On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 11:07:29 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 8/10/2013 10:00 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On Sat, 10 Aug 2013 08:00:05 -0500, "Pete C." >
>> wrote:
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>>> How much tea do you drink each morning? My microwave heats my coffee
>>> water in 1:35. Those electric kettles are great if you need a large
>>> amount of hot water for tea for a group, or for various cooking needs,
>>> but aren't real efficient for a cup or two.
>>
>> Maybe it is just me, but the microwaved water seems to affect the
>> taste of the tea, but I cannot imagine why it would. Maybe because
>> the teas is put into the heated water instead of the water poured over
>> the tea.
>>
>Simple solution for that: pour the microwave heated water over the tea.

Microwaved water is heated but rarely (except by pure luck) brought
exactly to the boil... not unless one futzes with resetting the timer
and futzes with a thermometer. I don't brew tea often but when I do I
boil at least twice as much water as will fill the cup(s), the cup(s)
is/are first filled with boiling water to heat the cup, that water is
dumped out and freshly boiled water is used to brew tea... any tea
drinker knows that the cup(s) or teapot is first heated before tea is
actually brewed. Brewing tea in a cold vessel will not produce a
proper tea. Naturally those who are satisfied with pish vasser it
matters not how one prepares tea... at most all restaurants the best
one can hope for is tepid tea... order tea and they bring a cup of
tepid water with a cheapo teabag on the side.