Fran > wrote:
>Lewis Perin wrote:
>>
>> In the immortal words of Larry Wall, "There's more than one way to do
>> it."
>>
>
>Oh, there is more than one way to do it, but that does not make the
>alternative methods correct. The use of boiling water for black tea is
>the one rule that should never be violated. It is even more important
>than the quality of tea used, or the use of loose tea vs a teabag. I
>would rather have a cup of tea made with a Lipton tea bag (never my
>first choice) and boiling water than a cup of tea brewed with the
>finest loose leaves and water that is below the boil.

Using lower temperature water for black tea means you need longer steeping
times. Less of the good tea tastes come out, and more of the tannic flavour
comes out. I think that's a bad thing, but chacun a son gout.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."