Actually, that would probably work just as well, come to think of it. I'm just so used to using the paper as a barrier between the hot teabag and my skin while I squeeze it with my thumb and index finger that I overlooked it.
Ah, okay, I've never really seen any other technique.
Eh, that's nothing. We steep our usual pot of iced tea for up to four hours, depending on how lazy we feel. (That would be two "family-size" teabags in a quart of water, diluted with another quart of plain water after it's steeped.) ;) I like it to be tea, not just brown water!
Wow. I am too impatient for that sort of thing. I want my tea by the time my toast is done, so I can have tea and vegemite on toast. Mmmm. :)
Have you tried much of the chai? I've got bags of both black tea chai (decaf, yay!) and green tea chai (antioxidants zomg). I like other types as well, but enjoy these in the morning.
Thanks for the mug recommendations. I had a great one from Coles in Oz, but left it there. I actually just picked a mug up at my local supermarket today. I wasn't sure if it was mocrowave safe, but we have an electric tea kettle in my suite and I like the design (http://www.mug-company.com/english/ss_celebrations.htm) (first one on the page) and figured I could deal if it wasn't. I tested it and it is microwavesafe, so yay. Not that you needed to know any of that, but I wanted to share in the tea (and mug!) joy.
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Date: 2006-08-17 07:11 pm (UTC)Ah, okay, I've never really seen any other technique.
Eh, that's nothing. We steep our usual pot of iced tea for up to four hours, depending on how lazy we feel. (That would be two "family-size" teabags in a quart of water, diluted with another quart of plain water after it's steeped.) ;) I like it to be tea, not just brown water!
Wow. I am too impatient for that sort of thing. I want my tea by the time my toast is done, so I can have tea and vegemite on toast. Mmmm. :)
Have you tried much of the chai? I've got bags of both black tea chai (decaf, yay!) and green tea chai (antioxidants zomg). I like other types as well, but enjoy these in the morning.
Thanks for the mug recommendations. I had a great one from Coles in Oz, but left it there. I actually just picked a mug up at my local supermarket today. I wasn't sure if it was mocrowave safe, but we have an electric tea kettle in my suite and I like the design (http://www.mug-company.com/english/ss_celebrations.htm) (first one on the page) and figured I could deal if it wasn't. I tested it and it is microwavesafe, so yay. Not that you needed to know any of that, but I wanted to share in the tea (and mug!) joy.