I am not sure if I did it wrong or what…I put the tea bags in water, brought it to a boil turned the fire off and let it steep for 3 minutes. It tastes SOOOO nasty. It just tastes like yucky water with a LITTLE lemon to it…Can you tell me exactly how you boil your tea and for how long…What is something healthy I can add to it for flavor??? Thanks so much!
This wasn't for just one cup it was for four cups…I had 4 tea bags…So would I just bring the water to a boil then turn the fire off and and then stick the 4 tea bags in and let them sit in the pot for 1-2 minutes???? I want it to be cold so that is why I don't want to just do one cup..Thanks for answers, I will choose a best answer.
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6 responses so far ↓
1 Happy Cooker // Apr, 2008
You don't boil the tea, you boil the water and then add it to the tea bag. One bag per 2 cups of tea is enough.
2 cobra // Apr, 2008
You don't put the bags inwhilst bringing the water up to boil. Boil in a kettle then pour onto the bag for awhile. Green tea is not meant to be strongly flavoured. Try different amounts of time, but it is subtle.
3 Evil Angel // Apr, 2008
6 hours.
4 christnp // Apr, 2008
You don't boil tea. You boil water, then pour it onto the tea. Use either a tea pot or a cup/mug. Then you steep the tea in the hot water.
For best results, let the boiled water cool for about 30-60 seconds before pouring it over the tea.
For green tea, a short steep time is recommended. About 1-2 minutes.
Here's detailed recommendations for preparing different types of tea: http://www.planet-tea.com/preparation.html
5 rob5980 // Apr, 2008
just boil water, put tea bags in cup, when water is boiled pure into cup, grab the tea bag string move it up and down in the cup for a about 30 sec, chuck the tea bag
6 Lucky Spice // Apr, 2008
omg only 30 seconds in hot boiling water
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