a tea connoisseur, but at 8am with a grouchy face, i don't have the patience to wait for anything to seep.
but at other times of the day, it's a fight between earl grey, cammomile or chai by cup.
over here, we have what we call the teh tarik. it's just plain ol' tea with condensed milk, very sweet, very sinful. it's the way that it's prepared (pouring the tea from teapot to teapot at great heights to cool it down) that gives it its name. lately i've been hankering for teh halia (also known as ginger tea)
My new favorite thing to do when I'm out driving late at night is to go to Tim Horton's and get a honey lemon tea. Most of the time I'll get cookies too, because they're pretty cheap. The last time I went, I asked for two cookies and the lady gave me two extra for free! That was great. But anyway. I like lemon tea.
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I always pour tap water into the kettle and figure the boiling will get rid of bad stuff. Maybe I should use Britta water instead.
I leave half finished cups (or teapots) of tea all over the place too!
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I really like this cranberry apple tea that I bought bulk at a tea shop in Saskatoon. I also like jasmine tea, green tea, barley tea, mint, chai, and lemon. And the old staple of Red Rose. I tried this strawberry cream flavoured tea once, and it was incredible. I can't remember who makes it though. Oh, there's also this chamomile blend called "sleepytime" I tried once, and it made me sooo drowsy. It really works! (I like tea, and apparently I like talking about it a lot too!)
b) do you brew one cup at a time or use a teapot?
I brew one cup at a time, but am thinking about buying an inexpensive ceramic teapot. Partly for kitchen decoration, and to use once in a while too.
c) if you do use a teapot, do you follow the proper old-fashioned method? (something along the lines of swish some hot water around to warm the pot, pour it out, put the teabag in, steep 4-6 minutes, remove teabag.)
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And I'm totally going to try this salad sometime! This is a wonderful entry!
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but at other times of the day, it's a fight between earl grey, cammomile or chai by cup.
over here, we have what we call the teh tarik. it's just plain ol' tea with condensed milk, very sweet, very sinful. it's the way that it's prepared (pouring the tea from teapot to teapot at great heights to cool it down) that gives it its name. lately i've been hankering for teh halia (also known as ginger tea)
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