Rostyslaw J. Lewyckyj wrote:
> Here in the USA, due to occupational health and safety concerns,
> almost all the cafe establishments operate with the restriction
> of NO BOILING WATER!. As a consequence they are unable to brew
> a decent pot of black tea!.
> Now most of these places have espresso machines with milk steaming
> attachments. So here's my question.
> What is the temperature of the fluid (air/steam) which comes out
> of the steaming heads? Is it above the boiling point of water?
> and so, IF I ASKED NICELY, could be used by the barrista to heat
> the water in the teapot to boiling, and so fit to brew a decent
> pot of tea.
> Asking them to nuke a pot doesn't work because:
> - the pots usually have at least some metal fittings
> - water in a mug often super heats, and explodes when
> the cup is first disturbed.

Luckily, over here we have no such problem, in fact the opposite - I
keep cracking cups as they are often cold (in the trailer) when the
boiling water hits them.

You can steam hot water to boiling in a few seconds, so yes, I'd ask
the barista to do that before adding the tea.

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Regards, Danny

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(apparently bad grammar but I like it that way...)