what is the difference in taste between dropping ice into Scotch and pouring over the ice? I do my te as follows: place all loose leaves for entire amount of tea bev into coffee maker basket. , I will microwave all but one cup of plain water in the glass carraff and then run a cup of water through the coffee maker over the loose leaves. My coffee maker takes 2 mins to run 8 oz; so steeping is timed that way. Never tanic!
On Thu, 8 Jan 2009, Dale Leavens wrote: > For good tea the water must have boiled. It need not necessarily be boiling > when poured over the tea. > > If the pot is heated before the tea is placed in it the tea will be even > better. > > So, the best way is to pour a little hot water into the pot as the kettle is > coming to the boil, swirl it around and pour it off and put tea into the pot. > When the water comes to a boil, pour it over the tea. > > It is interesting but when I lived and worked in England between 1969 and > 1973 the British scoffed at our North American tea bags. By 2000 or 2001 it > seemed to me that where ever we went visiting, tea bags were used exclusively. > > I suppose it is like bruising a fine single malt scotch by dropping ice into > it rather than pouring the nectar of the Gods over the ice. Don't understand > the science of it but there certainly is a difference in the flavor. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Spiro > To: Blind Handyman Listserv > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 11:03 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Physics and Cooking Go Together > > > a thermometer that can measure the temp to a degree or two less than > boiling, then let the bag sit. > Most coffee and tea makers use about 208f. > > On Thu, 8 Jan 2009, Victor wrote: > > > Hi All you Physics Buffs, > > > > I boil my water for Tea in my microwave, and I usually leave the tea bag > in the water as it's heating up. > > > > On occasion, a certain amount of water, that is very hard to gauge, > triggers a boiling over of the water, to the point that I am left with little > water in the cup, which is plastic, by the way, and a tonne of water on the > microwave tray. > > > > I know that if one places salt in the water, this will prevent the boiling > over, but is there something else that will not make my tea taste like a salt > mine? Grins. > > > > Is there something in the water, or in the microwave that I can put to > prevent the boiling over of the water? > > > > Any help would, of course, be appreciated. > > > > > > Victor > > Co-moderator > > Blind Movie Buffs List > > Guidedogs List > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
