TIL that plopping a tea bag into a cup of hot water achieves noticeably shittier tea compared to pouring hot water over a tea bag in a cup.
Am sure there is a scientific reason for this but I do not care; am just bummed that tea is not for days when I do not have enough fucks.
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I sometimes use my clay teapot even though it's overkill, and I swear it tastes better even though there's no logical reason for it
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Actually there might be. I remember reading some experiments some scientists did w.r.t. different ways of making tea. One of the things that consistently made a difference was freshly boiled water vs. reheated water because of oxygen content or something. And other such things.
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Well I know for green tea, the exact temperature makes a difference. I'm way too lazy to use a thermometer but I've done it before and it was noticeably better
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Yeah things like temperature, when milk (if any) got added and the resultant chemical reactions that took place, shape of a teapot/spout etc. were some of the other factors that they looked into. It was pretty comprehensive and not a 280-char-summary thing.
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