Lewis Perin wrote:
Fran writes:

On Dec 7, 2:08 pm, wrote:
1.) Is it a bad idea to microwave a cup of tea with the tea bag
already inside it?

2.) Just curious, how many times do you use a tea bag? Just wondering
if others use a tea bag for a cup of water and then fill the cup again
and reuse the same bag.

It is a bad idea to prepare tea using a microwave, period. The
microwave de-oxygenates the water

This is kind of academic to me, as I use neither microwave nor bag,
but I'm curious. How would a microwave remove the oxygen from water?

Extended boiling removes dissolved oxygen from the water. Bringing water
to a boil very rapidly is also more apt to remove dissolved oxygen because
of the vigor of the bubbling, and that's usually what happens in the microwave.

I don't think it's a critical issue, but I can tell the difference between
water boiled on the gas stove and in the microwave. I wouldn't say it's
a critical difference... certainly MUCH less than the difference between
Lipton's and good tea.
--scott
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