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MononcQc posted:tea is v good and I got one of these fancy kettles with configurable temperature and it makes it even better as I may have mentioned at the start of the thread I have a zojirushi water boiler and it has changed my life wrt tea and other things
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if you use a pressure cooker you can get water up to about 115c which obv makes for some extremely fast tea action
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echinopsis posted:if you use a pressure cooker you can get water up to about 115c which obv makes for some extremely fast tea action pro tip
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Sep 20, 2023 11:37
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have to use a microwave to boil my water when i drink tea in the office. like a loving animal
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Best Bi Geek Squid posted:have to use a microwave to boil my water when i drink tea in the office. like a loving animal jesus christ dude thats fuckin brutal
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Best Bi Geek Squid posted:have to use a microwave to boil my water when i drink tea in the office. like a loving animal my sweet simple wife says heating water in the microwave is the same as using a kettle 
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Sep 20, 2023 16:47
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post hole digger posted:my sweet simple wife says heating water in the microwave is the same as using a kettle is she a caveman?
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Sep 20, 2023 16:59
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back on my pu'erh bullshit, its the good stuff
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Sep 20, 2023 22:49
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post hole digger posted:my sweet simple wife says heating water in the microwave is the same as using a kettle Serious question - if your goal is "boil some water", what makes a microwave different than a kettle?
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Poopernickel posted:Serious question - if your goal is "boil some water", what makes a microwave different than a kettle? kettle heats up a larger amount of water at once and actually boils it so it reaches a high temperature and stays warmer for longer. a microwave just isn't very good at boiling water.
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it takes a long time and you have no idea what the water temp is when youre done, plus your tea bag just kinda floats on top of the water instead of pouring kettle water onto the tea bag.
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Poopernickel posted:Serious question - if your goal is "boil some water", what makes a microwave different than a kettle? serious answer: if you have to ask you’ll never know
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post hole digger posted:it takes a long time and you have no idea what the water temp is when youre done, plus your tea bag just kinda floats on top of the water instead of pouring kettle water onto the tea bag. i agree that microwaves take too long to properly heat up a single cup. but if you're heating something to boiling you probably know what temp it is. also you could just pour it into a mug that has your teabag in it for that hot pouring action
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Sep 22, 2023 03:52
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I always follow the rules and heat my tea water to the temperature it says to on the package. a man must have a code.
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microwaving your cup of water too much can result in superheating it and the water exploding in scalding steam
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not too much too it: a bit slower, need to be tended as it's likely to make a mess if you just let it violently boil for minutes, and honestly i think it well worth it to spend an extra $20 to get a kettle with temperature control and keep-warm.
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Sep 22, 2023 09:25
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goblin week posted:microwaving your cup of water too much can result in superheating it and the water exploding in scalding steam skill issue
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Cybernetic Vermin posted:not too much too it: a bit slower, need to be tended as it's likely to make a mess if you just let it violently boil for minutes, and honestly i think it well worth it to spend an extra $20 to get a kettle with temperature control and keep-warm. microwaving the water low and slow at 10% power for 4 hours for perfect southern style bbq tea
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Sep 22, 2023 18:38
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goblin week posted:microwaving your cup of water too much can result in superheating it and the water exploding in scalding steam this gets bandied about a lot but i think the risks are overstated. also just put a toothpick in it or something. it just needs some nucleation substrates
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microwaves: no good for boiling water, even though the way a microwave works at all is by boiling water
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DELETE CASCADE posted:microwaves: no good for boiling water, even though the way a microwave works at all is by boiling water you mean microwave isn’t very good? no way
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post hole digger posted:microwaving the water low and slow at 10% power for 4 hours for perfect southern style bbq tea You gotta freeze it first to put a crust on it
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Tried a different rooibos brand because my normal one was out. Tastes like grass clippings
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got some earl gray here
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american electric kettles still take forever to boil. 240v mains is the one thing I miss from britain
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Soricidus posted:american electric kettles still take forever to boil. 240v mains is the one thing I miss from britain i agree they take a while in comparison but tbh i hit the kettle on then go draw a couple shots for an americano in the mornings and it's ready by the time i am so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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mediaphage posted:this gets bandied about a lot but i think the risks are overstated. also just put a toothpick in it or something. it just needs some nucleation substrates this mf drinks homeopathic toothpick soup
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Sep 23, 2023 07:38
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i drink green tea over ice every single morning, out of an old pickle jar.
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Silver Alicorn posted:idk it gets pretty undrinkable if you don't take the tea ball out soon enough lol i love to steep my tea for ages like a sicko
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fart simpson posted:you mean microwave isn’t very good? no way
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goblin week posted:this mf drinks homeopathic toothpick soup no i have a kettle
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yea yea tea all day but you have a whiskey at 9 am one time
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Ive swapped from green tea to egpytian blue lotus tea. (which is actually a lilly and i get mine from sri lanka..... but it IS blue) (which, believe it or not, my last purchase was via some random etsy store. Im living life on the edge for my tea fix) Looks like green tea, has a smoother taste
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i kinda want a fancy temperature controlled kettle, but tbh my current go-until-it-boils electric kettle is fine and i use a meat thermometer (it doesn't touch meat) to check the water temperature my favorite tea is best steeped at around 155 despite it claiming 175 is the correct temperature
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Smythe posted:i drink green tea over ice every single morning, out of an old pickle jar. 
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IMO except for the following flavoured/herbal teas are not great, either lacking body or just tasting grassy. Good flavoured teas are: Early Grey Mint tea (with or without green tea) Fennel Jasmine (sometimes) Lemon and ginger I tend to drink a lot of green tea with mint or oolong (labelled in my supermarket as green tea for some reason) since breakfast tea would be the only use I'd have for milk and I'd never get through one of the fresh bottles in time.
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my kettle is the stovetop variety that whistles very loud when ready
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Gnossiennes posted:i kinda want a fancy temperature controlled kettle, but tbh my current go-until-it-boils electric kettle is fine and i use a meat thermometer (it doesn't touch meat) to check the water temperature how are you getting water to remain liquid that far above 100
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Soricidus posted:how are you getting water to remain liquid that far above 100 
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Gnossiennes posted:i kinda want a fancy temperature controlled kettle, but tbh my current go-until-it-boils electric kettle is fine and i use a meat thermometer (it doesn't touch meat) to check the water temperature the oxo pourover is very needs suiting. easy to read dial, quick boil for 2-3 cups of tea or coffee, etc
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