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Default Caffeine and someone who should know better

On Mar 1, 1:57*pm, Lewis Perin > wrote:
> Alan > writes:
> > I just watched the "Caffeinated" episode of Unwrapped on the Food
> > Nework. The master blender (or taster or whatever his title was) at
> > Lipton said that a 15-20 second steep will SIGNIFICANTLY reduce the
> > caffeine levels of subsequent steeps. ARGH!!!!

>
> Do you really think he's ignorant ("should know better")? *I suspect
> he's just stretching the truth as far as possible without telling a
> lie. *Maybe I'm just cynical. *And I didn't see the show, of course.
>
> /Lew
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> Lew Perin /


Why would a man who sells mediocre tea to millions who may or may not
be affected by caffeine lie? And, how much expertise does it take to
be a "Master Blender" for Lipton?
I've just jumped into the cynical pool.
Shen